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Here are the patents Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld over (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Randomguy@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Why is everyone here pretending like palworld isn't a straight up Pokemon clone that went a bit too close with the designs? I mean the game was basically marketed as pokemon with guns. I know you guys have this new hate for Nintendo, but this isn't even them.

Because it doesn't matter. Palworld isn't getting sued for copyright infringement, it is being sued for patent infringement.

If I made a game about an Italian contractor with a red hat and mustache that fights mushroom people and turtles, you guys would defend it and claim it isn't a copyright issue lol

Again, Nintendo isn't suing for copyright infringement, but for patent infringement. It's more like Nintendo suing Monster Hunter Stories for allowing you to ride your monsters (this is literally one of the patents Pal World is getting sued for).