fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoNintendo goes after the Palworld Pokémon modderwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkNintendo goes after the Palworld Pokémon modderwww.theverge.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squaretheyllneverfindmehere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoFrom some of the things I read it was behind a paid patreon. This likely brought the hammer down extra fast.
minus-squareSatouKazuma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoI’ll be shocked if they don’t DMCA the game itself soon.
minus-squareMysticKetchup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 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-up1·10 months agoIt’s an original game with original content. Nothing about the mechanics in it are patented by Nintendo or anything.
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.