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The multiplayer survival game Palworld was 2024’s biggest surprise, and now it’s being sued by Nintendo.
Gaming’s first big surprise hit of 2024 arrived early with the release of Palworld. Described by some as “Pokémon with guns,” the game launched in early access on Steam and Xbox in January and sold millions of copies in a matter of days.
In reality, it’s more of a survival game in the Ark or Minecraft mold, but with pokémon-like critters that you can catch and put to work for you. (But yes, there are guns.)
The game hasn’t been without controversy — including accusations of plagiarism — but that didn’t slow things down. However, now it is facing a bigger threat — on September 18th, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced they filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, the maker of Palworld.
