The veteran of the gaming industry and former developer Capcom Yoshiki Okamoto urged the players not to buy Palworldargue that “crossed the border”. His comment came as part of wider notes on the ongoing lawsuit Nintendo against the game, which is claimed Palworld He broke several of his patents.
Yoshiki Okamoto is a Japanese designer of video game and a career producer lasting four decades. It has 149 video game credits for its name, including key contributions to Arcade Classics Time pilot and Gyrussthat promoted a certain mechanics of filming in the early 80s. In 1984 he joined Capcom and constantly designed titles – including Street Fighter 2-To the beginning of the 90's, throughout the transition to a high level, such as director and producer. His later powerful credits are Resident Evil 2, Dino crisis, Breath of Fire 4, Devil May Cry 2and Dragon Ball: Originsamong dozens of other games. Since 2025, Okamoto has been working as chairman of the Japanese Game Culture Foundation, which largely focuses on supporting independent developers in the Larger East.
Yoshiki Okamoto calls Palworld “unacceptable”
In the video at the end of September 2025 published on one of his several YouTube channels offered Okamoto his thoughts on the ongoing patent court that Nintendo filed against Palworldurgently call for consumers not to buy it. “[Palworld] There is currently a game that is suggested, so it is unacceptable, “he said. The veteran of the industry also claimed that the game PocketPair” crossed the line that should not be crossed “, he added that he does not want the world to become a place where this kind of things is acceptable”.
Video Okamoto has accumulated more than 22,000 views within three days of life and made hundreds of comments critical to anti-Palworld Sentiment. Some YouTube users assumed that the mere existence of court proceedings was not proving anything, while others point out that Okamoto's own games borrowed elements from other titles, as did Arpg in Monster PocketPair. Although the allegations of Nintendo against Palworld They are much more specific than this kind of loan, dozens of fans have still identified Okamoto's comments as premature.
According to a court that was discovered in the spring of 2025, PocketPair claimed that his game did not violate Nintendo patents and at the same time question their validity. However, society has removed the ability to ride flying creatures before Palworld– One of the functions focused on the action – and replaced it with a glider. This step is not a guilt, but rather preventive measures if PocketPair loses the case and becomes responsible for damages, which would probably be calculated on the basis of the length of any proven breach.
[Palworld] It is currently a game that is sued, so it is unacceptable.
The case, filed in Japan, is still ongoing since October 2025. During the summer, Nintendo has changed one of the patents in the center of lawsuits that required the District Court in Tokyo to re -review numerous claims, slowing the proceedings. Given this development and historical trends Palworld It seems that the lawsuit is likely to be resolved before mid -2026, unless the settlement is reached, although there are no indications that such a result is on the horizon.
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January 19, 2024
- Esrb
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T for teens for violence
- Developers
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Pocket Pair, Inc.
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Pocket Pair, Inc.
