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You can patent game mechanics - famous example would be Legend of Zelda's targeting system. Apparently Nintendo is extremely aggressive about patenting game mec
by dabernathy89 3y ago
You can patent game mechanics - famous example would be Legend of Zelda's targeting system. Apparently Nintendo is extremely aggressive about patenting game mechanics.
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-is-trying-to-patent-some-really-broad-tears-of-1850730637 https://kotaku.com/nintendo-is-trying-to-patent-some-really-...
- tomkarho 3y agoAnother example that comes to mind is the Nemesis system from Mordor games
- torstenvl 3y agoIrrelevant, since NYT does not and can never (due to prior art) hold a patent on Wordle's gameplay. This is about copyright.
- deprecative 3y agoNintendo is a litigation company pretending to be a game developer.