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For those wondering, here is a video that compares Pokemon with Palworld characters, there are a ton that are rip offs, and all together it is a pretty clear ri

For those wondering, here is a video that compares Pokemon with Palworld characters, there are a ton that are rip offs, and all together it is a pretty clear rip off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=WJtOmxEymR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=WJtOmxEymR0

mdavidn 2y ago
Note that this suit is a patent claim, not the trademark or copyright claim one might expect from visual similarity.
flykespice 2y ago
I'm surprised Nintendo took so long to sue them. It was so obvious from the get-go.
GaggiX 2y ago
None of these are rip-offs. The comparisons are kind of ridiculous, a Pal that looks like a penguin, they must have stolen that idea from the Pokemon that looks like a penguin. I don't want to live in a world where something like this would be considered copyright infringement, something that even Nintendo doesn't seem to focus on (I guess for a reason).
- bhouston 2y ago
  Not all of them, some of them are stretches, but quite a few of them are clear ripoffs if you are objective.
  - GaggiX 2y ago
    Which ones? List them, I don't see any rip offs. Maybe you're better than Nintendo lawyers at finding them.
    - madamelic 2y ago
      They are always sort of a stretch like "Electric mouse" or "Egyptian cat". In my non-lawyer opinion, it's in the same vein as saying that DC should sue Marvel over Captain Marvel being a Superman rip-off.
      - arkh 2y ago
        > "Egyptian Cat" Ok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis I think Pocket Pair are not the first to take some inspiration there.
    - bhouston 2y ago
      Why challenge me when so many reputable articles say the same thing? https://www.pcmag.com/news/palworlds-11-most-shameless-pokemon-knock-offs https://www.pcmag.com/news/palworlds-11-most-shameless-pokem... https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-is-it-fair-to-call-it-a-pokemon-rip-off https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-is-it-fair-to-call-it-... https://slate.com/culture/2024/01/palworld-pals-server-xbox-game-map-reddit-pokemon-multiplayer.html https://slate.com/culture/2024/01/palworld-pals-server-xbox-... https://www.thegamer.com/palworld-early-access-impression-pokemon-original-interesting-ripoff/ https://www.thegamer.com/palworld-early-access-impression-po... https://www.siliconera.com/its-shocking-how-blatant-some-palworld-pokemon-rip-offs-are/ https://www.siliconera.com/its-shocking-how-blatant-some-pal... You are free to not see what most people see but you are the outlier.
      - Dylan16807 2y ago
        If that first article is the best you have, then that's a bad pile of articles. Those designs are not very close. I see no creature design comparisons in links 2-4. Article 5, wow it's a cartoon sheep. Wow it's a cartoon fox. This list at the end is trying way too hard. I think what "most people see" is that they're overall similar to pokemon. Not that palworld is copying specific designs in a way that pokemon itself doesn't do.
        bhouston 2y ago
MindSpunk 2y ago
Except, of course, that this isn’t a copyright suit it’s a patent lawsuit. So any similarities of character design is irrelevant to this case.

mdavidn 2y ago

Note that this suit is a patent claim, not the trademark or copyright claim one might expect from visual similarity.

flykespice 2y ago

I'm surprised Nintendo took so long to sue them. It was so obvious from the get-go.

GaggiX 2y ago

None of these are rip-offs. The comparisons are kind of ridiculous, a Pal that looks like a penguin, they must have stolen that idea from the Pokemon that looks like a penguin. I don't want to live in a world where something like this would be considered copyright infringement, something that even Nintendo doesn't seem to focus on (I guess for a reason).

bhouston 2y ago
Not all of them, some of them are stretches, but quite a few of them are clear ripoffs if you are objective.
- GaggiX 2y ago
  Which ones? List them, I don't see any rip offs. Maybe you're better than Nintendo lawyers at finding them.
  - madamelic 2y ago
    They are always sort of a stretch like "Electric mouse" or "Egyptian cat". In my non-lawyer opinion, it's in the same vein as saying that DC should sue Marvel over Captain Marvel being a Superman rip-off.
    - arkh 2y ago
      > "Egyptian Cat" Ok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis I think Pocket Pair are not the first to take some inspiration there.
  - bhouston 2y ago
    Why challenge me when so many reputable articles say the same thing? https://www.pcmag.com/news/palworlds-11-most-shameless-pokemon-knock-offs https://www.pcmag.com/news/palworlds-11-most-shameless-pokem... https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-is-it-fair-to-call-it-a-pokemon-rip-off https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-is-it-fair-to-call-it-... https://slate.com/culture/2024/01/palworld-pals-server-xbox-game-map-reddit-pokemon-multiplayer.html https://slate.com/culture/2024/01/palworld-pals-server-xbox-... https://www.thegamer.com/palworld-early-access-impression-pokemon-original-interesting-ripoff/ https://www.thegamer.com/palworld-early-access-impression-po... https://www.siliconera.com/its-shocking-how-blatant-some-palworld-pokemon-rip-offs-are/ https://www.siliconera.com/its-shocking-how-blatant-some-pal... You are free to not see what most people see but you are the outlier.
    - Dylan16807 2y ago
      If that first article is the best you have, then that's a bad pile of articles. Those designs are not very close. I see no creature design comparisons in links 2-4. Article 5, wow it's a cartoon sheep. Wow it's a cartoon fox. This list at the end is trying way too hard. I think what "most people see" is that they're overall similar to pokemon. Not that palworld is copying specific designs in a way that pokemon itself doesn't do.
      - bhouston 2y ago

MindSpunk 2y ago

Except, of course, that this isn’t a copyright suit it’s a patent lawsuit. So any similarities of character design is irrelevant to this case.