We’ve broken down the entire timeline of Nintendo and The Pokemon Company’s decision to slap Palworld with a patent infringement lawsuit.

Pocketpair, the company behind Palworld, says it doesn’t know what patents it violated. The game has been described as “Pokémon with guns” by many players online.

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court against Japanese video game studio Pocketpair, alleging that its parody shooter game Palworld is violating intellectual property laws.

Pocketpair recently disclosed that it will not switch Palworld to a free-to-play or live-service model. As Toto alluded to above, it's believed that Pocketpair will soon announce Palworld's PlayStation 5 port. Sony and Pocketpair have already teamed up for a Palworld merchandise deal with an eye towards expanding the franchise beyond games.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, the developer of Palworld, for patent infringement. In response, Pocketpair has said that it is “unaware” of the patents it is accused of infringing and will begin its own legal proceeding to investigate.

Nintendo and the Pokemon Company's lawsuit against fellow creature-collectathon Palworld is for patent infringement, rather than copyright infringement, and one analyst reckons that means Nintendo has "given up" on trying to argue that Pals look too similar to Mons.

This lawsuit comes almost nine months after the release of Palworld, which first became available for players on Jan. 19, 2024. Palworld saw a ton of success upon its initial rele