Som vi rapporterade under natten har The Pokémon Company och Nintendo lämnat in en stämningsansökan mot den japanska studion Pocketpair, vilka anklagas för patentintrång när det gäller Palworld. Det tycks dock inte handla om huruvida Pals liknar Pokémon eller ej, utan Nintendos stämningsansökan är mer inriktad på det spelmässiga.
Pocketpair har dock inga planer på att bara ge upp, trots sin stenrika motståndare. Studion har precis släppt ett uttalande på Discord där de säger att de kommer möta Nintendo i domstolen för att kämpa för sin sak samt även "for the future of indie development". De tackar också sina fans för stödet sedan stämningsansökan offentliggjordes. Du kan läsa hela uttalandet nedan.
"Regarding The Lawsuit
Yesterday, a lawsuit was filed against our company for patent infringement.
We have received notice of this lawsuit and will begin the appropriate legal proceedings and investigations into the claims of patent infringement.
At this moment, we are unaware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing upon, and we have not been notified of such details.
Pocketpair is a small indie game company based in Tokyo. Our goal as a company has always been to create fun games. We will continue to pursue this goal because we know that our games bring joy to millions of gamers around the world. Palworld was a surprise success this year, both for gamers and for us. We were blown away by the amazing response to the game and have been working hard to make it even better for our fans. We will continue improving Palworld and strive to create a game that our fans can be proud of.
It is truly unfortunate that we will be forced to allocate significant time to matters unrelated to game development due to this lawsuit. However, we will do our utmost for our fans, and to ensure that indie game developers are not hindered or discouraged from pursuing their creative ideas.
We apologize to our fans and supporters for any worry or discomfort that this news has caused.
As always, thank you for your continued support of Palworld and Pocketpair."
Det råder ingen tvekan om att Palworld var en enormt stor överraskning i början av 2024, men Nintendo startar sällan en stämning utan att anse att de har en chans att vinna. Vi kommer därför att följa hela denna process noga.
