Nintendo's patent collection continues with one that seems to relate directly to Pokemon and Pikmin mechanics.

If only necromancy were real. They could summon and battle Gygax in court.

I don’t know what went wrong that such a patent was granted. I absolutely loathe IP people.

  • moody@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    Patent laws in Japan don’t work the same way as they do in most of the world. And they can only enforce their patent on companies operating in Japan.

    The whole Palworld situation was based on patents that Nintendo only applied for after Palworld was already released.