Pocketpair goes on to say that Palworld has been claimed to infringe on three patents held by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company and that part of the damage is required as compensation.

The first patent is one that most had guessed to be part of the case, as 7545191 refers to the process of capturing and befriending Pokemon, which Palworld apes with its Pal Spheres. The other two patents that are included in the lawsuit, 7493117 and 7528390 haven't been found and detailed just yet, but they're likely also mechanics in Pokemon games that are replicated in Palworld.

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[–] [email protected] 139 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Even as a dedicated pokemon fan that hasn't played Palworld (the butchering mechanics don't really appeal to me)...

I really hope Nintendo loses this, and loses it HARD. I think that some actual competition would be really healthy for the pokemon franchise, giving them an actual impetus to make sure their games are high-quality and well-supported and don't pursue serious anti-consumer practices.

Godspeed, Palworld. Counting on you.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The butchering mechanic is mostly there as a joke. After you do it once, you unlock a much better and friendlier version of recycling your duplicate Pals.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh... I never butchered because that just seemed wrong. Is there any way to just get to the friendlier version without butchering?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah just level up. Though there is an improved industrial pal shredder Fargo style at the end game too if you went to automate things.

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