Despite the controversy, Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe has defended the game, stating that it feels completely different from Pokémon and is more similar to the action-adventure survival game, Ark: Survival Evolved. He also stated that the company takes game development seriously and has no intention of infringing upon the intellectual property of other companies. The game has reportedly passed legal reviews prior to its release, suggesting that it may not face legal repercussions for its similarities to Pokémon.
Key takeaways:
- The makers of Palworld, a new video game similar to Pokémon but with guns, have received death threats due to the game's close resemblance to the popular Nintendo game.
- Despite the backlash, Palworld sold five million copies across PC and Xbox in just a few days, making it one of six games ever to hit a million concurrent Steam players.
- There are accusations that the developers used AI in the creation of the game, but there isn't much evidence to support this claim.
- Pocketpair, the company behind Palworld, is not afraid of a copyright lawsuit from Nintendo and has reportedly passed legal reviews before the game's release.