• burgersc12@mander.xyz
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    2 months ago

    They waited until they could file a few new patents, namely the catching and mounting mechanisms. Now they have a bit more legal standing it seems, although I’m not sure how this is all gonna shake out

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      2 months ago

      Patents filed after your rival releases a product don’t work - it’s textbook prior art.

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        2 months ago

        I remember reading that Japan is very weird in regards to patent law, there’s almost no oversight whatsoever even for incredibly basic concepts like a title screen but there’s kind of a general agreement not to sue eachother. Assuming thats true Nintendo is currently burning a lot of face right now by breaking that precident.

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        2 months ago

        They aren’t “new” patents. They’re divisional patents, essentially splitting an older patent into two different patents that retain the date of the parent patent.

        Either way this is a pretty scummy move on Nintendo’s part.

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        2 months ago

        Not sure how it works in Japan but you’re probably right. Edit: Was thinking about this article that lays out the known details pretty well

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      I’m going to patent the crap out of everything.

      Like if you push a button in the direction your character is facing you move in that direction. I’m going to patent that shit.

      Then I’m going to patent that if you push button and the opposite direction of your character, if it’s a 3D game you turn around. And then I have ab separate patent with having the character walk backwards.

      I’ll just take the absolute piss out of the most basic things and absolutely everything I can find. And then throw a bunch of frivolous patent lawsuits at Nintendo.

      I know it’s petty. But maybe Nintendo, like many other corporations in the gaming industry, have just been around maybe a little too long and have lost the vision and the purpose. Cuz at this point Nintendo’s not even trying. But they are heavily relying on nostalgia for sales. They’re more known for being a litigious company than a gaming company.