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I'd seen this story before, but the details that Nintendo had bought the patent and the dude isn't suing are new.

The guy gets credit for being ahead of his time. Nintendo gets credit for putting this idea into a hugely successful commercial product.



"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event."  — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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