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"Nintendo may be reaching" in its Palworld lawsuit, according to a lawyer who says it's "hard to imagine what patents" the survival game could have infringed upon

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/nintendo-may-be-reaching-in-its-palworld-lawsuit-according-to-a-lawyer-who-says-its-hard-to-imagine-what-patents-the-survival-game-could-have-infringed-upon/

The lawyer also points out that this is a patent infringement lawsuit, not a copyright case

"Nintendo may be reaching" in its Palworld lawsuit, according to a lawyer who says it's "hard to imagine what patents" the survival game could have infringed upon

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NuraShiny

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Who cares at this point? Palworld was the definition flash in the pan. It was fun don't get me wrong, but I am not clamoring to go back any time soon.

CarmineCatboy2

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It's a big deal because this is a patent lawsuit, not a copyright infringement suit. Nintendo isn't accusing Palworld of breaching Pokémon aesthetically or whatever. They are accusing Palworld of breaching their patent of a gameplay mechanic.

SpookyGenderCommunist

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The gameplay mechanic of... Turn based RPGs?

CarmineCatboy2

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No, from what I'm told its very specifically about a system of item loss upon death / other players can find them / if they do you get them back that Legend of Arceus implemented and which Palworld also uses. Creating the ability to patent troll mechanics that specific would be a bad precedent.

ghosts

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a system of item loss upon death / other players can find them / if they do you get them back

Pokemon coming for minecraft next???