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Palworld ditches Pokéball-style summoning mechanic amid Nintendo legal battle (www.eurogamer.net)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

How do Japanese patents differ from USA/CAN? My general understanding of patents is that they expire after 20 years - Pokemon is older than that. Do Japanese patents have a longer duration? Did Nintendo patent a game later than the originals?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

These patents were granted to Nintendo this year.

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[+] iAmTheTot -65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (24 children)

I am not usually in favour of big companies bullying smaller companies with the law, but it's pretty egregious how much they were ripping off Pokémon.

Edited to add, apparently this was a really hot take. I am not saying that the gameplay between the games was similar, but I saw a comparison of several of the designs of the creatures for the first time when this whole kinda started kicking off a bit ago and it was the first time I realized how blatant the designs were lifted right from popular Pokémon. Combined specifically with the pokeball-alikes and like... I don't know how people can defend it. There's homage and then there's IP theft.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You mean like Pokémon “ripping off” Dragon Quest?

You can’t patent an art style.

[–] iAmTheTot 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For one, I didn't say you could patent an art style. But distinguishable character can be IP. You're like the fifth person to mention Dragon Quest and I've never heard of that comparison before, do you have any examples?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

I'd be more willing to agree if Nintendo was going after them for similar art styles. They went after them for fucking throwing balls of all things. This is going to set a horrible precedent for the game industry.

So either Nintendo didn't believe the monster designs were rip offs, or they didn't feel it was a proper violation because they've shown themselves as willing to litigate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I disagree with your premise but even if I agreed that any IP theft has occurred, why do you care? surely you're aware that nintendo aggressively invests in IP lawyers and lawsuits?

[–] iAmTheTot -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well, yes, that's why the lawsuit was happening. I'm not sure what your point was. I care because I think that IP theft is wrong.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

The lawsuite is Happening because of patent trolling..

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

that's actually not why the lawsuit is happening though..

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