Anime Palworld - basically pro slavery Pokemon game - now available on Early Access

[Hell Swarm]

They also don't have niggers so in general population can 2+2 and in case of bad outcome they want plea deal rather than go to expensive trial.

Japan doesn't need niggers when it's got such a fucked up honour culture and incestous attitude to things criminals can be protected for life to avoid bringing shame to a family. It's the same reason there's so many suicides there, a lot of police will write off a murder as suicide because it's less work for them and looks less shameful on their location.

What which angered Nintendo probably wasn't Palworld "ripping" them off, it's them signing a deal with Sony which suggests they are trying to be a competitor to Pokemon. And can you blame Nintendo for treating Pocket Pair as a competitor?

Nintendo don't give a fuck about Sony deals. They're cunts who do this sort of thing all the time.

 

[Damned Registrations]

Nintendo don't give a fuck about Sony deals. They're cunts who do this sort of thing all the time.

Have to agree here. They've shut down all sorts of innocent fan projects, even stuff like fighting game tournaments or people making hacks to fix netcode so games can be played properly. They're absolute paranoid cunts.

It's the same reason there's so many suicides there, a lot of police will write off a murder as suicide because it's less work for them and looks less shameful on their location.

This is a retarded take though. Japan isn't full of murderers the police don't bother looking for. It has a low crime rate because the police actually provide security instead of being powertripping assholes.

Kwan judicial system is way more fucked up- career advancement is all about arrests and convictions, so they falsely accuse people all the time, and since they know they can't win at trial, they just jerk people around without giving them one for ages, making their life hell as someone 'pending trial' until they give up and plea out even if they're innocent or there's no evidence.

 

[Hell Swarm]

This is a retarded take though. Japan isn't full of murderers the police don't bother looking for. It has a low crime rate because the police actually provide security instead of being powertripping assholes.

No it isn't. Do some research you dumb weeb.

“You can commit a perfect murder in Japan because the body is not likely to be examined,” says Hiromasa Saikawa, a former member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police security and intelligence division. He says senior police officers are “obsessed with statistics because that’s how you get promotions,” and strive to reduce the number of criminal cases as much as possible to keep their almost perfect solution rate.

Japan’s annual police report says its officers made arrests in 96.6% of the country’s 1,392 homicides in 2005.

But Saikawa, who says he became disillusioned by “fishy” police practices and in 1997 left the force in disgust after 30 years, claims that police try to avoid adding homicides to their caseload unless the identity of the killer is obvious.


“All the police care about is how they look to people; it’s all PR to show that their capabilities are high,” Saikawa says. “Without autopsies they can keep their percentage [of solved cases] high. It’s all about numbers.”

 

[Damned Registrations]

Yes, I'm sure japan doesn't really have a suicide problem and all the building nets and people watching for jumpers at every train station are for shits and giggles.

 

[Necrensha]

Hard to trust any sources about Japan when their whole thing is hiding every shameful thing that happens under the rug.
But the suicide thing is very fucking real, they've been doing it for a long time.

 

[Hell Swarm]

Hard to trust any sources about Japan when their whole thing is hiding every shameful thing that happens under the rug.
But the suicide thing is very fucking real, they've been doing it for a long time.

The article I linked points out quite a few 'suicides' were actually murders but no one checked the bodies. A guy died of extremely suspicious circumstances by 'jumping' off a balcony the day before he was to speak to a court about illegal activity. They declared it a suicide because his shoes were together on the balcony. That's how fucking stupid the police are there.

Suicide is a problem cause no one wants to be a slant eyed dwarf but it's also being used as cover for murdering people.

 

[Caim]

So basically if I want to murder someone in Japan I have to make it look like a suicide. Got it, thanks.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

So basically if I want to murder someone in Japan I have to make it look like a suicide. Got it, thanks.

Isn't that basic wisdom pretty much everywhere?

 

[Necrensha]

The article I linked points out quite a few 'suicides' were actually murders but no one checked the bodies. A guy died of extremely suspicious circumstances by 'jumping' off a balcony the day before he was to speak to a court about illegal activity. They declared it a suicide because his shoes were together on the balcony. That's how fucking stupid the police are there.

Suicide is a problem cause no one wants to be a slant eyed dwarf but it's also being used as cover for murdering people.

Yes, the police and the judges over there are retarded.
But my point is that seppuku has been a thing since the 12th century over there, and then you also have to see: internet suicide pacts, extreme amounts of bullying that also lead into suicide, sometimes people will try to convince somebody to suicide to not bring shame to their group, Aokigahara becoming a dedicated place for suicide, having a dedicated word(karoshi) for suicide from exhaustion, and much more.
Regardless of any obvious yakuza coverups, Japan is notorious for the whole suicide thing, this is undeniable.
Of course the ''low crime'' thing is very questionable when you have the mafia operating on broad daylight and being basically ignored by everybody out of fear of ''disrupting the peace'', most of the japanese goverment is blatantly under their pocket.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

them signing a deal with Sony

fuck, now i want a refund.

 

[lightbane]

So basically if I want to murder someone in Japan I have to make it look like a suicide. Got it, thanks.

An actual thing in Japan, yes.

Yes, the police and the judges over there are retarded.

Ace Attorney began as a criticism of Japan's law system issues. Not sure if things improved.
Seniority in Japan is extreme, to the point of fanatism.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

 

[Tehdagah]

Pokemon invented riding.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ne...lved-in-nintendo-the-pokemon-company-/.217663

The first target patent, Patent No. 7545191, relates to aiming an object towards a character. In other words, it refers to aiming a Pokéball at a Pokémon to initiate combat. The second patent, Patent No. 7493117, involves catching a character, specifically creature, in a field setting. The third relevant patent is Patent No. 7528390, which centers on riding the creatures.

 

[mediocrepoet]

Pokemon invented riding.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ne...lved-in-nintendo-the-pokemon-company-/.217663

The first target patent, Patent No. 7545191, relates to aiming an object towards a character. In other words, it refers to aiming a Pokéball at a Pokémon to initiate combat. The second patent, Patent No. 7493117, involves catching a character, specifically creature, in a field setting. The third relevant patent is Patent No. 7528390, which centers on riding the creatures.

Just wait til Nintendo starts making hentai games and starts patent troll lawsuits over depictions of riding.

 

[Myobi]

Sooo... https://www.pocketpair.jp/news/20241108

1: Details of the Lawsuit
The Plaintiffs claim that "Palworld," released by us on January 19, 2024, infringes upon the following three patents held by the Plaintiffs, and are seeking an injunction against the game and compensation for a portion of the damages incurred between the date of registration of the patents and the date of filing of this lawsuit.

2: Target Patents
Patent No. 7545191 - https://patents.google.com/patent/JP7545191B1/en
[Patent application date: July 30, 2024]
[Patent registration date: August 27, 2024]

Patent No. 7493117 - https://patents.google.com/patent/JP7493117B2/en
[Patent application date: February 26, 2024]
[Patent registration date: May 22, 2024]

Patent No. 7528390 - https://patents.google.com/patent/JP7528390B2/en
[Patent application date: March 5, 2024]
[Patent registration date: July 26, 2024]

It's basically the capturing and riding mechanics, the dates are wrong, those probably have been updates for the patents in 2024, not when they were actually registered, they have been registered as far back as 2021, before Palworld release, but only after Craftopia release, so Pocketpair was already using these mechanics (As so many other companies) before Nintendo slapped a patent claim on them.

3: Summary of the Claim
An injunction against Palworld
Payment of 5 million yen plus late payment damages to The Pokémon Company
Payment of 5 million yen plus late payment damages to Nintendo Co., Ltd.

10 million yen should translate to around $65,000, that should be nothing to Palworld at this point, the problem might be with the form that the injunction might take upon, plus, it would set a precedent, where Nintendo can just patent shit being used by other companies and fuck them over with.

We will continue to assert our position in this case through future legal proceedings.

You should hope that they do and win, despite being much cheaper and easier to settle with Nintendo demands, because regardless of your opinion of Palworld, you don't want Nintendo or any other company pulling this sort of dumb fuckery just because they can.

 

[JC'sBarber]

The older I get the less interested I am in anything Nintendo has to offer. Schemes like this don't help.

 

[Vic]

The older I get the less interested I am in anything Nintendo has to offer. Schemes like this don't help.

 

[Saark]

10 million yen should translate to around $65,000, that should be nothing to Palworld at this point, the problem might be with the form that the injunction might take upon, plus, it would set a precedent, where Nintendo can just patent shit being used by other companies and fuck them over with.

Nintendo kinda doesn't care, or at least hasn't cared, about indies or other companies in general just yoinking mechanics from their games. The main issue in this entire deal, is Sony partnering with Pocket Pair to create a much bigger franchise. Nintendo and Sony hate each other with a passion, and have done so for a long time. That's why Nintendo ended up taking this to the battlefield, and Pocket Pair are really just caught in the middle. Now, the question is whether Sony just let this happen and don't give a shit, or if Sony have a plan on how all of this can easily be remedied.

That being said, beyond the capturing Patent, the other two seem razor thin. It'll likely come down to very specific camera angles, animations and character stances, to figure out whether or not the Palworld version infringes on the patent or not. The fact these got thrown out of the US court certainly makes it seem like it's not as clear-cut as some Nintendo copium-breather would like to believe though.

Personally, I simply hope Nintendo loses the suit because seriously, fuck that company and their attempts to remove old ROMs for games that they don't even produce anymore. Fuck Nintendo (and Adobe. They don't have anything to do with this, but they can still get fucked too).

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

i remember starglider 2, mid '80s, you threw a magnetic net and could try to capture pretty much any entity in the game. nintendo are just a bunch of cockgobblers.

 

[Saark]

nintendo are just a bunch of cockgobblers.

Especially because Palworld uses the same system as Craftopia did, their previous game that came out way before Legends: Arceus, the game Nintendo originally patented these mechanics for in 2021, and didn't bother revising them until early 2024, after Palworld released. Apparently they didn't feel it was necessary to revise the patents when Arceus actually released in 2022. Craftopia was released in September 2020, and had prior art (trailers) that showcased the very same monster-catching mechanic even earlier than that. If Nintendo wins this, it's just another example of how money matters more than anything, especially when it comes to the big Japanese corporations. Technically, Pocket Pair could've patented the Craftopia catching mechanic and Gamefreak would've had some issues when Arceus released.

That's why Patents for video game mechanics are fucking retarded.

 

[Necrensha]

In Japan there's actually a cold war around patents, since their retarded laws force them to patent every single little detail or else some random asshole can steal the whole thing. Everybody understands that if any of them starts suing for these things, then everybody else will sue everybody else.
Nintendo is just relentlessly greedy, they're too comfortable as the top dog of the island and think that they can just shut down any competition. If Pocketpair loses, the fine will be nothing but the repercussions would mean that Nintendo can absolutely bully everybody into never making any game that vaguely resembles a Nintendo property.

 

[Beastro]

This is a retarded take though. Japan isn't full of murderers the police don't bother looking for. It has a low crime rate because the police actually provide security instead of being powertripping assholes.

No it isn't. Do some research you dumb weeb.

“You can commit a perfect murder in Japan because the body is not likely to be examined,” says Hiromasa Saikawa, a former member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police security and intelligence division. He says senior police officers are “obsessed with statistics because that’s how you get promotions,” and strive to reduce the number of criminal cases as much as possible to keep their almost perfect solution rate.

Japan’s annual police report says its officers made arrests in 96.6% of the country’s 1,392 homicides in 2005.

But Saikawa, who says he became disillusioned by “fishy” police practices and in 1997 left the force in disgust after 30 years, claims that police try to avoid adding homicides to their caseload unless the identity of the killer is obvious.


“All the police care about is how they look to people; it’s all PR to show that their capabilities are high,” Saikawa says. “Without autopsies they can keep their percentage [of solved cases] high. It’s all about numbers.”

This infects other countries in different ways.

I did a criminology course here in Canada and realized the "justice" system is only concerned about crime reduction.

If what reduces crime is unjusticr, then it's done.

Japan is just approaching that from a different, more East Asian way, angle.