Nintendo - Files Patent For Online Invitation System

[tomqman]

Word has got out of a new patent (Patent No. 20070123353) Nintendo has filed which will allow users to send online game invitations to friends that they can see logged into the server. Take for example, you're playing Mario Strikers and your buddy is playing Pokémon Battle Revolution, you could according to this patent invite your mate to play Mario Strikers with you.

…users may be playing a game and be invited to play another different game (without rebooting the machine etc)…By providing, among other things, an invitation server that keeps track of accepted invitations, users can be conveniently and, if desired, automatically joined to a game being played by another user, even if a game system is turned off and then back on.

The patent has recently been published but was filed last year, is this an indication of where Nintendo's taking the Wii and the future of its online games?

news via: codenamerevolution.com

 

[Almo]

wow nice find, sounds awesome! repped

 

[tomqman]

lol quick reply thanks for rep. i hope this becomes in full use on all online games and also a chat room for all your friends to see when their online what online games they got and im or voip

 

[Almo]

lol quick reply thanks for rep. i hope this becomes in full use on all online games and also a chat room for all your friends to see when their online what online games they got and im or voip

yeah i agree itll be awesome if it becomes fully active, will save the hassle of emailing or whatever your friends to organise a time and what game your gonna play

 

[paintba||er]

Can't you already do this on Xbox Live?

 

[tomqman]

Can't you already do this on Xbox Live?

give nintendo a chance they getting there slowy but when they do it will be worth it and it will be great

 

[paintba||er]

Yes, but how can they patent something that Microsoft is already doing?

 

[tomqman]

im pretty sure that there was computer software that can do this which was out before xbox so microsoft cant really do anything about it

 

[paintba||er]

But if all of these things already have similar systems Nintendo shouldn't be able to patent it.

 

[zachp18]

if this is true the wii online experience will be even greater!

 

[paintba||er]

if this is true the wii online experience will be even greater!

Ya, because it can't really get much worse than it is right now.

 

[zachp18]

lol, it's not THAT bad. it just needs a better shop channel. and i could list a ton of other things.... ok it is pretty bad.

 

[tomqman]

Ya, because it can't really get much worse than it is right now.

so i notice u live in Utah so hows online games on the wii i bet you havnt even played one if you live in america. so how do u know what its like to play online on the wii

 

[zachp18]

i think paintballer is referring to the shop channel, friend codes etc.

 

[paintba||er]

so i notice u live in Utah so hows online games on the wii i bet you havnt even played one if you live in america. so how do u know what its like to play online on the wii

Ya, thats one of the biggest problems that you just pointed out. There isn't any games that use it.