TLDR
- Palworld has become one of the biggest games on Steam, with up to 1.5 million concurrent players, but the game is controversial due to accusations of plagiarism.
- Studio head Takuro Mizobe has denied the allegations, stating that the game has passed legal review and that no other companies have taken action.
- Similarities between Palworld’s monsters and Pokémon characters have continued to be pointed out, however, with the former head of Nintendo’s legal department remarking that the game looks like a cheap imitation.
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Palworld has within a few days become one of the biggest games of all time, at least in terms of the number of simultaneous players on Steam. On Monday, a staggering 1.5 million were logged in at one time, the third most a game has ever achieved on the platform.
Behind the impressive facade, however, there has been much discussion about whether the game has earned its success. Many believe that the game has borrowed a little too much from the source of inspiration Pokémon, and accusations of plagiarism are growing ever stronger.
In conversations with the website Automaton studio head Takuro Mizobe distanced himself from the allegations. He pointed out that the Palworld developer has absolutely no desire to steal from anyone or violate copyright law.
Mizobe also said Palworld has passed legal reviews and no other companies have taken action.
The Pocketpair boss also got involved X with a statement on the situation. There he says that both the studio and individual developers have received death threats. Mizobe said he is ultimately responsible and asked people to leave the studio’s staff alone.
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However, the statements have not stopped players from pointing out similarities between the monsters from Palworld and Pokémon. On X, user CeciliaFae has pointed to dozens of creatures from the Pocketpair game that resemble existing characters from the Pokémon universe.
Don McGowan, former head of Nintendo’s legal department, has also noticed the similarities. In an interview with Game File said McGowan that Palworld looks like a cheap imitation that he used to see plenty of during his 12 years at Nintendo.
– I am surprised that it has come this far, said McGowan.
Nintendo has so far not commented publicly on the situation. However, the Pokemon company is known to be tough on cases where there may be a question of illegal use of its intellectual property.
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2024-01-23 03:47:00
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