bryndos@fedia.io 1 week ago
I'm sure this has been done before. stupid web clicker city builder or whatever that if you watch advert you et more in game credits.
It might not be exactly the same but surely not novel enough to be patentable, prior art. Or in this case prior twat.
4am@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
USPTO changed its rules in 2013; prior art only counts if it was patented first. This is why Nintendo has been trying to patent stuff other companies are doing that is similar to their games (eg PalWorld).
Part of me wishes Nintendo was doing this to lose on purpose so there is precedent to not use this against them in the future, but I’ve become far too pessimistic for a “good-guy Nintendo” arc…