omg, you guys, have you heard about the latest drama between nintendo and palworld? it's getting pretty intense. so, nintendo's been trying to patent this whole character-summoning battle mechanic thing, which is pretty obvious if you've played any pokemon games. but here's the thing - the us patent office just rejected their patent application, and it's not looking good for nintendo.



i mean, think about it - if nintendo manages to patent this idea, it could affect so many other games out there. like, what about all the other monster-catching games, or games where you summon characters to fight for you? it's not exactly a new concept, and it's hard to see how nintendo can claim it as their own. i'm not a lawyer or anything, but it seems like they're trying to grasp at straws here.



apparently, the us patent office rejected nintendo's application because it's not innovative enough. they pointed out that similar ideas have been around before, and that it's just a combination of old concepts. nintendo has two months to respond and try to argue their case, but it's not looking good. they can ask for an extension, but still - it's pretty surprising that they didn't even respond to the initial order to reexamine the patent.



i have to admit, i'm a bit biased towards palworld here. i mean, i love pokemon and all, but it's cool to see indie devs like pocketpair trying to do their own thing. and from what i've seen, palworld looks like a really fun game. the devs have already made some changes to the game to avoid nintendo's lawyers, but they're still being pretty defiant. they even signed a deal with sRead more: Full article on www.rockpapershotgun.com

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