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@beardalaxy Atari should've patented "move pixels with a controller" and killed videogames right on the spot
copyrights, patents, trademarks, whatever, abolish them all 💀
@beardalaxy @tomie Yeah I thought this was already a settled thing, like wasn't there a Mario ripoff that Nintendo sued for and the courts said you can't copyright gameplay mechanics, therefore anyone can make a platformer? I guess the patent is just another level deeper and Nintendo is feeling like it's time to try again...
@arc @tomie i've never heard of that, but it wouldn't surprise me.
apparently the patent that they filed for pokemon catching mechanics was filed AFTER palworld came out too, so who knows what's going on there. the palworld devs don't even know what patent their being sued over though, we're just assuming. wild.
@tomie nintendo needs to fucking die honestly. agghhh i love their games but holy shit they are an absolutely wretched company.