@SillyG Obviously it'd be ridiculous to actually be mad at the fans "responsible" for this, but it was really sad to hear (and stop reading if you don't like to know Pokémon leak contents) that they allegedly scrapped a Flying-type Eeveelution due to resembling a fakemon (and I have to assume that's the reason the only new Eeveelution in ages was for a type that didn't previously exist)
@Sketcz I see. I have to say, that quote really skewed my impression of what this article was saying, since it's presented in a way that really ends up suggesting that it's your own opinion. Still, I'm glad it was unrelated to the actual content of the lecture and I'm sorry for misjudging you.
I can definitely sympathize with being impressionable in this way, and this is certainly how a lot of the internet tends to portray Nintendo's actions and intents (whether intentional or otherwise). In that sense I really can't disagree that this is an effect of what Nintendo is doing. Going back to ghost story metaphor, it feels like Nintendo has become this phantom (or a ninja, arguably) whose myths get spread around with many unable to tell what the actual facts are. It's a real shame.
@Sketcz The article is about someone giving a talk about legal precedents who is then quoted as having said that Nintendo "will literally sue you for anything these days", despite that being pretty blatantly untrue.
This kind of news can be, and often is, presented as something Nintendo does constantly, and at a maximum level of harshness. Sure feels like a fitting metaphor to me.
Edit: I did not realize that you are said "someone", so apologies for that. Otherwise I don't really have anything to change about my statement.
Nintendo going after this stuff in most cases is quite bad, don't get me wrong.
But... "stifling creativity"? The main thing they go after is a direct use of their IP and more importantly profiting off of their IP. How is it stifling your creativity to not let you make money off of stuff you didn't make?
Even Palworld is probably as much of a target as it is because of the blatant plagiarism, with the patents being a means to an end rather than the actual thing they're upset about.
You can be upset about what Nintendo is doing without telling ghost stories to kids where Nintendo goes after every single game that has even the slightest similarity to any game they've ever made (even the majority of fan games don't get any attention from them).
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Re: Talking Point: Are Nintendo's Legal "Ninjas" Stifling The Creativity Of Tomorrow's Game Makers?
@Sketcz Sounds interesting, I'll try to give it a listen
Re: Talking Point: Are Nintendo's Legal "Ninjas" Stifling The Creativity Of Tomorrow's Game Makers?
@SillyG Obviously it'd be ridiculous to actually be mad at the fans "responsible" for this, but it was really sad to hear (and stop reading if you don't like to know Pokémon leak contents) that they allegedly scrapped a Flying-type Eeveelution due to resembling a fakemon (and I have to assume that's the reason the only new Eeveelution in ages was for a type that didn't previously exist)
Re: Talking Point: Are Nintendo's Legal "Ninjas" Stifling The Creativity Of Tomorrow's Game Makers?
@Sketcz I see. I have to say, that quote really skewed my impression of what this article was saying, since it's presented in a way that really ends up suggesting that it's your own opinion. Still, I'm glad it was unrelated to the actual content of the lecture and I'm sorry for misjudging you.
I can definitely sympathize with being impressionable in this way, and this is certainly how a lot of the internet tends to portray Nintendo's actions and intents (whether intentional or otherwise). In that sense I really can't disagree that this is an effect of what Nintendo is doing. Going back to ghost story metaphor, it feels like Nintendo has become this phantom (or a ninja, arguably) whose myths get spread around with many unable to tell what the actual facts are. It's a real shame.
Re: Are Nintendo's Legal "Ninjas" Stifling The Creativity Of Tomorrow's Game Makers?
@Sketcz The article is about someone giving a talk about legal precedents who is then quoted as having said that Nintendo "will literally sue you for anything these days", despite that being pretty blatantly untrue.
This kind of news can be, and often is, presented as something Nintendo does constantly, and at a maximum level of harshness. Sure feels like a fitting metaphor to me.
Edit: I did not realize that you are said "someone", so apologies for that. Otherwise I don't really have anything to change about my statement.
Re: Are Nintendo's Legal "Ninjas" Stifling The Creativity Of Tomorrow's Game Makers?
Nintendo going after this stuff in most cases is quite bad, don't get me wrong.
But... "stifling creativity"? The main thing they go after is a direct use of their IP and more importantly profiting off of their IP. How is it stifling your creativity to not let you make money off of stuff you didn't make?
Even Palworld is probably as much of a target as it is because of the blatant plagiarism, with the patents being a means to an end rather than the actual thing they're upset about.
You can be upset about what Nintendo is doing without telling ghost stories to kids where Nintendo goes after every single game that has even the slightest similarity to any game they've ever made (even the majority of fan games don't get any attention from them).