Strictly SEGA related discussion.
BluePuyo
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by BluePuyo » Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:19 am
Yeah, there's more to this than touch the screen to perform the action. I didn't know these kind of patent existed in videogames. To me it seemed like a coincidence that they could "replicate" the mechanism.
For what I've read, similar to what Bisylizzie said, looks like they did infringed it. I wonder where this will end.
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by TCB » Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:34 am
So this deals with a European football game? For 900 yen. Best obtain what they can out of this I suppose.
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by Reknoc » Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:11 am
Yea Level-5 do seem to have infringed it so they'll probably pay up, but its probably not a problem for them.
I do like how SEGA didn't take action after the first game came out, and instead waited for it to be a massive successful franchise!
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by Dr Shaneman » Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:44 pm
Reknoc wrote: I do like how SEGA didn't take action after the first game came out, and instead waited for it to be a massive successful franchise!
Business logic?
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by TCB » Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:53 pm
Reknoc wrote: Yea Level-5 do seem to have infringed it so they'll probably pay up, but its probably not a problem for them.
I do like how SEGA didn't take action after the first game came out, and instead waited for it to be a massive successful franchise!
Striking while the iron is hot I suppose? Crafty SEGA....crafty.
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by Reknoc » Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:29 pm
Probably would have been smarter to bring it up earlier and hope for royalties for any future games. Franchise still seems to be pretty strong but level-5 (hino in particular (Gundam age lol)) have not been so hot lately.
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by Reknoc » Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:22 am
Iiiiiiinteresting. SEGA seemed to have a case here so I'm surprised Level-5 are fighting back. Did Ni no Bomba hurt them that bad?
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by TCB » Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:32 pm
May lead into court eh? Maybe this is not so small of a issue for Level-5 after all. Interesting to see how this will turn out in SEGA's defense.
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by Ace_Croft » Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:17 pm
NiGHTS into Dreams has finally been released on Steam now....what a lovely Christmas present....someone gift it me plox <3
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