Nintendo is determined that Palworld won’t become a successfully large franchise and has taken steps to quickly try to obtain a patent for a Poke Ball-style capture-and-release mechanic for touchscreen devices ahead of the release of Palworld on mobile platforms. While the Kyoto-based company has been trying to fast track the patent they have been unsuccessful so far in their attempts. Kotaku says that Japan’s Patent Office has denied the application because it doesn’t include an “inventive step” or add any sort of new innovation beyond already common, established mechanics. They will appeal this.
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You cannot be serious, this is genuinely pathetic.
Yes, palworld is pathetic and i’m not even that big fan of Pokémon.
nintendo is giving sore loser vibes
jk
My gosh, leave Palworld alone! This is so stupid.
This is just sad.
My headcanon is that this is all initiated from the Pokemon Company and Nintendo just has to go along with it.
Screw Nintendo for this really, they are @ssholes for this
One of bazillion of reasons you all shouldn’t be supporting the Current Pokemon Company.
Oh fuck off, Nintendo
i hope this is a bad joke. In which case, it’s pathetic… It’s not like Palworld is overshadowing them… it’s like Microsoft 30 years ago…