• CarmineCatboy2 [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    It's a big deal because this is a patent lawsuit, not a copyright infringement suit. Nintendo isn't accusing Palworld of breaching Pokémon aesthetically or whatever. They are accusing Palworld of breaching their patent of a gameplay mechanic.

      • CarmineCatboy2 [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        No, from what I'm told its very specifically about a system of item loss upon death / other players can find them / if they do you get them back that Legend of Arceus implemented and which Palworld also uses. Creating the ability to patent troll mechanics that specific would be a bad precedent.