Palworld developer Pocket Pair has released an update for the creature-catching survival game removing the ability to s…
  • bert@lemmy.monsterEnglish
    602·
    16 days ago

    the lawsuit is targeting three patents in particular. These primarily cover throwing an object in a specific direction to either summon a battle character or to capture a creature in the field

    Better watch out, Ghostbusters. Your ghost trap might be next.

    • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.caEnglish
      30·
      16 days ago

      No they specifically only target companies that cannot defend themselves. World of Warcraft has battle pets that you can capture by throwing cages at them and then train and fight them against other battle pets. Nintendo isn’t about to file a lawsuit against Microsoft.

      • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        61·
        15 days ago

        World of Warcraft has battle pets that you can capture by throwing cages at them and then train and fight them against other battle pets.

        Which is arguable a more realistic representation of what Pokemon represents: slavery.

    • Shiggles@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      15 days ago

      I need it explained to me how this wouldn’t cover “throwing a net”. Don’t see how you can get away with patenting a real life action with an uber vague patent.

  • Cyth@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    15 days ago

    I’m really hoping that this was done in a way that lets someone just mod it back in trivially or something.

    Also obligatory fuck nintendo. For so many reasons, including this.

  • restingboredface@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    171·
    16 days ago

    Not a lawyer, but it seems like changing the ball throwing mechanic is an admission that they are taking ideas from Nintendo. Maybe they are trying to minimize the damage but still seems like they are weakening their position.

    • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      16 days ago

      Yeah doesn’t seem like a good tactic to me.

      Honestly this whole thing is gonna set precedence and simple game mechanics are gonna get copyrighted in ways that will only make gaming as a whole even worse than it already is.

      • stringere@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        14 days ago

        Your video game has characters collecting in-game coins.

        We have a patent for commercial mechanics existing in games, pay us.