moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoPalworld maker vows to fight Nintendo lawsuit on behalf of fans and indie developerswww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square345fedilinkarrow-up1906arrow-down124 cross-posted to: gamedev@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAdmiralRob@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 days agoIt’s not for copyright infringement, it’s for patent infringement. Apparently when they made Legends Arceus, Nintendo patented the idea of pointing the camera at a monster and throwing stuff at it.
minus-squareCapricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWasn’t there a N64 Pokemon game (Pokemon Safari?) Where you take photos of pokemon? I guess Nintendo quashed its own patent.
It’s not for copyright infringement, it’s for patent infringement. Apparently when they made Legends Arceus, Nintendo patented the idea of pointing the camera at a monster and throwing stuff at it.
Wasn’t there a N64 Pokemon game (Pokemon Safari?) Where you take photos of pokemon?
I guess Nintendo quashed its own patent.