We will take appropriate action against those that infringe our intellectual property rights. We have received many inquiries regarding another company’s game released in January 2024.We have not granted any permission for the use of Pokémon intellectual property or assets in that game. We intend to investigate and take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe on intellectual property rights related to the Pokémon. We will continue to cherish and nurture each and every Pokémon and its world, and work to bring the world together through Pokémon in the future
Notice the careful weasel wording that shows Palworld is in no danger:
We will take appropriate action against those that infringe our property rights
We’re not claiming any rights have been infringed, but if they are…we’ll totally do something about it!
We have not granted any permission for Pokemon intellectual property or assets in that game
Of course you haven’t, because they aren’t using any and the guy who claimed they were turned out to be a complete fraud to admitted to doctoring images.
We intend to investigate and take appropriate measures
i.e. There’s nothing we’ve found that we can sue for, so we’ll keep trying to find something that we CAN sue for, and when we do, we’ll do something about it.
Many unscrupulous gaming publications then published articles claiming that this statement was proof of Nintendo suing Pocket Pair. No such thing is happening as of yet.
We have not granted permission
You’ll see the same response from Listerine in regards to generic or other competing mouthwashes.
In other words, it doesn’t mean much. In the past Nintendo has many times unleashed their lawyers on Day 1 of an infringing project getting a public release.
Exactly this – Nintendo is VERY heavy handed on the lawyers. If they had anything, they’d already be in court.
It took them years to go after the RomHacks, so that’s not much of an argument
RomHacks wasn’t a widely publicised title selling nearly 20 million copies in a month
Same thing they said last time, crazy!
Very on brand for Pokémon to continue putting out the same thing even though people aren’t satisfied with it.
This might be my favorite comment
