Nintendo's legal pursuit of Palworld, which has been described as "Pokemon with guns" and has sold tens of millions of copies on the basis of simply not being lazy garbage, has hit a snag after the US Patent Office denied 22 of the 23 patent claims that Nintendo wanted to use against Palworld developer Pocketpair.
https://hothardware.com/news/nintendos-patent-assault-...
Oh no.
With only one patent in dispute the case is likely to end up with a minor settlement from Pocketpair to Nintendo and some small changes to the game. Given that Pocketpair is a small company and swimming in cash, this isn't going to slow them down.
Recent sales numbers haven't been published but Palworld sold 25 million copies in the first month after release last year, netting the company hundreds of millions of dollars off a budget around $7 million.
https://hothardware.com/news/nintendos-patent-assault-...
Oh no.
With only one patent in dispute the case is likely to end up with a minor settlement from Pocketpair to Nintendo and some small changes to the game. Given that Pocketpair is a small company and swimming in cash, this isn't going to slow them down.
Recent sales numbers haven't been published but Palworld sold 25 million copies in the first month after release last year, netting the company hundreds of millions of dollars off a budget around $7 million.
@TenaciousGoat In truth it was always a weak claim where they were mostly memed into it by the more obnoxious parts of the user base.
