“Pokemon” is preparing to celebrate 28 years since the franchise was established, and new trailers and announcements about upcoming games are expected to come on Pokémon Day. The “Pokémon” games, known for collecting monsters, They could have an unexpected competitor: “Palworld“, a new title from Pocket Pair, Inc. which uses adorable Pokémon-like creatures to help players build structures and survive in the wild.
Although “Palworld” and the “Pokémon” games are difficult to compare in terms of gameplay, with the former earning the nickname “Pokémon with Guns,” the early access version of Pocket Pair shares quite a bit of DNA with the Nintendo franchise, generating significant controversy. The creatures of Palworld, called Pals, can be captured in the wild in a similar way to Pokémon, even having objects that do not differ much in terms of the classic Poké Ball, but there is no turn-based strategy component or other typical features of the game. Pokémon franchise.
The collision between these games lies in the design of their creatures, and Pocket Pair is facing accusations of plagiarism surrounding Palworld. In several cases, the similarities between Pokémon and Pals seem to be too many, and it can be difficult to call them simple coincidences. With the release of Palworld and the availability of most of the Paldeck, these similarities have led to growing unrest, and some Pokémon players are calling for a boycott of the game.
The controversy has spread to comment forums in Japan, where Internet users debate how The Pokémon Company’s legal department will react to this new release. As Palworld has shown more material following its pre-release, Pokémon fans in Japan have noticed similarities between some existing creatures and the new Pals. Pocket Pair, recently noticing the “Pokémon with Guns” moniker for Palworld, issued a statement assuring that it did not intend to share anything with the Pokémon games. The question of whether Pocket Pair took inspiration from Pokémon for the design of its Pals remains difficult to determine, but some similarities seem to go beyond mere appearance.
Pokémon fans are voicing their concerns, and it remains to be seen how and in what ways this will affect Palworld.
- «Oops, goodbye Palworld».
- «This time around, I’m really on Nintendo’s side. Even the beginning and the posters are like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild».
- «Who do I have to ask for more monsters in Palworld? To Pocket Pair or to Pokémon?».
- «Couldn’t it be a coincidence to have similar designs? It’s like those movies that look like Studio Ghibli rip-offs just because the design is similar».
- «Nintendo has an intellectual property department, not a legal department».
- «Why has it become a trend to want to challenge Nintendo when the multinational company is always the one that wins?».
- «The attitude of Nintendo fanboys, as always, is unpleasant».
- «It’s like what Genshin Impact did when it was accused of stealing from The Legend of Zelda, eventually people will forget about this».
- «But Pokémon trainers are much more attractive than what you can do in Palworld».
- «If you like this even a little, why not try the ARK franchise?».
Fountain: Yaraon!
