Palworld developer shares changes made in response to Pokémon lawsuit
Palworld developer Pocketpair explained recent and changes to the game and confirmed that they result from the ongoing Nintendo and Pokémon lawsuit.
Today, Pocketpair, the development team behind last year’s breakout indie hit recently filed for in the U.S. as well.
Palworld developer shares what changes are made to the game due to the Nintendo lawsuit
Palworld especially since the announcement of this ongoing lawsuit.
In a post on social media, the Palworld developer explained that last November, when a patch was introduced to remove the action of throwing a sphere to “summon” a Pal. “As many have speculated, these changes were indeed a result of the ongoing litigation.” The post explains that the developers were disappointed that they had to make this change and understand fans' disappointment as well. “Unfortunately, as the as the alternative would have led to an even greater deterioration of the gameplay experience for players, it was determined that this change was necessary.” Pocketpair is open and honest with this statement, but it’s hard to ignore what sounds like a looming legal threat against the game.
Unfortunately, this is not the last of the changes. The patch v0.5.5 will introduce another significant change to gameplay. “From this patch onward, gliding will be performed using a glider rather than with Pals. Pals in the player’s team will still provide ive buffs to gliding, but players will now need to have a glider in their inventory in order to glide.” Pocketpair then reiterates that they understand this is a disappointing change, but emphasize it is necessary to “prevent further disruptions to the development of Palworld.”
Nintendo continues to be one of the most notorious video game companies when it comes to litigation. Earlier this week, Nintendo announced it would be going after Mario Kart World.
Pocketpair ended the statement on a positive note. “We remain committed to developing Palworld and delivering exciting new content to our fans. On behalf of everyone at Pocketpair and Team Palworld, thank you again for your continued .” No matter how this lawsuit ends up, it will have lasting effects on the video game industry. Even if you aren’t a fan of Palworld or Pokémon, it’s worth keeping track of.
