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I'm developing a game that very closely mimics the gameplay of the ghost minigame from Nintendo Land. I'm not including Nintendo characters, names, etc.

Is there any precedent of Nintendo going after people for something like this?

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As far as I'm aware you cannot copyright game mechanics. The only instance of a copyright of a mechanic I'm aware of is from a lord of the rings leveling system (can't remember the name off the top of my head)

[–] GeekyOnion@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I think it was their “nemesis system” or something like that.