Pokemon-like shooting game Palworld comes to mobile, despite lawsuit
Palworlda game commonly referred to as “Pokémon with guns,” is coming to mobile. The game’s developer, Pocketpair, has signed a licensing deal with PUBG: Battlegrounds publisher Krafton to bring the game to mobile devices.
Krafton said Wednesday that it plans to faithfully reinterpret Palworld to bring the original game to mobile platforms.
That means the mobile version of Palworld likely won’t be a 1-for-1 version of the console and PC versions of the game, so mobile players may have to wait a while for it. Krafton did not provide a timetable for Palworld’s mobile release.
This news comes days after Palworld hit the market PlayStation Store in most areas except Japan. Prior to its release on PlayStation, Palworld was available on Xbox And Steam.
This announcement comes amid a lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. The gaming giant wrote online that Palworld infringes several patent rights; Pocketpair responded that it was unaware of the patents it was accused of infringing.
Palworld launched in early access in January, and The Pokemon Company said at the time that it would “take appropriate measures to address any actions that infringe the intellectual property rights relating to the Pokémon.” Since then, Nintendo-focused YouTubers have been created videos comparing each game’s creature designs to highlight their similarities. Other videos have compared creature designs between Pokemon and the even older game Dragon Quest, suggesting that the Pokemon games may not be completely original in design either.
It is not clear how the lawsuit will affect the development of the mobile version of Palworld.
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