Last month, Nintendo announced that it's suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for infringing on "multiple patent rights". In response, the PS5 port was indefinitely delayed in Japan, and a lawyer claimed that Palworld may even have to rework its game mechanics if Nintendo wins.
However, Pocketpair isn't dissuaded and is instead fighting the suit "to ensure that indie game developers are not hindered or discouraged from pursung their creative ideas", while publisher Krafton just announced that it has a new Palworld game in development.
If Nintendo is successful, it will set a dangerous precedent for the future of the games industry.
As reported by PCGamesN, PUBG Studios is developing a mobile spin-off based on Pocketpair's game. We don't know much about it yet, whether it'll be a survival sandbox akin to Palworld itself or something else entirely, but it's interesting nonetheless that Krafton isn't dissuaded by the IP even amidst Nintendo's lawsuit.
Despite pushing on with a new game and a shadowdropped PS5 port, analyst Serkan Toto said that he believes things will "end bad for Pocketpair".
"Nintendo is famously protective of its IP, and they have a very, very strong legal team that is feared in the...
