Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSo like…no mention of which patents?
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI initially assumed they were referring to the Pokemon franchise but I don’t think that’s related to patents? Maybe it’s a regional thing?
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.
So like…no mention of which patents?
I initially assumed they were referring to the Pokemon franchise but I don’t think that’s related to patents? Maybe it’s a regional thing?
You can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
They’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.