Palworld might have to undergo gameplay changes or face removal from storefronts altogether, according to a lawyer. This comes as Nintendo sues Palworld developer Pocketpair, accusing the devs of patent infringement.
Speaking to GamesRadar, Haley MacLean from the firm Voyer Law explains that Palworld might undergo big gameplay changes if Nintendo is successful in its lawsuit against Pocketpair. This could see features from the game reworked completely, mostly likely including the capture mechanic which is said to be the reason behind Nintendo's lawsuit.
If Nintendo is successful, it will set a dangerous precedent for the future of the games industry.
MacLean adds that another possibility is that Palworld is removed from storefronts, either temporarily or permanently. Although she adds that, at this stage, it is difficult to say for certain what would happen if Pocketpair loses. Instead, MacLean says that much of this depends on the actual patents in question.
At this point, it's only suspecting that Nintendo is suing over an apparent infringement over capture mechanics that the company patented in 2021. And even if that is the case, Nintendo says that Pocketpair infringed upon "multiple" patents, so it's likely that there's more to the lawsuit than this.
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