As Palworld hits 8M+ copies sold, The Pokémon Company denies having let “another company” use its IP and plans to “investigate and take appropriate measures”
The Pokemon Company said Thursday it has not granted any permission to “another company,” …
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- “that game” holy shit hahah — if Nintendo/TPC put out a statement like this about something I made I would create a new identity and flee into the woods just in case https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/ ... @danbruno@xoxo.zone · Dan Bruno
Discussion
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GamingOnLinux
Liam Dawe
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The Pokémon Company confirm investigation into Palworld
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Pure Xbox
Fraser Gilbert
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Palworld Under ‘Investigation’ As Pokémon Company Issues Statement
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@palworld_en
@palworld_en
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[The Future of Palworld] We would like to share with you our roadmap for Palworld. Sales have far exceeded the development team's expectations, and we are currently experiencing many problems due to excessive access congestion, among other challenges. We will prioritize... [image…
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@palworld_en
@palworld_en
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#Palworld has sold over 8 million copies in less than 6 days! Thank you very much!! As stated previously, we continue to work at full-speed on addressing bugs and issues! Thanks for your support! #Pocketpair [image]
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@trevylimited
Trevor Baylis
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Aaaand were off! “We have not granted any permission for the use of Pokémon intellectual property or assets in that game. We intend to investigate and take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe on intellectual property rights” https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/ ...
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@mightykeef
@mightykeef
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This is already more than what Pokmeon sword and shield, and Legends Arceus sold in the same amount of time. Thats wild.
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@dominictarason
Dominic Tarason
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Latest theory I've seen for why Palworld hasn't been sued yet is because Nintendo are hyper-cautious and only make legal threats when they have a bulletproof case. This is bullshit, because Nintendo have been harassing people making Mario 64 romhacks for years with zero case.
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@wario64
@wario64
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The Pokemon Company releases a statement regarding Palworld: Inquiries Regarding Other Companies' Games We have received many inquiries regarding another company's game released in January 2024. We have not granted any permission for the use of Pokémon intellectual property or...…
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@joncomms
Jon Cartwright
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I don't have much to say about Palworld's quality but it's successfully got the West trying another Monster Collecting IP which has historically been impossible These sold over a million but with heavy contribution from Japanese. Do wish more would give them a go [image]
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@lewchube
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Seeing The Pokemon Company release an official statement about Palworld is fucking wild actually just unprecedented [image]
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@genepark
Gene Park
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sure as the sunrise. see you tomorrow for 9 million
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@autismcapital
@autismcapital
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Can Nintendo really not take the Palworld gang to court? Can they prove the “pals” are materially different from Pokémon? The story gets interesting when you realize the Palworld team are former Crypto grifters with a high school dev they found off of fiverr 😂
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@firstadopter
Tae Kim
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Nintendo's legal team [image]
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@palworld_en
@palworld_en
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🔔Steam launch sale🔔 The most played Steam game in the world right now #Palworld Available on Steam! Still 10% off! Don't miss out! 👀 Sale ends at 3:00 a.m. on Friday, January 26th ⏰ 📌Steam store page https://store.steampowered.com/ ... [image]
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@nearcyan
Near
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palworld made $100m profit in 4 days by giving guns to pokemon while you were busy building your b2b ai saas with a hardware device no one wanted
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@mask_bastard
@mask_bastard
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Nintendo is afraid of Pal World [image]
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@harddrivemag
@harddrivemag
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Palworld Modder Receives Cease and Desist From Guy Who Looks Exactly Like Nintendo Attorney https://hard-drive.net/...
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@comrade_waluigi
@comrade_waluigi
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this is about the pokemon mod that guy started making lol palworld was announced 3 years ago, if infamously litigious company nintendo intended to take them to court they would've done so then and there