zachimusprime44@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoNintendo files lawsuit against Palworldwww.nintendolife.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1304file-text
arrow-up1304external-linkNintendo files lawsuit against Palworldwww.nintendolife.comzachimusprime44@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up52·2 months agoInteresting it’s a patent lawsuit and not copyright. I haven’t played Palworld and barely know how Pokemon works; is the gameplay in any way similar?
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up40·2 months agoThey’d have very little chance in a copyright suit and they know it. Because you can’t copyright game mechanics or general concepts, and those are the things Palworld pretty obviously copies.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 months agoYou capture monsters in balls, hurting them more makes it easier.
Interesting it’s a patent lawsuit and not copyright. I haven’t played Palworld and barely know how Pokemon works; is the gameplay in any way similar?
They’d have very little chance in a copyright suit and they know it. Because you can’t copyright game mechanics or general concepts, and those are the things Palworld pretty obviously copies.
You capture monsters in balls, hurting them more makes it easier.