Palworld has formed a joint venture for merchandise licensing.
Palworld has formed a joint venture for merchandise licensing.
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Nintendo and Pokémon Company sue Palworld maker Pocket Pair for patent infringement

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sued Palworld maker Pocket Pair for patent infringement today, according to a filing by Nintendo.

The surprise might be more about how long it took for this to happen, as Palworld, which generated more than 25 million downloads earlier this year, was always nicknamed “Pokémon with Guns.”

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.