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Palworld developer reports Nintendo's suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only $66,000 in damages, but a videogame IP lawyer says fighting the lawsuit could mean 'burning millions of dollars'

by Lincoln Carpenter

Today, Palworld developer Pocketpair published a report detailing the terms of the intellectual property lawsuit Nintendo filed against the studio in September. When Nintendo announced its lawsuit, it alleged that Palworld "infringes multiple patent rights" but didn't specify which patents were being claimed, leaving us to speculate about whether Nintendo was bringing its legal cannons to bear over third-person Poké Ball throwing... Read more.

Here are the patents Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are suing Palworld about, according to Pocketpair

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Palworld developers Pocketpair have finally revealed which patents Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are suing them about. It looks like they're focusing on the act of throwing capsular items to catch or release monsters, together with the usage of monsters as mounts. If you've somehow yet to encounter Palworld, it's a bestselling survival game that takes hefty - some would say, scandalous - inspiration from Pokémon, with players poaching Pokésque critters using magic spheres, and deploying them as soldiers and minions. Read more

Palworld developer Pocketpair provides update on that Pokemon Company/Nintendo lawsuit, revealing the exact patents it's accused of infringing upon

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Palworld developer Pocketpair has provided an update on the ongoing legal action between it and the combination of Nintendo and The Pokemon Company, which claims to reveal the exact patents that the game about pals has been accused of infringing upon. Read more

Palworld dev faces an injunction and $65,000 fine in Nintendo's Pokemon lawsuit

by editor@pcgamesn.com

Palworld maker Pocketpair shares the details of its ongoing patent infringement lawsuit with Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. First detailed in September, we now have a closer understanding of what Nintendo is looking for. Rather than considering Pal designs, the lawsuit targets specific in-game mechanics, as the plaintiffs seek an injunction on the creature-collecting survival game alongside a heavy fine for damages. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Palworld map - all locations, regions, and points of interest The 26 best Palworld mods and how to install All Palworld bosses in order and how to beat them

Palworld dev details the patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing for

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Back in September Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit in Japan against Palworld developer Pocketpair, and now we actually know why. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/palworld-dev-details-the-patents-nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-are-suing-for

Palworld update hands you four free skins just in time for Halloween

by editor@pcgamesn.com

If you've been looking for a reason to come back to Palworld, free stuff is the perfect excuse. The creature-collecting survival game remains one of the biggest PC games of 2024 - it's easy to forget the Steam-topping 2.1 million concurrent players it was pulling in during January. Now, as Halloween creeps up on our doorstep, developer Pocketpair has a seasonal update with some free Palworld skins up for grabs, alongside a few quality of life upgrades. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best new PC games 2024 The 26 best Palworld mods and how to install A new Palworld game is coming, despite Nintendo legal action

Update v0.3.10: Free Halloween skins and bug fixes!

by pocketpair_admin

Palworld version v0.3.10 has been released! == ▼Skins ・Added 4 Halloween skins! All players will recieve these skins for free upon starting up the game! (※Cannot be equipped unless you have at least 1 of the corresponding Pals) ⤷ Halloween Cattiva ⤷ Spectacled Katress ⤷ Pirate Pengullet ⤷ Halloween Croajiro ▼Multiplayer ・Significantly relaxed the text chat character limit. You can now write much longer messages! ▼Major Bug Fixes ・Fixed memory leak on servers ・Fixed several critical game crashes ・Fixed an issue where large Pals would push the player under the world or through walls ▼Bug Fixes ・Fixed an issue where custom markers were not displayed in the compass UI at the top of the screen ・Fixed many minor bugs ・Fixed minor translation errors == Thank you for your continued support of Palworld {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40671762/547fbda576c90f488500843936bdb3434ce8fe0c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40671762/c6a2537d3db9fac25269442dfb249d34b3490b81.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40671762/9c1bf51cee28624172306...

Despite the looming Nintendo lawsuit, PUBG publisher Krafton is bringing Palworld to mobile devices

by Andy Chalk

"There is no Palworld application for phones," Pocketpair said earlier this year, warning against the proliferation of fake Palworld mobile apps appearing on the App Store and Google Play. But someday there will be. PUBG publisher Krafton has announced a deal with Pocketpair to bring the hit survival-crafting game to mobile devices... Read more.

Palworld is getting a mobile game as Pocketpair signs deal with PUBG's publisher, and yes, that Nintendo lawsuit is still very much a thing

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You know Palworld? That game that recently got a PS5 port and definitely had nothing else of note happen involving it? Well, developer Pocketpair has signed a licensing agreement with Krafton for a mobile version of it to be made. Read more

Update v0.3.9: Improved server FPS and more

by pocketpair_admin

Palworld version v0.3.9 has been released! == ・Improved server FPS when there are many guilds on dedicated servers ・Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash during cutscenes in towers == Thank you for your continued support of Palworld

Nintendo is filing for the patents it's suing Palworld with in the US as well, though some (non-final) rejections could complicate matters

by Harvey Randall

Just in case you missed it—in the middle of September this year, the famously litigious, Pokémon rights-owning company Nintendo finally decided to roll its sleeves up and sue Palworld developer Pocketpair for patent infringement... Read more.

Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld isn't just bad for the industry, it's bad for Nintendo

by Ted Litchfield

I love my Nintendo Switch⁠—I'm a PC gamer first and foremost, but the hybrid console created this entirely new niche in my play habits and rekindled an appreciation for Nintendo games I hadn't really felt since the GameCube/Game Boy Advance era. Sometimes though, I look at wee Paper Mario running across the screen, this sweet totem of my childhood, and think: "Damn, the company that made this ruined a guy's life over 3DS piracy.".. Read more.

Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo could've been planning its Pocketpair lawsuit before Palworld even released: 'If you know who you're going to go sue, you can draft claims to target them'

by Lincoln Carpenter

Last week, Nintendo released a statement announcing a patent lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair. Given Nintendo's infamous reputation for applying overwhelming legal pressure, the announcement led plenty of us to wonder when in the eight months since Palworld's release Nintendo might've started setting its litigation gears in motion. According to patent lawyer Kirk Sigmon, Nintendo might've been planning its patent lawsuit before Palworld even launched... Read more.

Videogame patent lawyer says Nintendo is taking a risk with its Palworld lawsuit: 'They've exposed themselves in a big way'

by Lincoln Carpenter

When Nintendo announced its lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair last week, it kicked off immediate conversations about how well Pocketpair could hope to fare in court. Despite Nintendo's last few years on the intellectual property warpath, IP lawyer and videogame patent expert Kirk Sigmon says its success in its Palworld lawsuit is far from guaranteed. In fact, Sigmon says that in suing Pocketpair, Nintendo risks losing its patent entirely... Read more.