Palworld News

Videogame patent lawyer says Nintendo is taking a risk with its Palworld lawsuit: 'They've exposed themselves in a big way'

When Nintendo announced its lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair last week, it kicked off immediate conversations about how well Pocketpair could hope to fare in court. Despite Nintendo's last few years on the intellectual property warpath, IP lawyer and videogame patent expert Kirk Sigmon says its success in its Palworld lawsuit is far from guaranteed. In fact, Sigmon says that in suing Pocketpair, Nintendo risks losing its patent entirely...
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A videogame patent lawyer breaks down Nintendo's risky Palworld lawsuit: 'It definitely feels like a punishment'

Last week, Nintendo announced that it was pursuing a patent lawsuit against Pocketpair, the developers of Palworld. The announcement kicked off a frenzy of discourse and speculation: Is Nintendo suing Pocketpair over patents on Pokémon catching? What are Pocketpair's odds of survival when staring down the Nintendo legal behemoth? Why can a videogame publisher hold patents on game design in the first place?..
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Update v0.3.8: Pals stuck at base fixed and more

Palworld version v0.3.8 has been released!

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▼Bug Fixes
・Fixed an issue where Pals would sometimes get stuck at the base
・Fixed an issue where the player character would go under the ground when starting the game
・Fixed an issue where the game would sometimes disconnect from the server when trying to add a roof or wall to a large building

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Palworld comes to PS5 today as Nintendo legal battle looms

Palworld, the Pokémon-like survival game that blew up on PC earlier this year, is now out on PlayStation 5. The announcement came during Sony's State of Play livestream...
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Palworld just dropped on PS5, so you can finally stop asking for that port

After launching on Xbox and PC back in January 2024, Pocketpair has finally brought monster-collector Palworld to PS5.