• CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    And what was Nintendo’s big sin anyway?

    How about patenting things that weren’t patented before, in order to use those things as weapons in court because another company dared to also make a cutsey-critter game?

    How about not issuing notice to Pocketpair for them to correct said issues before filing a patent in the first place?

    How about over-broad patent descriptions and the targeting of indie game developers?

    How about their alteration of their patent mid-litigation?

    Your reply reeks of ignorance.

    • slimerancher@lemmy.worldM
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      4 days ago

      Nintendo rarely goes after other companies for patents. They have tons of patents which can probably be used to sue half the games available these days. They do go after others very aggressively where their IP or trademark is concerned.

      Pocketpair is one of the exception, though that case has it’s own nuances, and they aren’t such a small “indie developer” (have backing of companies like Sony, which has it’s own history with Nintendo)