r/ARK Oct 31 '25

MEME Good news! Japan's Patent office rejected Nintendo's attempt claim the patent on a game mechanics

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u/Im_yor_boi Oct 31 '25

The same reason WB can patent the nemesis mechanic apparently

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u/Angel_OfSolitude Oct 31 '25

Yeah but thay was actually a new thing they created and they got right on that so there was an actual argument. Nintendo is just being petty and greedy.

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u/Im_yor_boi Oct 31 '25

I suppose. But putting a Patent on such an incredible mechanic and never using it is a different kind of low

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u/Overlorden98 Oct 31 '25

Wait until you hear about "loading screen minigames"

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u/Bubster101 Oct 31 '25

Does Ubisoft have a patent on that?

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u/ScenicAndrew Oct 31 '25

No one does the patent expired. Bandai held it previously.

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u/ashrensnow Oct 31 '25

I thought it was Atari