Nintendo Keeps Getting Worse

The Pokémon company and Nintendo have sued pocket pair for patent infringement… and you and I need this lawsuit to fail. While it may seem like this is just another Nintendo lawsuit, there is more history at play here that extends even past palworld that many well-meaning commentators are not aware of. Just so you are up to speed, the Pokémon company and Nintendo are NOT suing palworld because of the obvious similarities between the monster designs, that would fall under copyright. A patent is for a game mechanic. While we aren’t completely certain what patent is being infringed upon, this does raise the question of whether a company with a large enough of a budget such as Nintendo can bully smaller competitors into silence, ultimately suffocating creativity. By that logic, what’s stopping call of duty from patenting FPS mechanics? What’s stopping magic the gathering from patenting CCG mechanics? What’s stopping dark souls from patenting rolling mechanics?

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[TDTProductions]

Loving the genuine intrigue in this topic as this type of thing is very near and dear to me. Sharing around is appreciated for awareness!

[Abrokenhandgun]

“In a world where money talks silence is deafening.”
You got me with that line

[TheKingofGames]

Nintendo in 2017: The code of honor says you a Japanese game company can not enforce a patent against another Japanese game company by suing them. You sue us, we sue you ten fold!
Nintendo in 2024: FUCK THE CODE OF HONOR!!!

[JamesTheTurnbull]

The problem with Nintendo nowadays or at least the Pokemon Company is that they HATE competition. Why else do you think they are consider in a genre of they own? They don't have to compete with other devs in popular categories. This is the reason why Miyamoto is feared in the department. He pushes and he pushes whatever team he runs HARD even when he has nobody to race aginst! Pokemon Company doesn't have that type of person in their department and now they're scared another cash cow is eating the grass.

[danielmalinen]

Recently Japanese game industry consultant Dr. Serkan Toto compared Nintendo's actions and behavior to the Mafia/Yakuza and said that the company is now acting and behaving the way it is now acting and behaving because they are scared of Palword and feels themselves threatened and disrespected when they suddenly have real competition.

[LaNextNotchPoisonoak]

Fact that nintendo needs to realize: the "catching" mechanic doesn't belong to nintendo. One of the first games (if not the first) to have it was Megami Tensei which was released 4+ years before Red/blue/green/yellow was released for Japan.

[Capt_Dango]

Game patents should not be a thing. Games are art, and yet you dont see musicians patenting chord progressions or painters patenting techniques.

[moonie]

nintendo is lucky they're located in japan. americans would be protesting outside their building and trolling the hell out of them

[Torbulous]

I have friends who agree that Nintendo is a scummy corporation, and that Pokemon has been stale, but will still buy every single Pokemon game and other Nintendo games. man It's just not worth it. I'd rather give my money to companies that respect their fans and community. Mostly indie games.

[joshuadavids]

Interesting, D&D tried that with the D20 system, and they lost. As the courts said you can't patent game mechanics.

[MegaSonic]

Seriously, Nintendo ! We don't create or play fangames to steal your work or anything.
We do that to honor your games.
Why don't they want to get it in their heads ?
They do realize that if the more fans are declining, the more revenue they lose

[ashleejones]

I’d say boycott the next Pokémon game….but we all know that’ll never happen. This is low as fuck, Nintendo

[trainershade]

I'm pretty sure another reason Palworld is being targeted, but other games aren't, is because there was a high quantity of bitchy Pokemon fans who hysterically harassed Nintendo / the Pokemon Company about Palworld's existence.

Nobody wants Pokemon to stagnate more than it's "loyal" community, who may as well have made the games their identity.

[Sugurain]

Sony and Microsoft would KILL to have their own "pokemon", Palworld gave them this chance, I hope they'll help Pocketpair in court against nintendo.

[Epicmonk]

IIRC Nintendo filed this patent _after_ Palworld came out, so PW should be protected from retroactivity.

[DogOfWar]

Nintendo looks pathetic right now. Like a grown adult beating up a four year old.

[spawnofapathy]

I think Nintendo’s plan too is to draw out the suit as long as possible so Pocketpair runs out of money. Then win or lose in court Nintendo doesn’t just get Palworld to modify a mechanic. They get the game shut down completely. That’s why they are asking for an injunction too. To cut off pocket pair from any revenue. This isn’t about protecting a franchise that sells 10m copies a year of crappy pokemon game after crappy pokemon game. This is vindictive against pocket pair making games that resemble Nintendo games.

[sirmcpablo]

Nintendo fanbase is so bad they would rather see the whole gaming industry burn to the ground just to see Nintendo take down a game the don't like, actually pathetic

[kylelopez]

I don't remember which company made shadow of morder but they copyrighted the nemesis system and haven't even used it again. What's the point? You shouldn't be allowed to gatekeep ideas. If that was allowed nobody would be able to make any game ever without being sued to oblivion.

[AzureCrook]

funniest thing is pokemon literally ripped off dragon quest for the entirety of dex 1 there's even side by side comparisons lol, their whole empire was built on stealing from others, many fan concepts were stolen and incorporated into scarlet and violet and everyone is tired of them at this point