Few of us were going to imagine that a completely unknown game was going to steal the spotlight from the entire industry at the beginning of 2024. Palworld has become a phenomenon on Steam and Xbox, largely due to its obvious kinship with Pokemon.
And if those similarities weren’t enough, a mod which was released just a few hours ago is responsible for introducing the most iconic characters of Pokemon in Palworld. Your character becomes Ash Ketchum, while the creatures take on the appearance of the pocket monsters we all know. The above, of course, has set off Nintendo’s alarms.
We know very well that, when it comes to a copyright issue that affects your interests, at Nintendo they do not give up until they hunt down the infringers. With the mod Pokemon for Palworld has not been the exception.
Those from Kyoto, as is customary, moved their lawyers. Not only for prevent pokemon mod for Palworld remained availablebut also to block videos that show its operation.
It is not yet known exactly who is responsible for the development of the mod, but it is clear that the youtuber ToastedShoes was the first to offer a look at it through X (Twitter). To his “surprise”, the material was reported. “This media has been disabled in response to a claim from the copyright owner,” says Elon Musk’s social network.
For now, it seems that Nintendo’s hunt has not yet extended to YouTube, where ToastedShoes himself and other content creators have already published their videos of the Nintendo mod. Palworld.
“The first mod pack for Palworld is now available and is a revision that turns everything into Pokemon. Everything, from the playable character that is Ash, and his friends Brock and Misty, to all the Pokémon that inhabit the world. “
ToastedShoes.
Will Nintendo launch against those responsible for Palworld?
Thus, it is evident that At Nintendo they are closely following everything that happens around Palworld. His efforts, apparently, are focused on eliminating the mod on the internet, a task that seems impossible in current times. Afterwards it will be interesting to see if they plan a direct crusade against Palworld.
Does Nintendo have sufficient arguments to legally fight Pocket Pair, creators of Parlworld? According to Don McGowan, former chief legal officer of The Pokémon Company, Palworld it’s a plagiarism. In fact, he seems surprised that he has transcended so much.
“This seems like the typical pointless plagiarism I saw a thousand times a year when I was Pokémon’s legal director. I’m surprised it got this far.”
Of course, at Pocket Pair they have not remained silent. Manager Takuro Mizobe came to the defense of Parlworld and requested to stop the attacks against the company’s artists. And in recent days, some of them have been victims of harassment for being inspired by the creatures of Pokemon.