Palworld was released in January, and at the time, The Pokemon Company said it was investigating the game, which uses characters and settings that are similar to those in the Poke

We’ve broken down the entire timeline of Nintendo and The Pokemon Company’s decision to slap Palworld with a patent infringement lawsuit.

The Pokemon Company and Nintendo have officially sued Pocketpair for Palworld. In a press release Nintendo Co. Ltd. linked to on Twitter, they said this:

The Palworld lawsuit doesn’t sound like it’s about creature design. What is it about?

Nintendo and the Pokemon Company's lawsuit against fellow creature-collectathon Palworld is for patent infringement, rather than copyright infringement, and one analyst reckons that means Nintendo has "given up" on trying to argue that Pals look too similar to Mons.

This lawsuit comes almost nine months after the release of Palworld, which first became available for players on Jan. 19, 2024. Palworld saw a ton of success upon its initial rele