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What a sad sad outcome. Patenting game mechanics should not be legal.
So fucking stupid. I remember a time when Nintendo was constantly losing legal battles like this one.
Make it so you launch the ball thing from a sling shot, that's not throwing the object and it fits the universe
This is the answer right here. There’s even a few late game items for this. The just need to readjust the costs for those launchers. Make them available early mid game.
It’s a shame the Wii U didn’t bankrupt Nintendo.
Nintendo could afford to release 10 failed consoles in a row and still keep going, that was the case back when the Wii U released as well
A shame they didn’t
I do wonder if the steam deck exists in this alternate timeline you propose
No, but we do have a proper Nvidia Shield Portable 2.
It probably does with detachable controllers.
These primarily cover throwing an object in a specific direction to either summon a battle character or to capture a creature in the field - mechanics Palworld shared with Pokémon at launch.
sounds like a mechanic found in a number of video games.
That's because it is, Pokemon didn't come up with it, they just made it popular.
Like what? I can't think of one off the top of my head.
Bulma keeps machinery in tiny capsules
They should go after Rockstar for the mechanic of throwing a rope at an animal to catch it, if this is the criteria. Ridiculous.
Does Ghostbusters count?
in minecraft you throw eggs to hatch chickens
ghostbusters, throwing trap to catch ghosts
The VG made by pocketpair before the patent was issued for one.
You could argue against anything involving throwing a net to capture something, like monster hunter for the small fauna. Ark has “cryo pods” that function basically like pokeballs.
Summoning a dedra in skyrim?
You don't throw an object for that, you cast a spell, and I don't remember being able to target it, but then I never really used those spells.
It is a spell but iirc the animation is a little ball that goes where you point it.
Lame. Thanks, Nintendo. Got forbid you actually try to outcompete.
