Nintendo, Palworld
Nintendo Sues Palworld Studio for Its Pokemon-Like Shooter Game
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court against Japanese video game studio Pocketpair, alleging that its parody shooter game Palworld is violating intellectual property laws.
Amid the Palworld dispute, one analyst says Nintendo only strikes when it wants to because it "could have sued half the gaming industry back in 2017"
One analyst reckons that Nintendo's laundry list of patents means it could have sued countless games over the years, but the company is only targeting Palworld over its similarities to Pokemon now because it's inclined to do so.
Pokemon Vs. Palworld: Why Nintendo Will Probably Win, According To Analyst
Pocketpair recently disclosed that it will not switch Palworld to a free-to-play or live-service model. As Toto alluded to above, it's believed that Pocketpair will soon announce Palworld's PlayStation 5 port. Sony and Pocketpair have already teamed up for a Palworld merchandise deal with an eye towards expanding the franchise beyond games.
Nintendo's patent lawsuit shows it's "given up making the case that Palworld's characters are similar to Pokemon's," analyst explains
Nintendo and the Pokemon Company's lawsuit against fellow creature-collectathon Palworld is for patent infringement, rather than copyright infringement, and one analyst reckons that means Nintendo has "given up" on trying to argue that Pals look too similar to Mons.
What is patent infringement? Nintendo & Pokemon’s Palworld lawsuit explained
Nintendo and Pokemon have taken legal action against Palworld developer Pocketpair over patent infringement. Here’s what that means
Analyst believes Nintendo can succeed in Palworld lawsuit
An analyst believes that Nintendo is trying to "financially damage" Palworld developer Pocketpair as much as it can in the announced lawsuit.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Nintendo Highly Likely To Win Palworld Lawsuit, Analyst Suggests
Nintendo and Pokemon Company sue Palworld developer for patent infringement. Analyst notes Nintendo's strong legal team and predicts bad outcome for Pocketpair. Palworld developers likely caught off guard,
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Ex-Palworld designer alleges Pocketpair changed their designs to be more like Pokemon
An ex-Palworld character artist alleged that developer Pocketpair changed their designs to more closely resemble Pokemon.
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Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. accuse Palworld game developer of patent infringement in new lawsuit
In a 2021 interview about the game published in TheGamer, Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe said he was unaware the internet had ...
Nintendo, Pokemon Co sue 'Palworld' maker for patent infringement
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the maker of survival adventure game ...
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Pokemon and Palworld Fans Might Want to Keep an Eye on Miraibo GO
Miraibo GO is shaping up to be another competitor in the monster-capturing scene where Palworld and Pokemon are highly ...
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Nintendo sues Palworld dev for patent infringement
Nintendo is officially suing Pocketpair, the developer of the mega-popular indie Palworld, for alleged patent infringement in ...
Nintendo, The Pokemon Company sue 'Palworld' developer for patent infringement
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company (TPC) have begun legal action against Pocketpair, the developer of the popular open-world ...