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Nintendo applying for anti-Palworld patents in the US with a whopping 22 out of 23 rejected, but "they are fighting" (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] stray@pawb.social 30 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I would love to learn why this isn't completely stupid, if anyone has a way of explaining. We'd be down entire genres of games if developers didn't copy each other's homework.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Nintendo is attempting to bully other game developers. They can't enforce this patent in the US, but they can wave the patent and a cease and desist letter menacingly at their competitors. Thing is, it's generating bad will against Nintendo and the first time a company calls Nintendo on their shit, Nintendo is gunna lose. The patent is either so specific it won't apply to another game or its broader and there is a mountain of prior art.

From my reading, it's the latter. The patent seems to try to monopolize the idea of throwing an object to catch a monster. Which has been done so, so many times before.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

From my reading, it’s the latter. The patent seems to try to monopolize the idea of throwing an object to catch a monster. Which has been done so, so many times before.

Including but not limited to RL millenia before videogames were even invented.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Imagine trying to throw a lawsuit at a rodeo for video game patent infringement

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