Nintendo Patents Online Console Gaming

MagicDude writes "Nintendo has patented key console online gaming features. Specifically, it has received patents on things such as player league tables, voice communications and online gaming host services. While the article doesn't address how Nintendo will use these patents, it makes you wonder if this is the first step for Nintendo to become a major player in the online gaming market."

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Can't help but wonder if Nintendo might be getting ready to open a can of lawyer sized whoop ass on their good neighbors over at Microsoft! It would seem to me that Xbox Live and Sega's earlier online Dreamcast efforts constitute prior art. IANAL (I finally get to use that!), so I could be wrong.

Best case scenario, Nintendo is getting ready to enter online gaming in a big way and want to get their ducks in a row. If true, I think this means that Shigero Miyamoto has something ready to go online. You can bet that when Nintendo is ready to go online Miyamoto-san will be leading the way!