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Re:Nintendo Files Suit for Infringement of Patent Rights Aga... by jeffwask on Thursday September 19, 2024 @10:35AM (#41592365)
WB patent the Nemesis system which boiled down is "a system where bosses evolve and get strong based on player interaction'. A patent they have pretty much not used and prevented other games from developing similar interactions.

Patents in gaming are weird and suck hard. They stifle innovation and growth. Games have evolved and grown on the backs of previous games forever.

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Re:Nintendo Files Suit for Infringement of Patent Rights Aga... by flockonus on Thursday September 19, 2024 @01:24PM (#41594151)
Ironically "Gary" (the rival) in pokemon series is exactly that in many of the old games, he keeps getting stronger and challenging you like a boss!
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Re:Nintendo Files Suit for Infringement of Patent Rights Aga... by nazka on Friday September 20, 2024 @07:42AM (#41601011)
That’s so bad. You should be able to patent specific rules to protect your game or like board game and avoid people from copy pasting it. But you shouldn’t be able to patent such broad mechanics…
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Re:Nintendo Files Suit for Infringement of Patent Rights Aga... by silexia on Monday September 23, 2024 @11:59PM (#41633015)
Patents everywhere are weird and suck hard. They stifle innovation and growth. Human knowledge has evolved and grown on the back of other human knowledge forever.
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