Nintendo's new patent is not actually dealing with all summons.

Nintendo likes good patents. If there is anything that can depend on the company, it ruins the life of video game pirates and fiercely protects the property. It has been in progress since PalWorld, which is supposed to have infringed the Pake Ball patent, and in the past, many people were surprised when Nintendo patented a popular gameplay mechanism.

Still, they were angry and right. You can claim that a patent is the death of creativity, and is one of the reasons that are often used or not constructed as required as a cool and innovative function, such as Mordor's Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis System.

Nintendo's new patent is not actually dealing with all summons.

Pokemon trainer summons ampares ready for combat.

However, it is important to choose a battle for all claims that Nintendo summoned as a whole, but all the claims that Nintendo summoned in general are quite exaggerated. The patent shared by Games Fray first pointed out by The Verge is a very specific type of summons that is actually provided only to Pokemon Scarlet & Violet.

Nintendo did not patents the summon concept that performed a lot of games from the beginning to the Persona to Persona, and actually patented the system that determines the summoned character when the summoned character is summoned. In essence, it is a patent for the automatic battleing system of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. This is much narrower than it is made.

In addition, Verge pointed out that if the patent was challenged at any point, it might not stand in court. In the past, there was a game with similar systems like Starcraft, and questioned the patent's claim that the Nintendo version was an original invention. The patent may be too abstract as the automatic-excretion system imitates real strategies such as soldiers led by generals in combat.

In a blunt speaking, Nintendo has not been patented by the concept of summoning. It has received a very specific patent that may not be maintained in court, depending on how similar to the actual military tactics. Final Fantasy, Persona, Dark Souls, and other games that summon strange people for you are safe now.