With the implementation of Patch v0.5.5 this week, we must make yet another compromise. From this patch onward, gliding will be performed using a glider rather than with Pals. Pals in the player’s team will still provide passive buffs to gliding, but players will now need to have a glider in their inventory in order to glide.

How lame. Japan needs to fix its patent laws, it's ridiculous Nintendo owns the simple concept of using an animal to fly.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

patenting, copyrighting, or trademarking concepts or mechanics in video games shouldn't be allowed at all

It's not allowed at all in board games. There's a known issue that someone could completly copy the mechanics of a board game, and as long as they don't copy the art or the exact text of the rulebook there is no legal means to stop it.

Boardgamers are aware of this, and agree that it is better for development of future games than if someone could own the idea of "rolling a dice", so if knockoffs do come around they tend to quickly get called out and not purchased.

I don't know how videogames managed to get different rules.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

That's probably Richard Garfield's fault for setting precedent with his collectable card game patent.