It appears the game company Atari is looking to sue retailer Target for its alleged copy of the famous Pong game, as Target is currently promoting its own version in various stores, called Foot Pong. Foot Pong is very much laid out the same as the original game it’s inspired by, leading Atari to claim it as a “deliberate copy.” The game uses modern technology allowing for a new and unique way to play one of Atari’s most famous titles, as the function of the player moving their paddle from side-to-side is done with their foot through a motion-detecting device, and is playable in either one or two-player modes.
Atari has already voiced its concerns to Target repeatedly via cease-and-desist letters, but Target evidently ignored Atari’s requests. Atari is claiming that Target is using Foot Pong as a means to attract more customers into its stores, yet a lawyer representing Target has stated that there are no plans to remove the game whatsoever, and that Target will continue to promote the game until the intended March 2019 window.
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