Summary
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has commented on the ongoingPalworldcontroversy. The release of the game ignited a major controversy in the gaming community, to the extent thatPalworlddevelopers started getting death threats from a fewPokemonfans.
Palworldhas hands down been one of the biggest sensations of this year.Palworld’sunique blend of monster-catching and survival mechanics, has proven to be incredibly popular. While there is an ongoing concern in the community that Nintendo might pursue legal action against the game for its similarities toPokemon, Furukawa reiterated the company’s stance.
In a Q&A session after its latest earnings call (viaReuters), Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa was questioned about thePalworldcontroversy. Without naming the game in particular, just like the earlier statement,Furukawa said, “We will take appropriate action against those that infringe our intellectual property rights.” While Nintendo hasn’t taken any coercive action againstPalworldin particular, it has swiftly dealt with things around it, such astaking down the firstPalworld Pokemonmod.
“We will take appropriate action against those that infringe our intellectual property rights.”
Tackling The Palworld Fiasco Might Be Tricky For Nintendo
Pokemonwith guns isn’t an entirely unique concept, as aPokemonfirst-person shooterwas taken down by Nintendo before it could even materialize. However, that project featured actual Pokemon, whereasPalworlddoes not. When it comes toPalworld, it is actually quite a tricky path to tread for Nintendo, considering the fact that the core premise of the game is actually quite different from what thePokemongames have to offer.
Notably, ThePokemonCompany’s former Chief Legal OfficerDon McGowan had called the game “ripoff nonsense,” stating that they had witnessed several such instances in the past. Other industry experts have suggested that the case is much more complicated for Nintendo this time around, considering it might be quite difficult to prove copyright infringement andPalworld’s current popularity could invite a huge load of backlash from the gaming community.
Palworld
WHERE TO PLAY
In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
