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Palworld is a game in which players capture and manage creatures called Pals while building bases and surviving in an open world.
That Nintendo has been battling Palworld developer Pocketpair over " Pokémon-style monster capture and throwing mechanics " for a while now isn't a secret. The results (so far) aren't what the…
…Nintendo have been fighting a legal battle against Pocketpair and Palworld since September 2024, when they filed suit for infringement of patent rights in the Tokyo District Court. If you're new…
When Palworld was first announced back in 2021, the internet immediately clocked it as ' Pokémon with guns,' and it was the least surprising thing for Nintendo to initiate a lawsuit against the…
…Pickmon developer PocketGame responded - not to be confused with Palworld developer PocketPair (even company names aren't safe) - with a statement that promised to engage the community when it comes to developing…
Palworld Will Exit Early Access With 1.0 Release in July
Summer Games Fest 2026 Megathread I hope y'all are ready to have a Baja Blast because Geoff is going to show games. Video games even. Lots of them. There are a lot of rumors about what's going to show up. Final Fantasy 7…
A huge blow for Nintendo! The US Patent Office dismissed the patent Nintendo was likely going to use against Palworld. All 26 claims were ruled "obvious" based on mechanics that have existed…
Palworld Pokémon By Kenneth Shepard Published May 18, 2026 | Comments ( 12 ) The continued efforts of Nintendo and The Pokémon Company to use patents protecting certain gameplay mechanics to block out competition like…
Pickmon By Kenneth Shepard Published March 9, 2026 | Comments ( 16 ) Nintendo’s lawsuit against Pokémon copycat Palworld hasn’t gone entirely to plan , but I still would have figured that enough knock…
…if you thought Palworld took a lot of inspiration from Pokémon , this one takes it to the next level. Titled Pickmon and developed by PocketGame (strewth, even the dev name is similar…
Nintendo Palworld By John Walker Published April 1, 2026 | Comments ( 7 ) Nintendo’s attempts to destroy Palworld via the patent courts are not going well at all. The company that’s so…
…All of this goes back to Nintendo’s battle with Pocketpair and Palworld that’s been taking place for about a year now. The Big N, along with The Pokemon Company, was…
