There’s Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sued for patent infringement Against Pocketpair in Tokyo. Pocketpair is the Japanese video game developer behind it Palworlda game that people have described as a parody of Pokémon, featuring cute weapon-wielding monsters. Released in Early Access on January 18th, the game was an instant hit, selling 15 million copies and surpassing 25 million players on Steam. in just one month. The Pokémon Company said a few days later Palworld turned out to be goes to investigate a game “released in January 2024” and “will take appropriate action to address any actions that infringe Pokémon-related intellectual property rights.” It seems that the investigation is over and they have decided to take legal action.
“This lawsuit seeks anti-infringement and compensatory damages on the basis that the Palworld game developed and published by the Defendant infringes multiple patent rights,” Nintendo said in a statement about the suit.
Pocketpair has previously said that its gameplay is more similar Ark Survival Evolved and Vanaheim More than Pokemon. The CEO of the company Takuro Mizobe said about it Palworld “cleared legal reviews” and no lawsuits have been filed against Pocketpair over its development. while Palworld’s monsters look familiar to Pokémon fans, taking on a darker tone. You can choose to play as friends with monsters known as “Pals” and fight poachers trying to kill them. But you can also kill and eat Pals, make them fight to the death, and even sell them into slavery.
