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Nintendo Is Trying To Patent Some Really Broad Tears Of The Kingdom Mechanics (kotaku.com)
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[–] ImpossibleRubiksCube@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago

I am almost certain that there's a Skyrim mod for that, that's been around for a decade. It's trivial.

Frankly, this is stuff that trademarks exist for, not patents. None of this sounds like an actual invention.