Nintendo sues ‘Pokemon with guns’ maker for patent infringement


Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing Pocketpair, the Japan-based studio behind the Palworld game that became a viral hit when its prototype was released in January. — Photo by Branden Skeli on Unsplash

TOKYO: Japan’s Nintendo said Sept 19 it has filed a lawsuit accusing the developer of a video game jokingly dubbed “Pokemon with guns” of patent infringement.

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing Pocketpair, the Japan-based studio behind the Palworld game that became a viral hit when its prototype was released in January.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Tech News

Strategy and bitcoin-buying firms face wider exclusion from stock indexes
Paris court rejects French government request to suspend Shein's website for 3 months
YouTube largely back up after being down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows
Temu-owner PDD Holdings appoints co-CEO Zhao as co-chairman of board
Google Cloud lands deal with Palo Alto Networks 'approaching $10 billion,' per source
Russian defense firms targeted by hackers using AI, other tactics
People watched 700 million hours of YouTube podcasts on TV in October
Riot has a secret plan to remake its ‘League Of Legends’ game
Tesla drivers are buying escape tools and�cars�to avoid getting trapped inside
CelcomDigi upgrades One plan with 500Mbps home fibre Internet, starting at RM240 a month

Others Also Read