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[SaintMadeOfPlaster]

They're obviously working on the game and planning to release it as of right now.

However, I do think that the Vita will cease to exist on store shelves by the time the game will be finished, so we'll never see it (Unless Sony can perform some crisis-time Nintendo shit within the year).

EDIT: I'm working with the assumption that the game won't be finished/released until early 2014 at the earliest.

 

[ozfunghi]

I don't know if Nintendo has devs as talented as Sony Santa Monica in extracting crazy mother fucking graphics but if they do, it would warrant the purchase of a wii-u alone, even if nothing else ever came out.

Allow me to laugh vigorously with this comment.

 

[test_account]

I'm just highly skeptical, is all.
There is good precedent to believe it's not happening, but we shall see.

Well, games do get canceled, so it is not impossible. But i dont expect to see the game before late 2013 at earliest anyway.

 

[Nilaul]

You can still post there, but don't It has a good ending post right now.

Ahh ok

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OMG LOL
Did nintendo just succesfully patiented emulation on handheld devices?
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...AN/Nintendo&RS=(ISD/20120417 AND AN/Nintendo)

 

[TunaLover]

nothing new, this thread dissapoint me u__u

 

[AceBandage]

Ahh ok

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OMG LOL
Did nintendo just succesfully patiented emulation on handheld devices?
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...AN/Nintendo&RS=(ISD/20120417 AND AN/Nintendo)

Reading a bit of it... It seems to be a way to emulate older handheld systems on basically any LCD screen, regardless of what it inside.

 

[Nilaul]

Reading a bit of it... It seems to be a way to emulate older handheld systems on basically any LCD screen, regardless of what it inside.

Poor Sony... Never have I thought that sony will be paying loyalties to Nintendo one day

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Reading a bit of it... It seems to be a way to emulate older handheld systems on basically any LCD screen, regardless of what it inside.

What about the images, can we see some physical images? I'm getting the "No Plug-in available to display this content"

 

[AceBandage]

What about the images, can we see some physical images? I'm getting the "No Plug-in available to display this content"

They aren't loading for me (I see a Quicktime logo but that's it).

 

[test_account]

Poor Sony... Never have I thought that sony will be paying loyalties to Nintendo one day

Sony already planed ahead of this. From the patent:

"low-capability target platform"

Luckily for Sony, their playforms arent low-capability

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

They aren't loading for me (I see a Quicktime logo but that's it).

Well, damn. Hopefully someone can extract or get a hold of the images.

 

[SaintMadeOfPlaster]

OMG LOL
Did nintendo just succesfully patiented emulation on handheld devices?
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...AN/Nintendo%29

If that patent means what I think it means (and I'm no law expert, so who knows), this is awful news for Sony.

I feel like it's too good to be true for Nintendo though. We must be interpreting it wrong.

 

[Nilaul]

Sony already planed ahead of this. From the patent:

"low-capability target platform"

Luckily for Sony, their playforms arent low-capability

Well they did mention cell-phones. I hink its low-capacity compared to a high-capacity (which would be a nice pc).

 

[Rösti]

What about the images, can we see some physical images? I'm getting the "No Plug-in available to display this content"

I assume that's a screen in an airplane seat and that the guy is holding a controller and not something else. You need a TIFF viewer to see the images, I use Apple Safari.

 

[AceBandage]

I don't think this will effect Sony in any way.
It seems to be more about handhelds on non-handhelds.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

I assume that's a screen in an airplane seat and that the guy is holding a controller and not something else. You need a TIFF viewer to see the images, I use Apple Safari.

I refuse to download Safari.
But thanks for the image.

I don't think this will effect Sony in any way.
It seems to be more about handhelds on non-handhelds.

Yeah, I don't quite get what everyone means by hows its bad news for Sony..but I don't keep up with Sony in any way, shape or form, so what do I know.

 

[11redder]

It was filed in October 2003, no?

 

[test_account]

Well they did mention cell-phones.

Today's cellphones arent low-capability either. But there really isnt much Playstation software on cellphones anyway.

 

[AceBandage]

It was filed in October 2003, no?

November 2000, actually.
Nearly 12 years to approve.
Amazing.

 

[Nilaul]

I don't think this will effect Sony in any way.
It seems to be more about handhelds on non-handhelds.

Also mentions emulation on cellphones though and on pda/tablet

 

[11redder]

November 2000, actually.
Nearly 12 years to approve.
Amazing.

I think that was the date of filing for the related patent, but either way its nigh on ancient.

 

[AceBandage]

I think that was the date of filing for the related patent, but either way its nigh on ancient.

Ah, you are correct.
Yeah, this patent is pretty much useless, since they already have emulation for handhelds down.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I assume that's a screen in an airplane seat and that the guy is holding a controller and not something else. You need a TIFF viewer to see the images, I use Apple Safari.

*scrolls down*

*sees this image quickly*

*keeps scrolling*

 

[HylianTom]

Poor Sony... Never have I thought that sony will be paying loyalties to Nintendo one day

I have to laugh at the whole idea of it.

 

[Nilaul]

Ah, you are correct.
Yeah, this patent is pretty much useless, since they already have emulation for handhelds down.

Nah its probably just there so that Ninteno game emulators wont appear on appstores like mushrooms.

 

[abasm]

It seems to patent all forms of handheld console emulation, but PSP emulation is already pretty well-entrenched on the PS Vita...if Nintendo went after Sony now, they'd just be seen as bullies. (Which is more Yamauchi-Nintendo than Iwata-Nintendo.)

It does give them legal grounds to go after Android and (jailbroken) iPhone apps, though.

 

[AceBandage]

*scrolls down*

*sees this image quickly*

*keeps scrolling*

Some people can jerk off to anything.

 

[Nilaul]

What is he playing? Not exacty a basketball pitch or a soccer pitch

 

[HylianTom]

What is he playing? Not exacty a basketball pitch or a soccer pitch

Maybe a highly-modified Pong?

 

[AceBandage]

Maybe a highly-modified Pong?

Action Pong.

It looks more like some type of reticule.

 

[Nilaul]

if Nintendo went after Sony now, they'd just be seen as bullies.

Two words.. stock holders.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

What is he playing? Not exacty a basketball pitch or a soccer pitch

Obviously he's planning a Hockey game, cause CANADA.

 

[Nilaul]

Action Pong.

It looks more like some type of reticule.

Its closer to a basketball pitch.

Like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DP5PGN4cY0

 

[AceBandage]

Two words.. stock holders.

Two more words: Legal Battle


It just simply wouldn't be worth it to go after Sony for any reason right now.
It's not like PSP emulation on the Vita is exactly helping the system.

 

[Nilaul]

Two more words: Legal Battle


It just simply wouldn't be worth it to go after Sony for any reason right now.
It's not like PSP emulation on the Vita is exactly helping the system.

Its not like they have anything worthy to emulate. lol

Anyway... was there ever a time where videogame companies started mass suing eachother, like phone companies?

 

[AceBandage]

LOL was there ever a time where videogame companies started mass suing eachother, like phone companies?

Nah, it's almost always outside companies (usually squatters) that sue video game companies.

 

[lednerg]

Ahh ok

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OMG LOL
Did nintendo just succesfully patiented emulation on handheld devices?
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...AN/Nintendo&RS=(ISD/20120417 AND AN/Nintendo)

I don't know a damn thing about patents, but why are all of those emulators and emulation sites listed there under References?

 

[Rösti]

As for patents related to Wii U, here's the most recent I believe: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph...s1=Nintendo.AS.&OS=AN/Nintendo&RS=AN/Nintendo

One little snippet I find interesting:

[0295] The game system 1 can also operate in cooperation with TV broadcasting when a TV broadcast is being watched on the television 2. That is, when a TV program is being watched on the television 2, the game system 1 can output on the terminal device 7 information regarding the TV program, etc. An operation example where the game system 1 operates in cooperation with TV broadcasting will now be described.

[0296] In the operation example described above, the game device 3 can communicate with a server via a network (in other words, the external device 201 shown in FIG. 21 is the server). The server stores, for each channel of TV broadcasting, various information relating to TV broadcasting (TV information). The TV information may be program-related information such as subtitles and cast information, EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information, or information to be broadcast as a data broadcast. The TV information may be image, sound, text, or information of a combination thereof. The number of servers does not need to be one, a server may be provided for each channel or each program of TV broadcasting, and the game device 3 may be able to communicate with the servers.

Of course this doesn't have to come to fruition, but if it does it would be kinda nice.

 

[Plinko]

As for patents related to Wii U, here's the most recent I believe: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph...s1=Nintendo.AS.&OS=AN/Nintendo&RS=AN/Nintendo

One little snippet I find interesting:



Of course this doesn't have to come to fruition, but if it does it would be kinda nice.

So, for the first one, basically it could be used for an interactive TV show? Doesn't Conan do this with the iPad?

 

[Snakeyes]

That TV thing could be huge in Japan.

 

[VAPitts]

nothing new, this thread dissapoint me u__u

much like your comments

 

[Nilaul]

Two more words: Legal Battle


It just simply wouldn't be worth it to go after Sony for any reason right now.
It's not like PSP emulation on the Vita is exactly helping the system.

Maybe not sony but ios? Sooner or later the oldier games will have to be emulated.

apple conference 2014,""ladies and gentlemen this is the new IOS7, it wont run IOS1 and 2 apps"

 

[AceBandage]

Its not like they have anything worthy to emulate. lol

Anyway... was there ever a time where videogame companies started mass suing eachother, like phone companies?

Maybe not sony but ios? Sooner or later the oldier games will have to be emulated.

Why did you have two responses to my post?


Anyway, emulators are perfectly legal.
It's the roms that are illegal.

 

[wabo]

That TV thing could be huge in Japan.

TV Tuner size more or less, isn't it?

Spoiler

torne was pretty successful so yes

 

[Nilaul]

Why did you have two responses to my post?


Anyway, emulators are perfectly legal.
It's the roms that are illegal.

No idea how that happened. Got a nasty headache all day not thinking too straight, (the sun kinda blinded me)

 

[Bagu]

Anyway, emulators are perfectly legal.
It's the roms that are illegal.

Aren't roms themselves fine. The only illegal part is uploading them to the internet for others to download?

 

[Rösti]

Aren't roms themselves fine. The only illegal part is uploading them to the internet for others to download?

Here's everything you need to know: http://www.nintendo.com/corp/legal.jsp#download_rom

 

[Nilaul]

Aren't roms themselves fine. The only illegal part is uploading them to the internet for others to download?

edit: Nevermind law is a weird

 

[test_account]

Aren't roms themselves fine. The only illegal part is uploading them to the internet for others to download?

Yep. I've dumped several of NES sample/prototype carts for my own backup, nothing wrong with that.

 

[AzaK]

Reading this article on IGN about what could be in an F-Zero Wii U got me thinking about the play coins.

While the article mentions that maybe winning races might earn you Play Coins to unlock content because you can't carry your tablet controller around with you like the 3DS, I immediately wondered if maybe Nintendo would look at allowing Play Coins on the 3DS to sync to the Wii U. You get home and your coins are automatically transferred (Option of course) or you fire up the Play Coin area of the Wii U and can transfer them from the 3DS.

This would give even more reason to carry your 3DS with you.

/randomthought