Comment on New York Times is targeting Wordle clones with DMCA takedownsparentComments−dabernathy892yYou can patent game mechanics - famous example would be Legend of Zelda's targeting system. Apparently Nintendo is extremely aggressive about patenting game mechanics.https://kotaku.com/nintendo-is-trying-to-patent-some-really-...−torstenvl2yIrrelevant, since NYT does not and can never (due to prior art) hold a patent on Wordle's gameplay. This is about copyright.−deprecative2yNintendo is a litigation company pretending to be a game developer.−tomkarho2yAnother example that comes to mind is the Nemesis system from Mordor games
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You can patent game mechanics - famous example would be Legend of Zelda's targeting system. Apparently Nintendo is extremely aggressive about patenting game mechanics.
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-is-trying-to-patent-some-really-...
Irrelevant, since NYT does not and can never (due to prior art) hold a patent on Wordle's gameplay. This is about copyright.
Nintendo is a litigation company pretending to be a game developer.
Another example that comes to mind is the Nemesis system from Mordor games