A Japanese IP attorney highlights a patent family that might be at the center of Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair.
  • recursive_recursion [they/them]@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    Nintendo’s stagnated and has become a patent troll

    as someone that used to be a fan I’m sad as it’s hard to be hyped for any of their games when they’re widely known for pulling these kinds of scummy tactics time and time again

    indies be dammed, it’s too much of a risk to make Nintendo-inspired games let alone direct fan-games

        • Anivia@feddit.org
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          4 months ago

          Japan is also one of the few countries where you aren’t assumed to be innocent until proven guilty. If you get arrested for a crime you have tl prove your innocence, which is why Japan has a conviction rate of over 99%