Dont worry guys this lawsuit has no teeth.

[Guldo]

you cant patent game mechanics period and look at all the games in the past that used them. digimon, monster rancher and hell even dragonquest.

stop worrying.

hopefuly the judge will see the bad precedent this will set if nintendo wins and dismisses the case wich i think is very likely.

precedent is the strongest argument for the defense because it has far reaching consaquences that would effect everyone.

to sum up nintendos it is as follows.

person grab rock, person lifts arm, person throws rock, rock hits something.

any decent judge should dismiss this right out of the gate.

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/ip-expert-says-nintendo-probably-doesnt-own-patents-strong-enough-to-prevent-pocketpair-from-making-palworld-and-this-may-boil-down-to-nothing-but-bullying/

i dont think they can kill the game.

[Xaton]

if they try to go with ball catch monster gimmik they yea no teeth cause ball catching is pretty vague. nintendo can patent the pokeball design but not the mechanic. if anything just flatten the spheres on the Z axis in model and give them spin animation boom disk catching.

[Dreams of Fury]

Its just Big N being petty, gonna try to tie pocketpair down with legal fees for as long as possible.

And due to other patents they decided to apply for and get aproved for, things might be mildly entertaining after this ones done.

[Guldo]

Originally posted by Dreams of Fury:

Its just Big N being petty, gonna try to tie pocketpair down with legal fees for as long as possible.

And due to other patents they decided to apply for and get aproved for, things might be mildly entertaining after this ones done.

pocket pair has plenty of money to burn to fight nintendo. after this is all over nintendo will have to pocket pair damages for this completely frivolous lawsuit.

[amok]

You are right that you cannot patent game mechanics.

However, you can patent the implementation of the mechanics (i.e. specific code or specific or innovative ways of implementations) and you can patent designs.

[Quadsword]

Nintendo has never lost a lawsuit, even against big companies. But even if they don't ultimately win, they can just drag out the proceedings until PocketPair goes bankrupt defending themselves.

I hate to say it, but I think this game is pretty much done for.

[Guldo]

Originally posted by Quadsword:

Nintendo has never lost a lawsuit, even against big companies. But even if they don't ultimately win, they can just drag out the proceedings until PocketPair goes bankrupt defending themselves.

I hate to say it, but I think this game is pretty much done for.

stop black pilling dude. pocket pair made enough game in sales to beat them and will continue to make money to fight them.

[amok]

Originally posted by Quadsword:

Nintendo has never lost a lawsuit, even against big companies. But even if they don't ultimately win, they can just drag out the proceedings until PocketPair goes bankrupt defending themselves.

I hate to say it, but I think this game is pretty much done for.

Not really. In a worse case scenario, what is most likely the outcome is a settlement outside court, where Pocketpair is agreeing to pay a licensing fee for usiing the patents

[Guldo]

Originally posted by amok:

Originally posted by Quadsword:

Nintendo has never lost a lawsuit, even against big companies. But even if they don't ultimately win, they can just drag out the proceedings until PocketPair goes bankrupt defending themselves.

I hate to say it, but I think this game is pretty much done for.

Not really. In a worse case scenario, what is most likely the outcome is a settlement outside court, where Pocketpair is agreeing to pay a licensing fee for usiing the patents

i dont even think thats going to happen. nintendo is just but hurt that palworld is successful. its going to be a really bad day for nintendo when pocket pairs lawyers points out all the other games that use the same mechanics.

i mean they are trying to sue pocket pair for a mechanic thats used in many mmos too lol.

its equivelent to patenting hp and mp bars and suing everyone for using them in their games.

This lawsuit will fail.

[funewchie]

Originally posted by Quadsword:

Nintendo has never lost a lawsuit, even against big companies. But even if they don't ultimately win, they can just drag out the proceedings until PocketPair goes bankrupt defending themselves.

I hate to say it, but I think this game is pretty much done for.

Galoob (Game Genie) and Blockbusters would love to have a word with you.
Nintendo sued both, and lost both suits.

[Guldo]

Originally posted by funewchie:

Originally posted by Quadsword:

Nintendo has never lost a lawsuit, even against big companies. But even if they don't ultimately win, they can just drag out the proceedings until PocketPair goes bankrupt defending themselves.

I hate to say it, but I think this game is pretty much done for.

Galoob (Game Genie) and Blockbusters would love to have a word with you.
Nintendo sued both, and lost both suits.

nintendo really bit off more than they could chew with this one.

[Gangsta_wizard_840]

Originally posted by funewchie:

Originally posted by Quadsword:

Nintendo has never lost a lawsuit, even against big companies. But even if they don't ultimately win, they can just drag out the proceedings until PocketPair goes bankrupt defending themselves.

I hate to say it, but I think this game is pretty much done for.

Galoob (Game Genie) and Blockbusters would love to have a word with you.
Nintendo sued both, and lost both suits.

not too fellow japanese companies sadly

[funewchie]

Originally posted by Gangsta_wizard_840:

Originally posted by funewchie:

Galoob (Game Genie) and Blockbusters would love to have a word with you.
Nintendo sued both, and lost both suits.

not too fellow japanese companies sadly

No, but the guy said they "never" lost a lawsuit.
So, clarification given. Yeah, they have lost before.

Who knows, maybe this will be the first lawsuit in Japan they lose.

[ChantingRooster]

Originally posted by Gangsta_wizard_840:

Originally posted by funewchie:

Galoob (Game Genie) and Blockbusters would love to have a word with you.
Nintendo sued both, and lost both suits.

not too fellow japanese companies sadly

Pocketpair also has Sony and Microsoft to back them up. In truth, Nintendo is up against Sony and Microsoft since those two companies have invested millions into getting the game on their stores and created servers for them.
Nintendo is digging their own grave

[Guldo]

Originally posted by funewchie:

Originally posted by Gangsta_wizard_840:

not too fellow japanese companies sadly

No, but the guy said they "never" lost a lawsuit.
So, clarification given. Yeah, they have lost before.

lol nintendo would have to sue so many companies for using these mechanics its not even funny. they would have to sue from soft for the mounting mechanics too like someone else pointed out in another thread.

this lawsuit is dead on arrival the moment the judge hears the opening arguments.

[Gangsta_wizard_840]

Originally posted by ChantingRooster:

Originally posted by Gangsta_wizard_840:

not too fellow japanese companies sadly

Pocketpair also has Sony and Microsoft to back them up. In truth, Nintendo is up against Sony and Microsoft since those two companies have invested millions into getting the game on their stores and created servers for them.
Nintendo is digging their own grave

we can only hope your right.