After the massive lawsuit from Nintendo significantly targeting "Palworld's" many aspects, PocketPair Inc. has recently made massive changes to keep the game available in the long run. This was made available to gamers via an update patch which is now switching things up for the action-adventure game, centering on new game mechanics that are far from previous experiences.
The goal for the Japanese gaming company is to curb the ramping lawsuit filed by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company against them, centering on copyright infringement complaints on its many IPs.
'Palworld' Update Changes Several Game Mechanics Now
PocketPair Inc. recently shared a new game update (via Steam) for "Palworld" which detailed the many changes now applied to the game as a way to ease the tensions on Nintendo's infringement case. These specific details are significantly different from the earlier experiences found on "Palworld," and this is because they are too similar to what "Pokemon" offers in its games.
According to the release, instead of throwing a 'Pal Sphere,' a device that houses a creature to stow and bring up, the 'Pal' will now appear near a player when it is summoned from their party. This detail is best known in Nintendo's game as throwing a PokeBall to bring out a previously caught Pokemon.
On the other hand, players also noticed that the reticle will now only appear when gamers are aiming, as opposed to its previous version which is always visible. It is believed that these changes are some of the highlighted infringed features from the "Pokemon" franchise that Nintendo flagged.
PocketPair Wants to Curb Nintendo's Copyright Lawsuit
With these changes, PocketPair Inc. is shaking things up on "Palworld" to still have its game available in the marketand avoid an injunction, particularly as it is something that Nintendo called for in its copyright lawsuit against the company. PocketPair's latest efforts look to curb Nintendo's complaint against them, beginning with the latest patch v0.3.11 release.
'Palworld's' Controversial Similarities to 'Pokemon
The iconic manga-inspired franchise of "Pokemon" focused on fostering good values among kids while striving to be the "very best like no one ever was," and its iconic content became a significant inspiration to many. However, it became more than an inspiration for "Palworld" where its first-look trailer from three years ago earned it the notorious nickname of "Pokemon with guns."
The game was only released earlier this year and it already achieved massive records for the fairly new title in the market which saw it break Steam's All-Time Player records, as well as selling a total of 4 million copies, all in under three days. While the company saw massive fame because of this, it also put a spotlight on them where Nintendo and The Pokemon Company launched an investigation against it.
In the latter part of the year, Nintendo finished its investigations and was able to build a case against the game as it served PocketPair Inc. the lawsuit that the world long expected because of its game's uncanny similarities to Pokemon. However, the fight is not yet over for PocketPair Inc. and "Palworld" as it is now working on ways to change its gameplay mechanics and other aspects of its title in an effort to curb the looming Nintendo copyright complaint.
