Following the other day’s claim from Nintendo and the Pokémon Company, Palworld designer Pocketpair states it’s “uninformed of the particular patents” it’s declared to have actually infringed upon.
In a declaration published on the PocketPair site, the studio exposed it wasn’t alerted of specifics and stated it’s “really regrettable that we’re required to designate substantial time to matters unassociated to video game advancement due to this claim.”
“Our objective as a business has actually constantly been to develop enjoyable video games,” composed Pocketpair. “We will continue to pursue this objective due to the fact that we understand that our video games bring happiness to countless gamers all over the world.”
No particular patents were noted in Nintendo’s news release revealing the suit. The Switch maker formerly suggested it would examine whether to take legal action versus Palworld not long after its January release and subsequent success.
At the time, Nintendo stated it ‘d been notified Pocketpair infringed on the copyright of its own beast capturing franchise, stimulated in part by Palworld itself being frequently described as “Pokémon with Guns.”
Pocketpair continued its declaration by declaring it’s merely a “little indie [studio] based in Tokyo” and promised to “guarantee that indie video game designers are not impeded or prevented from pursuing their innovative concepts.”
“We will continue enhancing Palworld and aim to produce a video game that our fans can be happy with,” includes the declaration. “We say sorry to our fans and fans for any concern or pain that this news has actually triggered.”
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