Oh, look. Zynga had a brand-new idea all on its own! And it doesn’t resemble any Nintendo properties in any way, no sir! Especially not monsters that fit in your pocket!

While I jest, I really don’t mind this sort of thing as much as some gamers seem to.  Yeah, so they’re ripping off Nintendo’s designs. If the game is fun or successful, does it really matter?

Of course, I won’t know one way or another. Facebook games are, almost without exception, cheap, empty experiences that pull you back in with incentives, rather than real fun.