Nintendo is finally taking action on Pocketpair’s “Pals”
Nintendo has announced that it will be suing the developer of the hit monster-taming game, Palworld, for infringing on multiple patents.
In its statement, Nintendo said, “The lawsuit seeks an injunction against the defendants and compensation for damages… In order to protect the valuable intellectual property that we have built up through many years of hard work, we will continue to take the necessary measures against any infringement of our intellectual property.”
This comes almost eight months after Palworld’s monumental January launch, selling more than 5 million copies and achieving an average viewership on Twitch of 147,264, with 58.3m hours watched. But Palworld instantly drew comparisons to the third-best-selling video game series of all time, thanks to glaringly obvious similarities between its “Pals” and Pokemon. The entire gaming world expected Nintendo’s infamous legal team to speedily come down on their heads, and when that didn’t happen many people assumed that Palworld was safe.
