Miyamoto's Touch based RPG patent uncovered

[Rman]

There is a plethora of RPGs on the Nintendo DS. Few of them use the touch screen in a novel way. Way before the Nintendo DS was finalized luminary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto was tinkering with one.

A patent filed with Miyamoto credited as one of the inventors reveals the project. In this conceptual RPG players are randomly attacked by monsters. Old stuff, but the combat system is new.

http://www.siliconera.com/2009/04/17/miyamotos-unused-touch-screen-rpg/
 

[Eric P]

no direct linking

your stuff's down

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

omg earthbound DS confirmed total etc etc etc

[T234]

HOTLINK FAIL

[Crushed]

30 damages


fake edit: seriously you guys using firefox, there's an easy way to disable hotlinking protection

[Eric P]

30 damages


fake edit: seriously you guys using firefox, there's an easy way to disable hotlinking protection

how?

[Crushed]

1. Type "about:config" into the address bar.
2. Type "referer" into the filter.
3. Double-click "network.http.sendRefererHeader."
4. Change value to 1.

[Eric P]

thx

[Sho Nuff]

You can actually patent an RPG where you touch enemies to damage them?

smh

[cool breeze]

Quest DS

[tiesto]

You can actually patent an RPG where you touch enemies to damage them?

smh

I thought that was what the Hanjuku Hero DS game was about?

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

You can actually patent an RPG where you touch enemies to damage them?

smh

seriously though, software patents overall are smh

[Sho Nuff]

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I can't help but hate Miyamoto these days.  Probably happened when he shat all over his legacy to promote Wii Music.

[chronovore]

You can actually patent an RPG where you touch enemies to damage them?

smh

Crap, wouldn't Diablo have "prior art" in that case? Or Ultima on the Mac from 1987 or something? Anything? Bueller?