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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 104 points 1 week ago (3 children)

These primarily cover throwing an object in a specific direction to either summon a battle character or to capture a creature in the field - mechanics Palworld shared with Pokémon at launch.

sounds like a mechanic found in a number of video games.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Like what? I can't think of one off the top of my head.

[–] Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 week ago

You could argue against anything involving throwing a net to capture something, like monster hunter for the small fauna. Ark has “cryo pods” that function basically like pokeballs.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 53 points 1 week ago

in minecraft you throw eggs to hatch chickens

ghostbusters, throwing trap to catch ghosts

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 week ago

Bulma keeps machinery in tiny capsules

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago

They should go after Rockstar for the mechanic of throwing a rope at an animal to catch it, if this is the criteria. Ridiculous.

The VG made by pocketpair before the patent was issued for one.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You don't throw an object for that, you cast a spell, and I don't remember being able to target it, but then I never really used those spells.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

It is a spell but iirc the animation is a little ball that goes where you point it.

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 week ago

Ratchet and Clank's glove of doom fits the bill

[–] bert@lemmy.monster 7 points 1 week ago

Does Ghostbusters count?

[–] zer0hour@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Helldivers has this, I believe. if a teammate dies then you have to throw an object to summon down a drop pod at a specific location

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Uh, nets IRL for starters, but there are shitloads of games with capture and summon mechanics ranging from Ghost Busters to ARK to Ratchet and Clank to fucking Skyrim.

Edit: Downvote all you want, but don't ask the question if you don't want the answer.

[–] bilb@lem.monster -1 points 1 week ago

Interesting, every example people have given you in response is pretty weak. (I'm not saying I agree with Nintendo have any exclusive claim here.)

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's the weird thing. It doesn't seem to matter. The patent was filed after PalWorld was released. I'm guessing this is some quirk of Japan's patent system I'm unfamiliar with.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 10 points 1 week ago

That's because it is, Pokemon didn't come up with it, they just made it popular.