| Ryuu96 said: Nintendo is suing PocketPair. Not for copyright infringement though (designs) but for patent infringement (mechanics). What a plot twist, I was sure they wouldn't because the assumption was that a lawsuit on designs would be a high bar, but I never considered they would angle on patent infringement instead, nor did any of the lawyers I listened to, Lol. Everyone ends up being wrong. Well, I suppose it's a good thing that Microsoft didn't get too deeply involved with them, Lol. |
The bar is even higher on patents, especially when you read patents for games. In the end this sounds like Nintendo is going to nuke PocketPair as they will have them wrapped up in court and fees for years draining all the revenue they have obtain and put them in limbo for a sequel. This may not be a move to win a lawsuit but to flex against a much smaller company letting them know they got to close to the sun.
