Pokémon is perhaps Nintendo’s most valuable franchise, not in vain every time they have had the opportunity to defend their intellectual property they have shown that they are willing to do anything.
Even for this reason, a few weeks ago, the alleged update of its terms and conditions agreement went viral, in which the company apparently now acquired the power to sue even the relatives of the accused, regardless of the fact that he may have died.
In the end, it turned out to be an extreme situation out of context, which does not eliminate the fact that the Japanese company could be one of the toughest when it comes to defending its creations.
The perfect example of this is the story we share with you today. Where a series of Chinese companies had to learn in the most aggressive way possible that it is not a good idea to mess with Nintendo.
Nintendo files millionaire lawsuit for hacking Pokémon in mobile game
According to a report by colleagues at the South China Morning PostThe Pokémon Company is suing six different Chinese companies over a mobile game that shares too many similarities in its character designs with the pocket monster game.
The title in question is named Pocket Monster Reissue, or Koudaiyaoguai Fuke in Chinese, and Nintendo would be suing for copyright infringement and unfair competitive behavior. Requesting in passing compensation for the equivalent of USD $72.5 million.
Something that might sound blown out of proportion until we take a look at the images of this mobile game, where the elements in the character designs look all too familiar:
The Pokémon Company, which includes Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures, seeks this compensation while requesting that the offending companies post public apologies on Chinese websites and mobile applications for what happened.
Similarly, as anyone would expect, it also requires that the game be removed along with all the promotional material from the various mobile game repositories where it could be downloaded without any problem until a few days ago.
The fact is that the mobile game shares too many similarities with Pokémon, reaching the degree of blatant plagiarism or outright piracy, at least with the illustrative art of the title and its protagonists.
It should be noted that today some Pokémon games are not officially available in China, which partly explains the existence of Pocket Monster Reissue, a title that could be downloaded for any mobile since 2015.