picandocodigo@lemmy.worldM to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoNintendo and the Pokémon Company filing Lawsuit for Infringement of Patent Rights against Pocketpair, Inc. (Palworld)www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkNintendo and the Pokémon Company filing Lawsuit for Infringement of Patent Rights against Pocketpair, Inc. (Palworld)www.nintendo.co.jppicandocodigo@lemmy.worldM to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down3·18 hours agoPatent rights? You gotta be kidding me. The hell did they patent? Throwing a ball?
minus-squarenonprofitparrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-223 minutes agoAlmost literally. They patented: catching characters in thrown balls calling on characters by throwing a ball using captured characters to fight and harvest resources
minus-squareHideakikarate@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·15 hours agoApparently, in their LONG list of patents, is one for the in-game Pokemon Storage Box. Just speculation, of course, but that could be one the Pokemon Company cites.
Patent rights? You gotta be kidding me. The hell did they patent? Throwing a ball?
Almost literally. They patented:
catching characters in thrown balls
calling on characters by throwing a ball
using captured characters to fight and harvest resources
Apparently, in their LONG list of patents, is one for the in-game Pokemon Storage Box. Just speculation, of course, but that could be one the Pokemon Company cites.
An inventory system, WAOW