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TalkBack / RE:Nintendo Patents GBA Emulation
« on: April 29, 2004, 12:27:42 PM »
I don't want to disagree with anyone, not being a lawyer, but this patent does not mean that Nintendo owns gba advanced emulation. The concept of emulation is not patentable. Even if it is a specific system.
What this patent is for is an enhancement of emulators that allows systems that don't have sufficent hardware to emulate a handheld system. So the reason that it talks about cell phones, pdas and video screens are these are examples of systems that need this specific innovation.
If you had bothered to read the patent (and I don't recommend it, it really will warp your mind) they reference the fact that there are emulators for gameboys already. If they were trying to patent that idea, that admission would not allow the patent to be granted.
Blah... argue all you want. The fact of the matter is it isn't even clear whether it will apply to the crimson fire emulator. All you have to do is create an emulator that doesn't use the specific thing in the patent. That doesn't mean that dear ol' nintendo won't try to beat them with it.
What this patent is for is an enhancement of emulators that allows systems that don't have sufficent hardware to emulate a handheld system. So the reason that it talks about cell phones, pdas and video screens are these are examples of systems that need this specific innovation.
If you had bothered to read the patent (and I don't recommend it, it really will warp your mind) they reference the fact that there are emulators for gameboys already. If they were trying to patent that idea, that admission would not allow the patent to be granted.
Blah... argue all you want. The fact of the matter is it isn't even clear whether it will apply to the crimson fire emulator. All you have to do is create an emulator that doesn't use the specific thing in the patent. That doesn't mean that dear ol' nintendo won't try to beat them with it.
