Bandai Namco’s Mini-Games Patent Will Expire Soon

3 responses to “Bandai Namco’s Mini-Games Patent Will Expire Soon”

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   benjamasm

   January 14, 2015 at 9:00 am

   Couldn’t the FIFA loading mini game/training be classed under the same banner?

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      braaains

      January 14, 2015 at 9:25 am

      I guess it depends on exactly what the patent covers (I haven’t read it and can’t be bothered reading it :P). I suspect it may be different in the case of FIFA because you’re still just playing FIFA during loading. It’s different to Namco’s stuff where you could play a completely different game while waiting for your game to load.

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   negativezero

   January 14, 2015 at 11:53 am

   US Patent. If they patented it anywhere else that patent may still be valid even once the US one expires.