US Patent Issued to NINTENDO on Sept. 15 for "Systems and methods of processing player interactions in a multiplayer virtual game space" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,450, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to NINTENDO Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Systems and methods of processing player interactions in a multiplayer virtual game space" was invented by Kees Luyendijk (Redmond, Wash.), Chris Polney (Redmond, Wash.), Daisy Pigeon (Redmond, Wash.) and Carlie Olson (Redmond, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer system is provided that enables players to play an online multiplayer game. When collisions are detected in the game, energy objects are created. These objects may be acquired by players during the game to increase a special ability meter. Activation of the special ability meter allows p...