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[LordNerevar76]

not even the same kind of " towers "

Gtfo with that nonsense. It would more like if Nintendo used the Enzio model for link.

It's very easy to see a patent for "climbing towers that reveal the surrounding map at the top". Just as much as "gliding using catchable monsters". Don't act like this comparison isn't relevant.

 

[DeepEnigma]

id Software should have sued every other FPS game maker since.

Oh wait, they wouldn't have. They weren't corpo cunts and actually designed games with a passion while encouraged other passionate developers to copy and iterate/evolve their craft.

 

[GymWolf]

Nintendo are just mad that some nobodies made a better Pokemon game than they could, and Pocketpair didn't even need to split the game into two colors to fleece consumers and inflate sales.

Din din din din, we have a chicken winner.

 

[Topher]

Even Jez has the right take...

 

[DeepEnigma]

Nintendo are just mad that some nobodies made a better Pokemon game than they could, and Pocketpair didn't even need to split the game into two colors to fleece consumers and inflate sales.

When the chickety is right, he's right.

 

[Little Chicken]

Din din din din, we have a chicken winner.

When the chickety is right, he's right.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

OK, I understand throwing literal poke balls being removed, but gliding? So now the Breath of the Wild team going to sue them?

 

[ReyBrujo]

Does The Pokemon Company also own the idea of riding monsters?

Well, they certainly can claim prior art regarding riding a monster, Vaporeon or otherwise...

 

[Davevil]

 

[SJRB]

Nintendo fucking sucks.

 

[Fahdis]

These guys are so dirty, they like to steal.

Make an original game next time.

Good job Nintendo. Keep up the good work!

Are there any dunce caps in here?

Obligatory: FUCK NINTENDO!!!

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

"Disappointing"? Give me a break. You can't copy someone else's copyrighted work and expect to not receive any legal pushback. Gtfo

Individual game mechanics aren't subject to copyright, note that the litigation is about patents because they don't have a leg to stand on copyright wise; even the patent angle is nonsense because they filed after, and patents should really only be granted for wholly novel ideas/systems.

 

[Icymanipulator]

How can the idea of riding a monster be Pokémon's ? This is so fucking stupid.

Event the idea that throwing a ball to catch a monster is a stretch. Just make it a cube then. Absolutely terrible precedent being set here. What a complete joke.

 

[Skifi28]

How can the idea of riding a monster be Pokémon's ? This is so fucking stupid.

I wonder if they'll be suing monster hunter next. No more seikret riding!

 

[thief183]

Damn, even the new is in trouble!! Ot horizon zero dawn? So every game with flying mounts?

 

[Neff]

Read what is being changed in Palworld due to this lawsuit. Not about models at all.

If I didn't know better, I'd say that Palworld's theft of proportions, animations and aesthetics are the reason Nintendo are pissed off. But they're going after Pocketpair based on mechanic patents because it has the best chance of sticking and hitting them where it hurts, and it seems to be working.

If you support nintendo on this one I cant imagine you think very deeply about things... Corps are not your buddies fyi.

If you say corporations are not your buddies, I can't imagine you think very deeply about things. Because nobody actually thinks they are.

However, Palworld sinks to a level of plagiarism so blatant and shameless that it's not something gamers should encourage.

 

[IFireflyl]

Well, they certainly can claim prior art regarding riding a monster, Vaporeon or otherwise...

How can the idea of riding a monster be Pokémon's ? This is so fucking stupid.

I wonder if they'll be suing monster hunter next. No more seikret riding!

Damn, even the new is in trouble!! Or horizon zero dawn? So every game with flying mounts?

You people are forgetting the big one that has been around for a long time: World of Warcraft.

It would be hilarious if Blizzard/Microsoft used this as precedent to sue Nintendo for using flying mounts.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Does The Pokemon Company also own the idea of riding monsters?

Good question, actually. Time to send in some ninjas!

You people are forgetting the big one that has been around for a long time: World of Warcraft.

It would be hilarious if Blizzard/Microsoft used this as precedent to sue Nintendo for using flying mounts.

MS wouldn't dare want to lose their publishing license on Nintendo consoles over this.

 

[Pop]

Nintendo are some scummy little weasels

They are trying all they can to stunt the appeal of another company that does what they do better. Nintendo and Pokemon will never put in that much effort for their games. Evident by their mainline games looking like shit and playing like it to.

 

[bender]

Even Jez has the right take...

 

[The_Mike]

I wonder why Nintendo only targets indie companies and defenseless people to sue and not huge companies like Blizzard, which basically has pet battles in the game.

It was implemented back in 2011, and I can believe that the father of the far Italian doesn't know about this.

But they are probably targeting weak targets that cannot defend themselves

Imagine if id Software had taken patent on making fps games.

 

[Topher]

If I didn't know better, I'd say that Palworld's theft of proportions, animations and aesthetics are the reason Nintendo are pissed off. But they're going after Pocketpair based on mechanic patents because it has the best chance of sticking and hitting them where it hurts, and it seems to be working.

That's the formula for all of Nintendo's lawsuits, but of course the fact that they have a lot more money to pay lawyers than those they are suing also helps quite a bit..

 

[MagnesD3]

If I didn't know better, I'd say that Palworld's theft of proportions, animations and aesthetics are the reason Nintendo are pissed off. But they're going after Pocketpair based on mechanic patents because it has the best chance of sticking and hitting them where it hurts, and it seems to be working.



If you say corporations are not your buddies, I can't imagine you think very deeply about things. Because nobody actually thinks they are.

However, Palworld sinks to a level of plagiarism so blatant and shameless that it's not something gamers should encourage.

If you think people dont sow their identity to these companies then you need some reading glasses. Its always tribalism and identity.

 

[mckmas8808]

"Disappointing"? Give me a break. You can't copy someone else's copyrighted work and expect to not receive any legal pushback. Gtfo

EXACTLY!!!!

 

[DeepEnigma]

I wonder why Nintendo only targets indie companies and defenseless people to sue and not huge companies like Blizzard, which basically has pet battles in the game.

It was implemented back in 2011, and I can believe that the father of the far Italian doesn't know about this.

Imagine if id Software had taken patent on making fps games.

You know why. Indies don't have the resources other behemoths do. Too much of a case law setting risk.

Nintendo holding the little fish down and snipping their growth.

 

[Thief1987]

It's like two spiders fighting in the jar. Cheering for both sides

 

[Guilty_AI]

"Disappointing"? Give me a break. You can't copy someone else's copyrighted work and expect to not receive any legal pushback. Gtfo

I don't understand, are you talking about nintendo here?

 

[Boo Who?]

Going to buy a copy on Steam to support them. Also still buying a Switch 2.

 

[ReyBrujo]

You people are forgetting the big one that has been around for a long time: World of Warcraft.

We are not thinking in the same way of riding monsters apparently

 

[PlayStaytion]

"Disappointing"? Give me a break. You can't copy someone else's copyrighted work and expect to not receive any legal pushback. Gtfo

Killer Instinct 3 was copied from Street Fighter, I liked both of them but Street Fighter to me is irreplaceable cause it's so good. Well, that tells me Nintendo actually did screw up the Pokémon IP cause part of this issue I think is I'm damn sure they aren't the good guys here.

 

[Neff]

Its always tribalism and identity.

No, it's not. There will be people who prefer one brand over another, sometimes to the point of excluding other brands entirely, but the notion of consumers believing corporations think of them as anything more than a component of business is patronising fiction borne out of lazy, anti-corporate cynicism.

You don't have to think Nintendo is 'your friend' to approve when they lawyer up in this instance.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Killer Instinct 3 was copied from Street Fighter, I liked both of them but Street Fighter to me is irreplaceable cause it's so good. Well, that tells me Nintendo actually did screw up the Pokémon IP cause part of this issue I think is I'm damn sure they aren't the good guys here.

More like Mortal Kombat with the fatalities and all.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

I like seeing Pocketpair getting fucked, but I hate Nintendo patent trolling amd stifling innovation.

Ultimately, I have to, very reluctantly, take Pocketpair's side in this, even though they clearly copied designs from Pokemon. Gamefreak hasn't made a good game since Black and White and are holding monster collection games back as a whole.

 

[Dazraell]

"Disappointing"? Give me a break. You can't copy someone else's copyrighted work and expect to not receive any legal pushback. Gtfo

They weren't sued for copyright infringement but over patented game mechanics which Nintendo has patented after Palworld was released. It's literal patent trolling on Nintendo's part and scumbag move that sets a very dangerous precedent for other games

 

[Walliwallipaloo]

On one hand, this company is a scuzzy rip-off farm that you know's doing this sh on purpose, and they so deserve a powerful slap for it.

On the other hand, letting Nintendo claim ownership of the idea of throwing summoning devices - not to mention the simple notion of riding a flying monster? No, that's some slippery-slope BS.

I hate both sides of this with a passion.

 

[Vaquilla]

Fuck around and find out, you can't plagiarize other people's work and then play the victim when you face the consequences of your own actions

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Does The Pokemon Company also own the idea of riding monsters?

Don't give them ideas

 

[Boneless]

People defending Nintendo's attitude in this thread are almost as embarassing as their pokemon games

I dont play Palword or Pokemon, but anybody thinking that Palworld was not an blatant copy of Pokemon is living in a dream world.

 

[Gonzito]

I dont play Palword or Pokemon, but anybody thinking that Palworld was not an blatant copy of Pokemon is living in a dream world.

So should from software now take all the companies that have made a souls games to court? Is this your logic right? C'mon man, grow up

 

[Pop]

Fuck around and find out, you can't plagiarize other people's work and then play the victim when you face the consequences of your own actions

This statement is so dumb. Quit hanging on Nintendos nuts

There are similarities between games constantly. Fact is Nintendo should not have been granted these patents retroactively after Palworld released

 

[Boneless]

So should from software now take all the companies that have made a souls games to court? Is this your logic right? C'mon man, grow up

That depends, do they have unique IP that was patented? Now stop this childlike ignorance.

 

[Vaquilla]

This statement is so dumb. Quit hanging on Nintendos nuts

There are similarities between games constantly. Fact is Nintendo should not have been granted these patents retroactively after Palworld released

Palworld isn't "similar" to Pokémon, it is a blatant rip-off, let's be real here.
This isn't about any of the actual patents in question, not really. It's about one studio plagiarizing another then whining when they suffer consequences.

 

[Stitch]

let's be real here.

OK, so stop lying, because Palworld is more ARK than Pokemon.

 

[Hudo]

Make an original game next time.

Well, to be fair, Pokemon took the idea from Dragon Quest V, where you could add monsters to your party and have them fight for you.

 

[Vaquilla]

OK, so stop lying, because Palworld is more ARK than Pokemon.

It's very clearly plagiarizing Pokémon's character designs, like it is incredible obvious and blatant.

 

[Stitch]

It's very clearly plagiarizing Pokémon's character designs, like it is incredible obvious and blatant.

cool story bro. yeah if you squint and try really hard they might have some similar features.
but that's not even what this patent shit is all about. it's about... throwing a ball at monsters and.. gliding.
because even nintendo knows that most of the gameplay has nothing to do with pokemon.

but keep fighting for nintendo. uncle reggie might give you his some of his delicious spaghetti.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

That's not what plagiarism means bruv, if it was it would've been an easy lay-up for a copyright law case.

Things are allowed to look similar, nothing has been plagiarised.

 

[Vaquilla]

cool story bro. yeah if you squint and try really hard they might have some similar features.
but that's not even what this patent shit is all about. it's about... throwing a ball at monsters and.. gliding.
because even nintendo knows that most of the gameplay has nothing to do with pokemon.

but keep fighting for nintendo. uncle reggie might give you his some of his delicious spaghetti.

The actual patents in question aren't really what it's about though.

Pocket Pair plagiarised, so Nintendo are retaliating, it's a symbolic act, a way of saying "back off."

 

[protonion]

Nintendo stole the planetoid levels of mario galaxy from ratchet.

They copied lemmings for their shitty mario minis game.

Eye toy was their inspiration for ds, Iwata said this himself iirc.

Zelda copied the ubisoft towers and tons of mechanics from other games.

Seriously fuck them. The whole industry should just troll them hard with lawsuits for every game they release.

 

[seething left]

"Disappointing"? Give me a break. You can't copy someone else's copyrighted work and expect to not receive any legal pushback. Gtfo

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