As fast as the success of Palworldthe hyped open world survival and crafting title from the company Pocket paircame and heated debates about the first surprise hit of the year were sparked.
The main focus is on the question of to what extent it is still okay to seek inspiration from popular role models and at what point does one slip into the direction of plagiarism. Now it’s not just him who speaks out former head of the legal department of Pokemon for discussion, but also Nintendo himself.
Palworld: “This looks like the usual rip-off nonsense I’ve seen a thousand times a year”
Especially that design The monsters that cavort in Palworld, which only went into Early Access last week, are the main focus of the current excitement. Many critics claim that the developers were no longer just inspired, but brazenly stolen from the successful pocket monster franchise.
In an interview with Game File, the former head of the Pokémon Company’s legal department also speaks out, Don McGowanwho served in office from 2008 to 2020 Chief Legal Officer was active, had his say. He was “surprised” that Pocketpair had even come this far with Palworld. “This looks like the usual one Rip-off nonsense, which I watched a thousand times a year when I was Pokémon’s chief legal officer. I’m just surprised it’s come to this.”
In addition to Pokémon, keen observers also draw Comparisons with other successful genre representatives, for example Ark: Survival Evolved or Valheim. But also titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and other examples are regularly mentioned – including even publications from Pocketpair’s own series.
This is what Nintendo itself says now
But the more exciting question is what Nintendo’s position on what is probably the most hotly debated topic in the video game industry. After all, Pokémon offshoots have always appeared exclusively on the platforms of the Japanese game company. SamaGame reporter Takashi Mochizuki has now managed to obtain at least an initial statement from Nintendo.
Nintendo said it is aware of Palworld but not commenting on individual cases, while Pokémon Co. declined to comment.
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In this, the company explains that they certainly know about Palworld, but do not agree “individual cases” will express. In addition, Mochizuki reports that the Pokémon Company has also decided not to comment on Palworld.
Palworld sold within the first few days of its launch above five million times worldwide and can now look forward to a “very positive” rating on Steam. The “Pokémon with guns,” as we previously referred to Palworld with a winkis available on both Xbox and Windows via Steam or Microsoft’s subscription service, Game Pass.
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