The Palworld affair is taking a new turn and Nintendo has finally spoken out on the subject. Very clearly, sanctions are likely to fall.
Palworld is still a huge success, there’s no doubt about that. On Steam, it’s still impressive, and the game is still one of the best sellers by simply reaching first place. Since the beginning, many people have accused the game of copying or even infringing Pokémon’s rights. Far from being indifferent to all this agitation, Nintendo has once again spoken out on the subject. Is this the end of the survival game?
Nintendo pulls out the guns against Palworld
We know that Pokémon Company is finicky when it comes to intellectual property. Just two weeks ago, the company had already made its voice heard by explaining in a press release, which we shared with you, that it had “ intends to investigate and take appropriate action to remedy any acts of infringement of intellectual property rights relating to Pokémon “. Well, this time, it’s directly the parent company, Nintendo, which is speaking out and raising its voice. During the financial results, the president of the Japanese giant, Shuntaro Furukawa, answered a question concerning the famous controversial game, as reported by the very serious media Reuters. In turn, the company explains that it will take appropriate action against those who infringe its intellectual property rights. So this is a new punch on the table and a new threat.
It now remains to be seen what will happen from a legal point of view. There is no doubt that Nintendo must have already started to study the Palworld case closely to see under what conditions an intellectual property right was infringed. Generally, Big N is far from doing things by halves when it comes to protecting its back, and the company does not hesitate to take legal action.
A prudent company
We remember, for example, that Nintendo sued a Japanese karting company in 2018, MariCar, which offered karting rides on the streets of Tokyo disguised as Mario Kart characters, without authorization. Nintendo won the case, and MariCar was forced to pay damages and stop using Big N’s costumes and trademarks. Although the case is different, it shows how serious business this is. them.
The same year, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the sites LoveROMs and LoveRETRO for illegally distributing copies of its games. Nintendo won the case and the owners of the sites had to pay a large sum in damages to Nintendo, in no longer close their sites.