Comment on Nintendo Targets YouTube Accounts Showing Emulated Games
Arkatakor@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I like their panoply of games, but I cannot in good conscience support this company. The time, effort and money they spent on their legal department could have been used elsewhere… Like pokemon maybe? I’m glad Palword saw daylight.
Maalus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They’re suing Palworld too btw
krashmo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Is that surprising to anyone? The specific grounds they’ve chosen for that lawsuit is odd but if any of their legal battles have merit its that one. Palworld is intentionally toeing the line between derivative and blatant ripoff.
kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I mean, gaming patents are horse shit from stage one. There’s 0 reason you should be able to patent a method or mechanic in a creative medium other than creepy corporate BS
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
That was the selling point behind this game “The Medium”. The copy was the most tone-deaf thing, gloating about its one-of-a-kind patented mechanic.
My first reaction, especially as an aspiring indie dev: “Well, I’m not touching that just on principle.”
Jerks.
krashmo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That logic could easily apply to any kind of patent or copyright. That’s not to say you’re wrong but it’s part of a larger discussion than it seemed like was happening here.
jeeva@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Honestly, though - “method or mechanic”, do you think palworld is a pretty blatant copy of Pokémon or not? Like, most of it. Not just a single bit.