Published , by TJ Denzer
Published , by TJ Denzer
This last week, Nintendo finally strapped on its legal gloves and filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer company Pocketpair citing patent infringement, and now Pocketpair has returned in kind with a statement of its own. Simply put, the Palworld dev doesn’t know exactly what Nintendo is suing over yet because Nintendo hasn’t revealed the patents that were infringed upon. With that in mind, Pocketpair suggested it intends to meet Nintendo in court over Palworld and the supposed infringed patents.
Pocketpair posted its full statement to Nintendo’s lawsuit on the Palworld social media account this week. The statement suggests Pocketpair was blindsided, but will still meet Nintendo in court over the matter:
How the case between Nintendo and Pocketpair plays out will be interesting to see. Palworld’s comparisons to Pokemon have been fairly heavy for a long time, but there are quite a few differences between the two games. If Nintendo is suggesting no one else can make monster catcher-like games, it would leave a lot of other titles in jeopardy as well, including Cassette Beasts, Ooblets, and TemTem, to name a few.
With the lawsuit filed, we’ll be watching for Nintendo to share what exactly its grievances are and what patents were infringed upon. Stay tuned for more details as this story continues.