Kennysplash Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Nintendo has taken action to sue Palworld developers for infringing certain copyrights. This legal action aims to stop the infringement and seek compensation for damages because Palworld, a game created and launched by the Defendant, violates several patent rights. Nintendo plans to keep fighting against any violations of its intellectual property rights, including the Nintendo brand, to safeguard the intellectual properties it has built up over time. Read here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 To be honest, I'm surprised that Nintendo never tried to sue them from the get-go. However, Nintendo could also take some inspiration from Palworld and implement a few things like making your Pokemon help you out with tasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpvr Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 ORIGINAL STORY: It's official: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are taking legal action against Palworld's developer, Pocketpair. The companies filed a lawsuit against the developer today, September 18, seeking "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." Nintendo will continue to take necessary actions against any infringement of its intellectual property rights including the Nintendo brand itself, to protect the intellectual properties it has worked hard to establish over the years," Nintendo's statement reads. The filing is absolutely massive news and follows months of speculation that Nintendo would take legal action over the indie survival game that's been referred to as "Pokémon with guns." Nintendo previously released a statement about Palworld in January, vowing to "investigate and take appropriate measures" against any potentially infringing content. A modder also claimed that "Nintendo has come for me" after posting a clip with Pokémon’s Ash Ketchum in Palworld. But six months later, in June, Pocketpair insisted that Nintendo had yet to make a complaint in response to the "Pokémon rip-off" claims. "Nintendo and the Pokémon Company didn’t say anything to us," Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe told Game File at the time. "Of course I love Pokémon and respect it. I grew up with it, in my generation.” NINTENDO AND THE POKÉMON COMPANY HAVE OFFICIALLY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST POCKETPAIR. Palworld launched in early access form in January 2024 on PC via Steam and on Xbox as a day-one Game Pass title and catapulted to tremendous overnight success, but also controversy. Pokémon fans were quick to call out the similarities in Palworld, although the indie developer insisted that Palworld is more akin to survival crafting games such as Ark Survival Evolved and Valheim than Pokémon. Pocketpair's community manager even said the team has received death threatsover the backlash. IGN has reached out to Pocketpair for comment source.Ign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 @Cpvr I have merged your thread with this already existing and recently active thread on the same topic. In future, please check to see if a thread you want to post already has an active thread on the same topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Just to add, Nintendo's actually suing them regarding patents which is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpvr Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 On 9/20/2024 at 7:33 PM, killamch89 said: Just to add, Nintendo's actually suing them regarding patents which is interesting. It is. I wonder how long it’ll be dragged out for. This video discusses the lawsuit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 20 hours ago, Cpvr said: It is. I wonder how long it’ll be dragged out for. This video discusses the lawsuit as well. Thanks for linking that because I was going to link Yongyea's video but it must've slipped my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenfreak Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 I find it amusing that Pocketpair's answer to the lawsuit is to release the game on the PS5. I'm not a fan of Nintendo as a company, but honestly I'm surprised they haven't tried suing Pocketpair sooner. There's models of the pals that look eerily similar to Pokemon designs, but I know this isn't the reason why they're going after Pocketpair, it's the fact that you capture pals in balls and Nintendo apparently claims they patented the "use balls to capture creatures" idea. I hope Pocketpair wins, but it's going to be tough since Nintendo has so much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOn Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 I’m surprised that Palworld’s success was pegged on a borrowed concept. They deserve to be taken to court. So, Nintendo has every reason to sue. It is incredibly important to safeguard ideas in the gaming sector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Button Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 I don't need to wonder that Nintendo is quite aggressive when it comes to IP protection. Palworld’s developers should have seen this coming. This lawsuit will have some repercussions in development of video games and in the laws of copyright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpvr Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Palworld’s developer has recently revealed the patents that are at the heart of the lawsuits. The three patents that are targetting in the lawsuit can be found on Ign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 12 hours ago, Cpvr said: Palworld’s developer has recently revealed the patents that are at the heart of the lawsuits. The three patents that are targetting in the lawsuit can be found on Ign. I did state that a bit earlier but I'm happy for the link to an IGN article and the video with a more detailed explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
