fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoNintendo goes after the Palworld Pokémon modderwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1105
arrow-up199external-linkNintendo goes after the Palworld Pokémon modderwww.theverge.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squaretheyllneverfindmehere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up79·7 months agoFrom some of the things I read it was behind a paid patreon. This likely brought the hammer down extra fast.
minus-square佐藤カズマ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·7 months agoI’ll be shocked if they don’t DMCA the game itself soon.
minus-squareMysticKetchup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-27 months agoI doubt they can unless Palworld literally stole models from Pokemon. While some of the designs are pretty blatantly copied, if they can’t prove the devs copied directly from them there’s not much of a case
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 months agoIt’s an original game with original content. Nothing about the mechanics in it are patented by Nintendo or anything.
minus-square佐藤カズマ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoNintendo are incredibly litigation-happy, though. They’ll at least try. Calling it now.
From some of the things I read it was behind a paid patreon. This likely brought the hammer down extra fast.
I’ll be shocked if they don’t DMCA the game itself soon.
I doubt they can unless Palworld literally stole models from Pokemon. While some of the designs are pretty blatantly copied, if they can’t prove the devs copied directly from them there’s not much of a case
It’s an original game with original content. Nothing about the mechanics in it are patented by Nintendo or anything.
Nintendo are incredibly litigation-happy, though. They’ll at least try. Calling it now.