Nintendo continues its fight against gamers

[Dragonstrike]

I've got a small update on the Nintendo v Palworld situation.  We have confirmation from Pocketpair concerning which parents are involved.  Here's a link to an article on it.

Tldr; as expected, it's the three recently filed patents on creature based transportation and creature capturing, specifically as extensions of how the mechanics function in Pokemon Legends: Arceus.  It would likely cost Pocketpair more money to actually fight the claims than if they were to pay the $66,000 of damages.

More interestingly, Pocketpair also says Nintendo is seeking an injunction to pull the game from sale until the offending elements are altered/removed.  Which is uh...yikes.  These are core mechanics of the gameplay we're talking about here.  Changing them significantly enough to comply might fundamentally alter how it plays.

Jury's still out on what I exactly think about this, but there's no doubt this is going to be a big deal regardless of how it plays out.  If Pocketpair goes to court and wins, that invalidates Nintendo's patents and their claims on that implementation of those mechanics.  If Nintendo wins, Palworld will likely be fundamentally altered and PLA style catching and transportation stays as a Nintendo thing for the foreseeable future.