Developers from Palworld won't let Nintendo's recent lawsuit change their plans for the game's future. That's according to Pocketpair's global community manager John “Bucky” Buckley, who defiantly promised to “march on” during an interview with Game Rant about the game's future. Palworld at this year's Tokyo Game Show.
Given how much time has passed since the game's Early Access release, many were surprised when Nintendo announced earlier this month that it would be taking legal action against Pocketpair for patent infringement. This included the team at Pocketpair, who according to Bucky received no direct communication from Nintendo prior to filing the lawsuit.
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Some analysts have speculated that the patent that Pocketpair allegedly infringed may have something to do with the creature-capturing mechanics, although it has not been officially said if this is indeed the case. Somewhat surprisingly, Bucky and the Pocketpair team remain in the dark here as well, with a global community manager telling Game Rant that they still have no idea what they allegedly did wrong, even though it's been over a week since the lawsuit. was first announced.
“We refuse to let any plans change. We march on.” – John Buckley, Global Community Manager at Pocketpair
It's worth noting that Bucky's comments aren't too dissimilar to those found in the statement Pocketpair released shortly after Nintendo filed its lawsuit. In particular, their promise to “ensure that indie game developers are not hindered or discouraged from pursuing their creative ideas” sends a very similar message, both to the player base and to those who would seek to stifle their creativity with the threat of legal action. .
The future remains bright for Palworld
Regardless of the impending lawsuit, Pocketpair remains positive about the company's future Palworldand for a very good reason. The record-breaking game continues to average over 20,000 concurrent players on Steam, and PS5 sales are already “doing well” despite Palworld it just came out for console a few days ago. The team also has a “major” update planned for later this year, which Bucky believes has the potential to surprise a lot of players.
For those interested in learning more about the future of Palworld, Game Rant's interview with Pocketpair will be posted on the site in the coming days.
