So… Final Fantasy, Oblivion, Inscryption…
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Albbi@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Specifically, the patent describes a situation where:
- A console or other system is being used to run a video game from storage
- The player controls a character in a “virtual space”
- The player can perform an input command to make a “sub character” appear (i.e. summon another character)
- If there’s an enemy where the sub character appears, the player can control a battle between the sub character and the enemy
- If there’s no enemy where the sub character appears, the sub character will automatically move around
- The player can move the sub character to a different location on the field, and if an enemy is there they can control a battle between the sub character and the enemy
Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
aceslip@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Let’s get old with it. Dragon Quest Monsters, Shin Megami, Monster Rancher ….
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 month ago
You can summon animals and demons and stuff in Dungeons and Dragons.
Sas@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Devil May Cry V has V that functions like this as well
somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Change a few little things and boom. No nintendo.
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 1 month ago
"Boom. No nintendo" sounds like a plan to me...
t3rmit3@beehaw.org 1 month ago
This describes literally every pet system in any game where the pets can battle.
This is so overly broad, it’s insane.
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
It’s also any RPG-like game that lets you summon creatures or undead
Smoke@beehaw.org 1 month ago
It sounds incredibly vulnerable to this exact argument. Patents aren’t valid if it’s been invented already.
ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 1 month ago
The problem is lawyers. Nintendo has billions to spend on them.
Smoke@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Even lawyers can’t get you out of trying to patent something that was clearly already in the market. Previously, Nintendo’s patent lawsuits had been for highly specific mechanics such as throwing a ball to capture npc animals.