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Nintendo Patents Walking in Video Games (isglitch.com)

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Gaming giant seeks royalties for 'revolutionary' character movement system

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[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 10 points 1 year ago

You know it's bad when I ate the onion on this one

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're only doing this so that they can sue you for walking in real life.

[–] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Well they will be sorely disappointed when they get to me

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Bethesda responded to the news with a shrug, stating they plan to continue shipping games where characters randomly clip through floors anyway. "Our physics engine has evolved beyond the concept of walking," said a spokesperson while slowly sinking into their office floor.

Valve Corporation fired back by immediately filing their own patent for "not releasing games people want," with a spokesperson noting they've been perfecting this technology for over a decade.

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