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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From my reading, it’s the latter. The patent seems to try to monopolize the idea of throwing an object to catch a monster. Which has been done so, so many times before.

Including but not limited to RL millenia before videogames were even invented.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Imagine trying to throw a lawsuit at a rodeo for video game patent infringement