Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, which makes the game Palworld.
From Nintendo’s press release:
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-ku, Japan; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, “Nintendo” hereafter), together with The Pokémon Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court against Pocketpair, Inc. (HQ: 2-10-2 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, “Defendant” hereafter) on September 18, 2024.
This lawsuit seeks an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that Palworld, a game developed and released by the Defendant, infringes multiple patent rights.
Pocketpair didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
Palworld, which is still in early access, became one of the first big gaming hits of 2024 when it launched in January, selling more than five million copies in three days.
The survival / crafting game, which has been described as “Pokémon with guns,” has your character working with monsters (“Pals”). But some of Palworld’s monster designs are remarkably similar to pokémon, and people almost immediately called out Palworld for the apparent ripoffs.
Maybe they're brothers? #Palworld #Pokemon #Lycanroc model from SV. pic.twitter.com/KnGSozfJGQ
— byo (@byofrog) January 21, 2024
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