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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company finally took legal action against its developer Palworld.
It has been detected ReutersNintendo and The Pokémon Company hit Pocketpair Inc. based in Tokyo, its developer Palworldalso called by players “Pokemon with guns,” an infringement lawsuit on Wednesday.
Per Reuters:
The suit, filed in the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday, seeks injunctive relief and damages on the grounds that the game, made by Tokyo-based Pocketpair Inc, infringes multiple patents.
The lawsuit comes months after the game launched in January, and quickly became one of the biggest hits of the year. In the action/survival game, players use weapons to capture and train cute creatures called Pals to help them complete missions and build their bases.
Pocketpair confirmed it received the lawsuit on Wednesday, noting that it doesn't know exactly which patents were infringed.
The studio said in a statement that it will initiate appropriate legal proceedings and look into the claims of Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.
“It is truly unfortunate that we will be forced to spend significant time on matters unrelated to game development due to this lawsuit,” Pocketpair said.
Palworld has been on Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's radar since January, with both companies saying they'll be reviewing the game starting in January.
Millions of dollars later and a partnership with Sony to license the game worldwide later, Nintendo finally said aht aht aht.
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