Nintendo is an infamously litigious company, one that aggressively defends its intellectual property. But, has its latest patent gone too far? It covers a player's ability to summon a character to fight for them, and some lawyers have weighed in on the situation.
The specific language of the patent is tricky to parse, but essentially, if a game has a character that can move around and summon a "sub character" to fight against other characters, that game could be infringing on Nintendo's IP. If you think that sounds far too broad, you're not alone.
