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[BennyBlanco]

I wish everyone had the same fervor of suing Nintendo for every miniscule possibility of plagiarism they had done.

exhibit A, your honor

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

the irony is hilarious

 

[Mr Hyde]

Giana Sisters all over again. Nintendo just ain't fucking around. They are gunning for anyone even remotely infringing on their IPs, whether it be emulation, games that look similar, fan made stuff, they will protect their legacy to the very end, even it means killing others in the process.

 

[LordOcidax]

Nintendo won't win, Palworld isn't a 1 for 1 copy. Nintendo would have to sue every other monster collecting RPG game then .

Lol, New in the town? Nintendo is Yakuza, they never lose.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Nintendo continues to be one of the most ruthless companies on the planet.

 

[BennyBlanco]

the irony is hilarious

what irony

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

what irony

the use of A.I.

 

[Gaiff]

exhibit A, your honor

Eh, I see a handful, but some are ridiculous. Like Pidgetto and that bird is just reaching. Same for the crab and Krabby and most of them honestly.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

because not even Pokemon itself has originality with their own as some of their monsters resemble alot other franchises

You can't even patent fictional characters either, they are protected under copyright, and this lawsuit is talking about patent infringement for some reason..
Maybe nintendo is going to try to go after palworld's monster collecting gameplay mechanic? Doubt nintendo has an actual patent on that though.

 

[BennyBlanco]

the use of A.I.

I painted that by hand, bud

Eh, I see a handful, but some are ridiculous. Like Pidgetto and that bird is just reaching. Same for the crab and Krabby and most of them honestly.

It is exactly as ridiculous as saying Palworld infringed on their copyright

 

[SirTerry-T]

 

[Danjin44]

This gonna be a fun case. It basically gonna involve any monster or creature as stealing if end up being true, because not even Pokemon itself has originality with their own as some of their monsters resemble alot other franchises(DQ comes to mind).

The think DQ has very different artstyle than Pokémon but Palworld is actively trying to mimic Pokémon style.

People might get triggered for saying this but I have no sympathy for Palworld devs.

They could have easily just design their own creature design but instead they chose actively copy Pokémon, they should have expected Nintendo will eventually gonna go after them.

 

[Gaiff]

I painted that by hand, bud



It is exactly as ridiculous as saying Palworld infringed on their copyright

The lawsuit says patent infringement though, not copyright.

 

[laynelane]

It was only a matter of time. As others have said, waiting until the game made more money makes a lot of sense. What didn't make sense was Nintendo ignoring even a whiff of copyright/patent infringement.

 

[hinch7]

Didn't think they would do it seeing as though the designs are really darn close, but different enough to not be infringing copyright. Guess I was wrong

Remember seeing a Mewtwo design rip off which was pretty blatant, amongst others. Maybe they have spotted a loophole to sue them on a patent infringement somehow??

 

[kazuyamishima]

Someone beat me to it, but yeah, the designs from Pokemon are similar to the ones in Dragon Quest.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

It is exactly as ridiculous as saying Palworld infringed on their copyright

They aren't even saying that, copyright and patent rights are two different things and this lawsuit mentions patent rights specifically

 

[Cobaiye]

I hope they loose, fuck them.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Nintendo won't win, Palworld isn't a 1 for 1 copy. Nintendo would have to sue every other monster collecting RPG game then .

Or get sue from dragon quest

 

[killatopak]

They aren't even saying that, copyright and patent rights are two different things and this lawsuit mentions patent rights specifically

what patent exactly?

Even monster collecting was done before by Megami Tensei.

 

[DryvBy]

All will be forgiven when Switch 2 hits. RND is expensive.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I painted that by hand, bud

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

what patent exactly?

 

[pqueue]

Didn't Sony 'tard themselves up and get into a licensing/development deal with these idiots?

 

[Zannegan]

What patents?

Weird that it says patents. Shouldn't it be copyright or trademarks for characters?

 

[LordCBH]

This is a waste of time and resources.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

An interesting case on AI trained on someone else's ip.

 

[BennyBlanco]

The think DQ has very different artstyle than Pokémon but Palworld is actively trying to mimic Pokémon style.

People might get triggered for saying this but I have no sympathy for Palworld devs.

They could have easily just design their own creature design but instead they chose actively copy Pokémon, they should have expected Nintendo will eventually gonna go after them.

Like what? They didn’t actively copy Pokemon more than say Duke Nukem ripped off Doom. They’re just cutesy animal designs that exist in a million games.

 

[Draugoth]

Not for copyright infrigment but Patent infrigment, makes you wonder what the hell it is

 

[LordOcidax]

I hope they loose, fuck them.

This is going to settle before going to a trial… Nobody wants to mess with Nintendo lawyers in court…

 

[Comandr]

I’m going to laugh if it’s something as stupid as suing them for the way the ball shakes after you throw it at a monster while you’re catching them.

Peak pettiness.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Not for copyright infrigment but Patent infrigment, makes you wonder what the hell it is

Maybe throwing the ball to capture the pals

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Weird that it says patents. Shouldn't it be copyright or trademarks for characters?

yes

 

[Jaybe]

It would be funny if they named Phil Spencer in the lawsuit for the Game Pass deal he gave them, would make for a nice career moment

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Didn't Sony 'tard themselves up and get into a licensing/development deal with these idiots?

for media outside games I think

 

[Thief1987]

nintenda is jealous that it's a competent game unlike the trash they are churning out?

 

[laynelane]

This lawsuit seeks an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that Palworld, a game developed and released by the Defendant, infringes multiple patent rights.

(bolded mine)

Looks like we're all going to be learning about patent rights - so long as this case progresses. I'm not familiar with this at all so it should be interesting to see exactly what is being claimed here.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

This is the same stupidity when rabid Pikmins accused Mihoyo of copying BOTW and then TOTK "copied" the flying islands from Genshin Impact.

From time to time Pikmins show us they are a special kind, too. Jesus wept.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

This is the same stupidity when rabid Pikmins accused Mihoyo of copying BOTW and then TOTK "copied" the flying islands from Genshin Impact.

From time to time Pikmins show us they are a special kind, too. Jesus wept.

wait, Nintendo sued MiHoyo?

 

[Danjin44]

Like what? They didn’t actively copy Pokemon more than say Duke Nukem ripped off Doom. They’re just cutesy animal designs that exist in a million games.

They are literately using same arstyle...

You could say these look orange looking Dragon but their face, their body and their wings look very different because they both using different artstyle.

Meanwhile

You have to be blind not to see they actually trying mimic Pokemon's artsyle.

 

[Fahdis]

Why are the Red Tapeworms getting happy in here? Fucking Nintendo Sucks. Buy Palworld if you can rn folks.

 

[Neff]

Nintendo won't win, Palworld isn't a 1 for 1 copy.

I can't stand Pokémon but it's blindingly apparent even to me that these guys went out of their way to imitate the aesthetic, and the character designs are half the appeal of the brand.

Waited until they finished collecting all their revenue, to take it all back in court.

Also ample time to fashion an absolute brute of a case against them.

 

[Xenon]

Pal World lawyer: " As you can see we have high resolution models for the creatures that are played with throughout a beautifully detailed world that takes advantage of modern hardware"

Judge: "Case Dismissed!"

 

[MagusMajul]

 

[Deerock71]

"A Nintendo lawyer is never late, Yamaguchi, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to!"

 

[tusharngf]

Nintendo sucks.. Shitty company shitty policies. Company is stuck in 90s. Old outdated hardware and game designs. Sometimes feels like evil corporation wanted to collect every single penny from broke kids.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

wait, Nintendo sued MiHoyo?

Nope, Pikmins are the worst Nintendo fans. They went to a Genshin Impact event for PS4 and broke PlayStation consoles in protest.

Mihoyo is developing its own Animal Farming. If that succeeds (it will) Nintendo may sue, too.

 

[BennyBlanco]

They are literately using same arstyle...

You could say these look orange looking Dragon but their face, their body and their wings look very different because they both using different artstyle.

Meanwhile

You have to be blind not to see they actually trying mimic Pokemon's artsyle.

Look at that DQ to Pokemon comparison and tell me that’s not the same artstyle. Did you play Palworld?

 

[BlackTron]

Fuck that.

It's a shame, IMO. It's like if Capcom or SNK sued Mortal Kombat devs because it's a fighting game with assists

Not really. There are some serious style/trade dress issues with Palworld. It's more like Capcom suing MK devs because the characters look like they came from Street Fighter.

There's an additional layer due to the association Palworld makes between characters of this look/feel and the violent or dark nature of the game. IE pals/pokemon with guns, pals/pokemon as slaves, pals/pokemon being killed. The fact that I can say "pals/pokemon" here is why they don't want it, and have a case.

 

[BlackTron]

Look at that DQ to Pokemon comparison and tell me that’s not the same artstyle.

Uh, it isn't?