There can be no lawsuit here without upsetting the entire gaming industry. Sue star wars survivor series for being a blatant ripoff of sekiro but based in star wars - where do you draw the line? Games have copied mechanics for as long as there have been games.
I have no faith in the courts, however, and nintendo usually wins these stupid things.
> There can be no lawsuit here without upsetting the entire gaming industry. Sue star wars survivor series for being a blatant ripoff of sekiro but based in star wars - where do you draw the line?
At worst that would just result in that title not being offered for sale in Japan anymore. Remember, as a Japanese lawsuit, this suit's scope is limited to Japan.
That is a bad case though. Japan gaming industry still produces great titles. Meanwhile the US industry is suffering massive layoffs and brain drain, all while investing tons into predatory crap like candy crush or the 5 billionth cod reskin instead. Nintendo being a patent troll here does not help the japanese gaming industry nor the broader industry at large, it discourages competition at best.
In that case, the company (which is Japanese) would presumably need to relocate to another country entirely, which would be nontrivial and would probably require replacing most of their staff.
It's entirely possible such a move just isn't survivable for the game.
I have no faith in the courts, however, and nintendo usually wins these stupid things.