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Nintendo sues Palworld developers Pocketpair for patent infringement

Nintendo sues Pocketpair, developers of Palworld, for patent infringement. Palworld is an indie game often described as "Pokemon with Guns" and has many uncannily similar character designs.

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'It is truly unfortunate': Palworld responds to Nintendo's lawsuit while also continuing to 'strive to create a game that our fans can be proud of'

"We apologise to our fans and supporters for any worry or discomfort."

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Palworld rumbles on with a "fatal bug" fix that stops wild and base Pals from moving and working, hours after Nintendo publicly announced its lawsuit

Far from ideal, on both counts

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"Nintendo may be reaching" in its Palworld lawsuit, according to a lawyer who says it's "hard to imagine what patents" the survival game could have infringed upon

The lawyer also points out that this is a patent infringement lawsuit, not a copyright case

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"It is truly unfortunate that we will be forced to allocate significant time to matters unrelated to game development due to this lawsuit," — Palworld responds to news of Nintendo suing for patent infringement

Pocketpair, creators of Palworld, have today issued a statement in response to Nintendo filing a lawsuit for patent infringement. The statement states that Pocket Pair regrets the significant time they must allocate to this rather than developing the game.

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Palworld developer responds to Nintendo lawsuit, says "we will do our utmost" to ensure that indie devs "are not hindered or discouraged from pursuing their creative ideas"

Pocketpair says it's "unaware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing upon"

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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company protect 'valuable' IP by suing Palworld

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have officially filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair's Palworld for multiple patent infringements.

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After months of silence, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are finally suing Palworld

Nintendo has finally issued Palworld with an infringement notice after months of controversy around the Pokemon-influenced "Pals".

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Just as it looked like Palworld might escape Nintendo's gaze, the lawsuit has been filed: Nintendo is suing Pocketpair for patent infringement

The Pokémon-inspired survival game allegedly "infringes multiple patents".

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Nintendo is suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for patent infringement "to protect the intellectual properties it has worked hard to establish over the years"

Palworld developer Pocketpair is being sued by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for patent infringement.

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It's official: Palworld has been Nintendo'd as The Pokemon Company files lawsuit against Pocketpair for infringing "multiple patent rights"

It was only a matter of time

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Pocketpair confirms Palworld isn't turning into a live-service game and won't be free-to-play: 'We are not changing our game's business model'

You can calm down now.

PC Gamer

Palworld developer clarifies the hit survival game "will remain buy-to-play" and won't pivot to a free live service model

"Palworld was never designed with that model in mind"

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Palworld CEO says turning the hit survival game into a live-service title would "extend its lifespan," but "the most important thing is whether the players want it"

Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe says "it's not that easy" to adopt a live-service model

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A Palworld PS5 announcement seems inevitable as the hit survival game's apparent PlayStation port leaks ahead of Tokyo Game Show

A PS5 version will reportedly be playable at the show

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Palworld dev hopes to "help more indie devs" after the survival game's runaway success: "We were in the same position only a year ago until Palworld changed our lives"

Palworld is one of the lucky ones

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Helldivers 2 dev echoes Diablo 4 and Palworld teams and says it's OK to take a break from a game and come back later, "especially a live service one"

"I hope you'll stick around, but there's nothing wrong with playing a game and revisiting it at a later state"

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After using generative AI in a co-op painting game 2 years ago, Palworld studio CEO wants to keep "a healthy distance from technological advancements"

The team doesn't want to "actively pursue something that’s going to upset people"

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The follow-up to Palworld could go 'beyond AAA', but Pocketpair's CEO only wants to pursue projects that 'are interesting as indie games'

The next game will remain small, despite the studio's massive success.

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Palworld's profits are so massive that its devs' next game could "go beyond AAA," but its CEO doesn't want to wield "such an enormous budget"

Pocketpair's CEO is interested in pursuing interesting indie ideas, instead

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Palworld Dev Addresses 'Dead Game' Claims, Calls Out Unhealthy Gaming Routines

A Palworld community manager address claims that PocketPair's monster-taming title is a "dead game."

GamesRadar

Palworld community lead says really, "We didn't AI generate any Pals" and "no lawsuit ever existed" following viral Pokemon comparisons

"Real life isn't Twitter"

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Palworld dev finds common ground with Nintendo, dismisses use of generative AI: "Our artists draw thousands of sketches"

Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe is shutting down the AI rumors about Palworld

PC Gamer

'Our artists draw thousands of sketches': Palworld's CEO, seemingly exhausted by AI art accusations, once more tries to put them to bed

Drawing the lines.

PC Gamer

Palworld announces merch after a new partnership with Sony Music, and I'm praying to Jormuntide Ignis that means plushies

Time for some cuddly pals.

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