As a pioneering country in the gaming industry, Japan has produced numerous first-of-its-kind invention patents over the years. Recently, the latest statistics on the number of patents of Japanese gaming giants were released. Nintendo, which frequently wields the stick of copyright law to punish all living beings, is only ranked fifth.
·Patent Result, a professional service organization in Japan that specializes in "franchise analysis" and "intellectual financial strategy support", released the latest patent number ranking of Japanese game giants (as of 2025) on June 26. All major Japanese game giants are on the list. Nintendo, which is world-famous for its legal department, actually does not have that many patents:
