Mach Ghost SP said, April 04, 2008, 08:42:11 pmWhen someone posts a period, (.), what does it mean?It mean I deleted my post from a private section and I didn't want you guys to know what was the content of that original post.
Nrvnq[S]r said, April 04, 2008, 11:37:33 pmMy very soul lusts for this.***WARNING: POSSIBLE STUPID QUESTION ALERT!!!***Did they get any kind of permission from Nintendo/Famicom to even do that?Valodim said, April 05, 2008, 12:06:06 amWHO'S NEXTI would try and play, if I didn't suck at chess. Checkers, maybe, but chess, no.
Nitros Steele said, April 05, 2008, 12:50:02 amNrvnq[S]r said, April 04, 2008, 11:37:33 pmMy very soul lusts for this.***WARNING: POSSIBLE STUPID QUESTION ALERT!!!***Did they get any kind of permission from Nintendo/Famicom to even do that?The real world in unlike the mugen community, since some of the nes hardware patents have expired they do not need to get permission or a license from Nintendo.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System_hardware_cloneQuotePost-patent FamiclonesSome of Nintendo's patents on the Famicom expired in 2003, followed in 2005 by NES-specific patents such as those covering the 10NES lockout chip. While Nintendo still holds various related trademarks, NES hardware clones are no longer necessarily illegal on the basis of patent infringement. This matter is complicated by the effect of different patents awarded in different countries, with different expiration dates. Nintendo sued Gametech in 2005 for selling the PocketFami, despite the patent expiration. Nintendo lost this suit.[citation needed] However, Famiclone manufacturers who incorporate copyrighted games into the unit may still be subject to legal liability on that basis, due to copyrights having much longer terms than patents (in most countries creative works such as games are automatically in copyright for many decades, sometimes up to 85 years after their creation).While the old-style Famiclones continue to be found, the newly legitimized market has seen several clones that openly advertise support for original Famicom or NES games (or sometimes both), a feature not usually publicized by previous clones, which were often marketed as cheap gifts rather than Famicom-compatible systems. Examples of these newer efforts include the Generation NEX, which resembles a flattened version of the original NES and supports both NES and Famicom games, Gametech's Neo-Fami (also released in both Famicom and NES compatible versions as the "FC Game Console" by Yobo Gameware), and the handheld PocketFami, a more ambitious, albeit still slightly flawed, successor to the older TopGuy, GameAxe and Game Theory Admiral. However, these more legitimate clones are still based on the same NES-on-a-chip architecture as the older systems, and as such still suffer from many of the same compatibility problems.from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System_hardware_clone
Interesting. So from what I'm reading, I guess that due to these patent expirations, it is possible for these "Famiclones" to be manufactured without any possible legal action that would have been against them before the expirations were activated (for lack of a better phrase).Hm, you learn something new everyday.
Nitros Steele said, April 05, 2008, 01:16:31 amInteresting. So from what I'm reading, I guess that due to these patent expirations, it is possible for these "Famiclones" to be manufactured without any possible legal action that would have been against them before the expirations were activated (for lack of a better phrase).Hm, you learn something new everyday.Yes, That pretty much sums it up. Nintendo tried to sue and failed so I don't think they will sue someone again over that.
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Nrvnq[S]r said, April 04, 2008, 11:37:33 pmMy very soul lusts for this.I remember seeing this advertised in an EGM article a few years ago. Thank god the original patent is dead so this could come to life - original NES system is garbage.
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