That took a minute
Had to delve into the patent dungeon. Its large and all the names are incomprehensible.
It could be they waited to not trigger the Streisand effect too hard.
Fuck off, Nintendo.
Interesting it’s a patent lawsuit and not copyright. I haven’t played Palworld and barely know how Pokemon works; is the gameplay in any way similar?
You capture monsters in balls, hurting them more makes it easier.
Except for the capture mechanic working similar, which hopefully was not just copy-pasted, the gameplay is completely different. Palworld plays like Arc x Fortnite, while Pokémon plays like Final Fantasy.
And the general design-inspiration itself shouldn’t be an issue. Because I don’t think “style” can be copyrighted
Fuck Nintendo don’t buy their products.
Outside of a passing similarity to Pokemon, I wonder what the suit is about
It’s about Nintendo and their rabid legal practices.
Nostalgia is a hard drug. You can still appreciate games from you childhood & not buy games or consoles from a evil company.
Plus, there’s always piracy. With that said, I generally prefer the older games anyway.
Is there any way to support pocketpair during the lawsuit? I already bought the game, and it’s one of my favorites, and pokemon can eat a dick
DM me, I can point you towards an account you can send money to.
Clearly a scam, if you need to send money to anyone, DM ME, I’ll make sure it gets to the right place. Also, any interest in buying a bridge?
Wow a lot of scammers around here, don’t fall for them! My uncle works at pocketpair; DM me I’ll make sure the money goes to the right place!
…what kind of bridge?
The good kind. Really sturdy. Put a toll booth on it, get your money back in no time.
Nintendo sues Nintendo for using Nintendo intellectual property
Ahh I see, Nintendo has discovered the internet.
Maybe if the pokémon company had done anything to advance their gameplay in the past 30 years people wouldn’t be so excited to try a better pokémon game. They should probably sue the developers of Ni No Kuni for also making a better pokémon game.
I heard that Pocket Pair use relatively questionable methods to develop their games such as AI and literal copy-paste for their concept art which they then just alter.
But its more hearsay than everything else I guess.
Please don’t post hearsay. If you want to post something incriminating, take a second to verify it first. This is how bad rumors propagate, and as a society today it’s a problem we’re facing like never before. Do your part!
In this case you’re completely wrong.
