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RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - queenzelda - Nov 8th, 2024 I think it's funny Nintendo is suing Palworld for use of video game mechanics THEY THEMSELVES plan to use for their MMO version of Pokemon. This game released long before Nintendo hit them with a suit, so it should be tossed out and we should all laugh at Nintendo for over-reach at this point. smh RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - Mr EliteL - Nov 8th, 2024 Oof, that much and over those reasons? Well it is Yen and that's apparently $65k or £50k but still, yeesh. Initially I took the wording of late payment being relevant now instead of if they are late, but it could really mean either. Just wondering how much this hurts Palworld and if it can continue...oh wait no that's stupid, just looked up and they've earned way enough that $65 is just a scrape really. ![]() RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - Moonface - Nov 8th, 2024 (Nov 8th, 2024, 09:27 PM)queenzelda Wrote:Suing another company over a patent you own and intend to use isn't anything unusual or even wrong. It's happened plenty of times before in the gaming industry and a patent is generally to restrict anyone but yourself from doing the thing the patent covers. (Nov 8th, 2024, 09:27 PM)queenzelda Wrote:Forget the time between Palworld's launch and this lawsuit; all of those patents were registered after Palworld launched. I don't see how a patent can be enforced on anything that was released before the patent was filed. ![]() @Mr EliteL: Yeah the money that Pocketpair potentially owes to Nintendo over this is nothing compared to how much they earned from Palworld. This is the equivalent of giving a millionaire a speeding ticket. However, if I am interpreting it correctly, an injunction against Palworld implies the game has to cease continuation which would be the bigger blow to the company given its massive success. Sure they'll keep the money from the sales of it but it would essentially put Pocketpair back to square one to make a new game to replace it, and I doubt a new game would capture the same lightning in a bottle this one did. RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - queenzelda - Nov 9th, 2024 I don't think Nintendo is going to get anywhere since Palworld is on the Xbox and now PlayStation. We all know that sony and nintendo have been at odds before. This isn't their first rodeo. ![]() RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - shadow - Nov 9th, 2024 For some reason I thought pocketpair won the suit against Nintendo. I have no idea why though. 😖 RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - Moonface - Nov 12th, 2024 (Nov 9th, 2024, 07:37 AM)queenzelda Wrote:What platforms the game is on wouldn't have any affect on the outcome of the lawsuit, nor would Sony or Xbox step in on Pocketpair's behalf because the latter is a third party who has no deal with either company. And even then, the decision ultimately comes down to the courts based on what is given to said courts relative to the lawsuit. There's a much higher chance and better success to be had for Pocketpair if they bring up that all the patents were made after Palworld released, so they can't be expected to avoid infringing a patent when it didn't exist yet. It's the equivalent of changing the speed limit on a road from 55 to 45 and then trying to charge everyone who did 55 before the speed limit was changed. RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - Moonface - Dec 13th, 2024 Palworld | Feybreak Update Arrives Dec. 23 New Pals, weapons, buildings, mechanics, and an island six times bigger than the last update's Sakurajima are coming in Palworld's next update Feybreak, available on December 23. RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - queenzelda - Dec 17th, 2024 Well, the way Palworld plays has changed. No more pulling out your pal to summon it to wherever you want & no longer tossing the balls while flying to capture pals anymore. I have seen mods that fix the issue so you can still summon your pal where you want but idk about the flying/catching mechanic atmo. Still interesting to see that Palworld would rather take out the mechanics then deal with Nintendo suing them into oblivion. <_< RE: Palworld | Nintendo Files Patent Lawsuit - Moonface - Dec 23rd, 2024 Palworld | Feybreak Update Released The Feybreak update for Palworld has been released, and brings with it a ton of new features, new areas, new pals, new buildings, hardcore mode, expeditions, research and more! Here are just a few of the things listed in the patch notes:
(Dec 17th, 2024, 04:58 AM)queenzelda Wrote:I'd only heard about the ball mechanic being changed for how you summon Pals from throwing it to now just releasing them next to you or something, so these changes are news to me. As for Pocketpair removing things instead of being sued, I don't blame them since if Nintendo is successful in filing an injunction against Palworld it means the game can no longer continue. Better to change/lose a few things and avoid that fate in comparison to losing the entire game. RE: Palworld | Feybreak Update Released - aerodynamik - Dec 28th, 2024 This game was so hyped in the beginning it's unreal. Haven't touched it in months since the release. RE: Palworld | Feybreak Update Released - Moonface - Dec 29th, 2024 (Dec 28th, 2024, 09:25 PM)aerodynamik Wrote:I think the initial marketing for the game got propelled heavily by the "Pokémon with guns" word of mouth, and a lot of people have been experiencing some degree of disappointment with the Pokémon games and were hoping this game might push The Pokémon Company to let Game Freak cook the games for a bit longer, especially after how Scarlet/Violet launched. Despite having this recent update though I've yet to really see any talk about the game around the internet, to the point I don't know if the update just didn't really generate that much interest or if I've just managed to not naturally come across signs of it actually generating interest. RE: Palworld | Feybreak Update Released - aerodynamik - Dec 29th, 2024 (Dec 29th, 2024, 02:14 AM)Moonface Wrote: Fair point. RE: Palworld | Feybreak Update Released - Moonface - Dec 29th, 2024 (Dec 29th, 2024, 02:14 AM)Moonface Wrote:Well, this aged poorly very quickly because the first thing I saw when I went online today was this article by Forbes: ‘Palworld: Feybreak’ Draws 200,000 Concurrent Players, Now In Steam’s Top 10 ![]() I forgot Steam has graphs showing player count over time until I saw one for Palworld in that article, and the player count hasn't really been that high over the last six months so I guess that's why outside of the ongoing lawsuit news that the game seemed to just drop off a bit from talk circles around the internet: ![]() For not being a live service game, I wonder if any future major updates will remain free for the game or if they'll eventually charge for them or not. Most games that give out free updates long after release are usually those that have other methods of monetization because of being live service titles so it'll be interesting to see what direction the devs take with updates for this game in the long run. ![]() RE: PalWorld | Early Access Roadmap - Moonface - Mar 31st, 2025 (Mar 31st, 2024, 05:05 PM)Moonface Wrote:Remember this? Well, looks like the developers decided they're actually going to make the game for real now: According to Palworld's publishing manager, the amount of continuous attention that initial prank has kept within the community is what pushed them to decide to move forward with making the game a reality, which wouldn't be the first time a game has become a reality off the back of reception to an April Fool's prank. RE: Palworld | Dating Sim is Really Happening - Moonface - May 8th, 2025 Palworld | More Changes Due to Pokémon Lawsuit The developers of Palworld have confirmed that the changes made to the game back in November were due to the ongoing lawsuit with Pokémon, and that more changes because of that have been made to the game in a new patch. Pocketpair Wrote: Utterly ridiculous that Pokemon can patent gliding with a summoned creature and is enforcing it on this game, yet ignores other games that have a similar mechanic such as Horizon Forbidden West. ![]() |