News broke last night that Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair claiming the company infringed on their patents. Today, the small independent company said they are “initiating appropriate legal proceedings” and saying that at this time they are “unaware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing.”
Company he continued to speak that “it is truly unfortunate that this lawsuit will force us to devote significant time to matters unrelated to game development. However, we will do everything we can for our fans and to ensure that indie game developers are not hindered or discouraged from realizing their creative ideas.” They thanked the fans for their support. You can read Pocketpair’s full statement below:
“Yesterday, a lawsuit was filed against our company for patent infringement. We have received notice of this claim and will initiate appropriate legal proceedings and investigations into the claims of patent infringement. At this time, we are not aware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing and have not been notified of such details.
Pocketpair is a small indie game company based in Tokyo. Our goal as a company has always been to create fun games. We will continue to pursue this goal because we know that our games bring joy to millions of players around the world. Palworld was a surprising success this year, both for the players and for us. We’ve been overwhelmed by the incredible response to the game and have been working hard to make it even better for our fans.
We will continue to improve Palworld and strive to create a game that our fans will be proud of. It’s really unfortunate that this lawsuit will force us to devote a lot of time to things unrelated to game development. However, we will do everything we can for our fans and to ensure that indie game developers are not hindered or discouraged from realizing their creative ideas.
We apologize to our fans and supporters for any concern or discomfort this news may have caused. As always, we thank you for your continued support of Palworld and Pocketpair. “
