Nintendo and Pokemon have taken legal action against Palworld developer Pocketpair over patent infringement. Here’s what that means

When Palworld was released in January 2024, many gamers noticed close comparisons to games like Arc: Survival Evolved and Breath Of The Wild. Yet, above all else, Palworld was undoubtedly a parody of the highest-grossing media franchise of all time, Pokémon, with a cast of Pokémon esc “Pals” for the player to collect.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Palwoods and hunt large, electric yellow animals of entirely

Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. are suing the makers of Palworld, claiming the game infringes on the “Pocket Monster” franchise’s patents.

Palworld's developer, Pocketpair, is responding to Nintendo's patent infringement lawsuit, and hinting how it'll try to fight back in court.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair in Tokyo. Pocketpair is the Japanese video game developer behind Palworld, a game people have been describing as a Pokémon parody,

"Palworld," a survival-strategy game known colloquially as "Pokémon With Guns,” is the target of a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Nintendo and the Pokémon Co. Nintendo said the lawsuit against Pocketpair,

An analyst believes that Nintendo is trying to "financially damage" Palworld developer Pocketpair as much as it can in the announced lawsuit.