The new Ayaneo Flip DS packs faster specs than the Steam Deck, but its clamshell dual-screen design reminds us of Nintendo's classic handheld.
  • Neshura@bookwormstory.social
    81·
    9 months ago

    I’m honestly surprised they can even use the DS name. I assumed Nintendo had trademarked that in every way possible

      • Neshura@bookwormstory.social
        10·
        9 months ago

        Well yes but actually no. The phrase “dual screen” is descriptive yes. But that is not what Nintendo called their product. The official name for the Nintendo DS is, well, Nintendo DS. So they very well could have trademarked the “DS” naming to keep for themselves for all eternity. Especially since they could argue that the shortened “DS” is distinctive since it is an abbreviation and not just a plain description.

        All I’m saying is I’m surprised the asshole suits at Nintendo didn’t do it, don’t know if they tried but failed though.

        • SheeEttin@programming.dev
          3·
          9 months ago

          They would only have the trademark as long as they’re still using it. I don’t think there’s anything first-party still in active development for any DS platform, but it’s still recent enough.

          It might just not have caught their attention yet.

        • Donut@leminal.space
          2·
          9 months ago

          I don’t think you can trademark an abbreviation just by itself, right? DS could stand for a multitude of things, so they would be hard pressed to try and prove how it couldn’t mean anything else but a (Nintendo) DS.

    • Shin@lemmy.world
      11·
      9 months ago

      I’m gonna assume it’s a “lmao China” moment when it comes to copyright.

      • CommanderCloon
        2·
        9 months ago

        It would actually be trademark and not copyright, and as such it requires constant market use by the trademark holder, and Nintendo has stopped using the DS trademark