In the world Developer Pocketpair has yet to hear a word from Nintendo’s legal team five months after the Pokemon Company indicated it would begin investigating the hit survival game for potential copyright issues.
He was asked about the situation in an interview with Game file Palworld creator Takuro Mizubi said that neither The Pokemon Company nor Nintendo pursued what appeared at the time to be a legal investigation. “[We heard] “Nothing at all,” Mezobi said. “Nintendo and Pokemon haven’t told us anything.”
Palworld was released in Early Access on January 19, 2024 to its immediate spread, incorporating Pokemon-like creatures into an open-world online survival crafting sandbox and becoming one of the biggest surprises of the year.
The thing is, the whole “Pokémon-like” aspect didn’t go unnoticed by the Pokémon owners, who issued a statement shortly after Palworld’s launch saying: “We have not given any permission to use Pokémon intellectual property or assets in that game, and we intend to investigate and take action.” “Appropriate measures to address any actions that infringe intellectual property rights related to Pokémon.”
It’s worth noting that neither Nintendo nor The Pokemon Company specifically name-dropped Palworld, but it’s pretty easy to read between the lines. With the lack of updates, there’s also no indication that Nintendo has completed its apparent investigation into Palworld; This is just talk from Pocketpair that he has yet to hear a peep from Mario’s house.
In the same interview, developers Palworld said they were “still discussing” bringing the hit survival game to platforms like PlayStation, adding that a Nintendo Switch release seemed unlikely due to “technical reasons.”
while, Sakurajima update, Palworld’s biggest patch yet, adds new gear, buildings, bosses and friends on June 27.