Palworld developer Pocketpair has released a statement that confirms which patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have accused it of infringing and are suing it over.
From the moment Palworld was first revealed, it was incredibly obvious to everyone that its Pals (which were instantly accused of copying Pokemon designs) and the way you capture and control them was taking the mick out of Pokemon. Sure, the final game does a surprising amount of things differently, but the concept as a whole was very 'Mon-coded.
If Nintendo is successful, it will set a dangerous precedent for the future of the games industry.
That made it very surprising when Palworld launched earlier this year and both Nintendo and The Pokemon Company seemingly had nothing to say about it. The silence didn't last very long, though, as Nintendo finally commented on the game a few months ago and revealed that it was suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for allegedly infringing on multiple patents.
Although a lot of lawyers and experts have had theories about which patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing Palworld over, nothing official had been confirmed by any of the companies involved. That just changed today as Pocketpair...
