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"'''US7762893'''" was a design concept for a touch-based strategy game highly resembling the ''[[Pikmin (series)|Pikmin]]'' series on a device that bears a remarkable resemblance to the [[nwiki:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]. <ref>[http://kyoto-report.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/release-dates.html The Kyoto Report: Prototype Database]</ref> It was filed as a patent in January 2006 by Yuji Kando and Yutaka Hirameki<ref>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/7762893 United States Patent: 7762893 - United States Patent and Trademark Office]</ref>, who respectively are the main programmers and level designers for ''[[Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. | |||
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According to the patent, gameplay would involve players controlling | According to the patent, gameplay would involve players controlling Pikmin-like characters with a "pointing device", with the objective being to guide player-controlled units to other objects so that they can interact in certain ways. <ref>[http://uk.gamespot.com/features/patented-game-mechanics-that-might-surprise-you-6369027/?page=11 Patented Game Mechanics That Might Surprise You, Page 11 - GameSpot.com]</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Prototype information]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.google.com/patents?id=DbmZAAAAEBAJ Full patent information at Google Patents] | *[http://www.google.com/patents?id=DbmZAAAAEBAJ Full patent information at Google Patents] | ||
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