<s>
Gamevice	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
formerly	O
Wikipad	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Simi	O
Valley	O
,	O
California	O
based	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
tablet	B-Device
peripherals	O
manufacturer	O
specializing	O
in	O
gaming	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debut	O
product	O
was	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
,	O
a	O
proprietary	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
hardware	O
engineered	O
for	O
mobile	O
gaming	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
detachable	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamevice	B-Application
later	O
came	O
to	O
market	O
with	O
a	O
peripheral-only	O
product	O
,	O
rebranded	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
Gamevice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Appointing	O
the	O
current	O
CEO	B-Application
Phillip	O
Hyun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
was	O
shown	O
with	O
both	O
a	O
2D	O
and	O
a	O
glasses-free	O
3D-enabled	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Gaikai	O
,	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
which	O
Sony	O
acquired	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
partnered	O
with	O
Wikipad	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
integrate	O
its	O
streaming	O
service	O
into	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wikipad	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wikipad	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
a	O
price	O
tag	O
of	O
$249	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
control	O
mapping	O
tool	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
to	O
help	O
map	O
touchscreen	O
game	O
controls	O
to	O
the	O
physical	O
Wikipad	B-Application
controller	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
improve	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
dropped	O
to	O
$199	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
support	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
rated	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
's	O
screen	O
size	O
and	O
intentions	O
as	O
nice	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
its	O
heart	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
place	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
compelling	O
Android	B-Application
games	O
,	O
high	O
launch	O
price	O
,	O
and	O
outdated	O
specs	O
and	O
software	O
limited	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
poor	O
reviews	O
taking	O
into	O
consideration	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
its	O
library	O
,	O
flimsy	O
construction	O
,	O
and	O
software	O
that	O
was	O
considered	O
dated	O
,	O
even	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
concludes	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Wikipad	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mostly	O
failed	O
attempt	O
at	O
turning	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
into	O
a	O
gaming	O
handheld.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
aggregation	O
of	O
reviews	O
done	O
by	O
Engadget	B-Application
shows	O
the	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
among	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
58/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Wikipad	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
controller	O
called	O
Gamevice	B-Application
to	O
expand	O
its	O
mobile	O
device	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
industrial	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
Gamevice	B-Application
controller	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
RKS	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamevice	B-Application
is	O
a	O
detachable	O
controller	O
with	O
a	O
classic	O
D-pad	B-Device
;	O
twin	O
triggers	O
;	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
Y	O
buttons	O
;	O
and	O
dual	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Gamevice	B-Application
controller	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Gamevice	B-Application
announced	O
and	O
launched	O
a	O
Minecraft-themed	O
controller	O
bundle	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
Gamevice	B-Application
controller	O
,	O
a	O
carrying	O
case	O
for	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
Minecraft	B-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamevice	B-Application
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
District	O
Court	O
for	O
the	O
Central	O
District	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
conflicts	O
with	O
its	O
patent	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
Wikipad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
voluntarily	O
dismissed	O
by	O
Gamevice	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Gamevice	B-Application
initiated	O
a	O
second	O
patent	O
infringement	O
lawsuit	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
related	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
set	O
of	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamevice	B-Application
also	O
sought	O
action	O
through	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
International	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
related	O
to	O
patent	O
infringement	O
under	O
Section	O
337	O
of	O
the	O
Tariff	O
Act	O
of	O
1930	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
seeking	O
to	O
block	O
imports	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	O
into	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Gamevice	B-Application
filed	O
a	O
new	O
patent-infringement	O
lawsuit	O
at	O
the	O
USITC	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
appealing	O
the	O
previous	O
case	O
that	O
it	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
