Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down15cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square88fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 day agoSo like…no mention of which patents?
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down3·1 day agoThey’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day 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-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
So like…no mention of which patents?
They’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.
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.