A fan petition asking Nintendo to drop its lawsuits against Palworld is gaining traction just three days after it was started. The base-building, monster-collecting title by indie developer Pocketpair has drawn a dedicated fanbase in the year and a half that it's been out. But the game has also drawn the attention of Nintendo and the Pokémon Company for its resemblance to Pokémon, landing Pocketpair in a legal battle against the two industry giants.
Pocketpair was sued by Nintendo and Pokémon in September of last year, though the small company hasn't let this slow it down. Buoyed by its growing community, the indie developer has been refusing to back down. The community is now banding together once again to show Nintendo that it supports the plucky underdog in this fight: A petition asking Nintendo to drop its legal action against Palworld was started on May 10 by Jamesen DeMann on Change.org, and has already gathered 176 signatures.
The petition notes that Nintendo has been taking more legal actions against developers and creators who make games with similar visuals or mechanics to the Pokémon franchise. While DeMann realizes that this is coming from a desire to protect its intellectual...
