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Fuck off, Nintendo.
It is probably something stupid like Nintendo having a patent for “pocket” in names, since Pokemon is “pocket monsters”
Patents in videogames should be banned.
That’s genuinely not as simple as you think it is. You realize there was a time before modern patent law, yes?
I agree, but I think all intellectual property laws should be repealed. I came to the conclusion that patent, copyright, and trademark are all varying levels of bad years ago and I think it clearly holds the human race and human progress back by limiting creative iteration.
Interesting it’s a patent lawsuit and not copyright. I haven’t played Palworld and barely know how Pokemon works; is the gameplay in any way similar?
Except for the capture mechanic working similar, which hopefully was not just copy-pasted, the gameplay is completely different. Palworld plays like Arc x Fortnite, while Pokémon plays like Final Fantasy.
And the general design-inspiration itself shouldn’t be an issue. Because I don’t think “style” can be copyrighted
I know that’s how it works in the US, but the lawsuit is in Japan, which you always hear about having stricter copyright laws. Not really sure how this one will play out though.
Fuck Nintendo don’t buy their products.