Nintendo's suing of Palworld has, as one might imagine, set the internet on fire. Primarily because most people like a good underdog story, and also because Nintendo has built a reputation for being very, very litigious.
As such, cheers went up on the internet when it was uncovered by GamesFray that Nintendo's patent claims, which primarily seem poised to target Palworld, had suffered 22 rejected claims (out of 23) in the US—which naturally made headlines since, on digital paper, this sounds like a big win. In practice? It's apparently business as usual.
