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Apr 02 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

Switch 2 price is ‘going to have to go up’ eventually, former Nintendo sales lead says

Nintendo will eventually have no choice but to increase the price of the Switch 2 hardware, a former Nintendo sales lead says. In an interview on the Kit & Krysta podcast, the former Nintendo employee – who is referred to simply as ‘Sean’ – was asked about Sony‘s recent PS5 price hike and whether Nintendo would follow suit. Sean replied that while Nintendo will likely do its best to resist...

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Apr 02 from https://www.gamesindustry.biz/

US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected Nintendo's patent that involves an in-game character summoning a sub-character to aid it in battle. As Games Fray reports, the decision was based "on combinations of two or three prior art references in the form of published US patent applications." The USPTO's rejection is non-final. Nintendo has two months to respond, with...

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Apr 01 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

US patent office revokes Nintendo’s patent on summoning characters to make them battle

The United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) has revoked a patent it granted Nintendo last year, based on a gameplay mechanic used in other games. Last September, Nintendo was granted a US patent which covered the action of summoning another character and making them battle on the player’s behalf. Two months later USPTO director John A Squires personally ordered a re-examination of the...

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