Nintendo will lose a chunk of its Wii-driven change this year as the result of a lawsuit filed by Texas-based company Anascape, Ltd. Anascape, which filed suit against Nintendo over patent infringement when the hardware developer designed the Gamecube and Wii controllers, won its case today in court, with a jury awarding them $21 million.

The lawsuit directly addresses infringements regarding the Wavebird wireless controller for the Gamecube, as well as some aspects of the Wii remote. The aspects of the Wii’s motion-sensor and wand-like attributes, however, were not part of the suit.

Anascape had already settled out-of-court with the other company named in their legal action, Microsoft. The software and gaming giant was also accused of patent infringement with their Xbox 360 controllers, but settled an undisclosed amount before a trial began.

Anascape’s original lawsuit not only sought damages from both companies, but also an injunction barring the companies from selling the controllers or a licensing fee to sell the hardware to the public. Only the monetary damages have been reported in the initial AP story.