It's probably because two months ago PocketPair announced a joint venture with Sony Music and Aniplex that includes merchandising. [1] The revenue from the Poké

It's probably because two months ago PocketPair announced a joint venture with Sony Music and Aniplex that includes merchandising. [1] The revenue from the Pokémon games is nothing compared to the revenue from merch; Pokémon merch generates more revenue per year than Pokémon GO generated over its entire lifetime. [2,3] Thus Nintendo is likely more concerned with consumer confusion between Palworld and Pokémon merch than between the games. On top of that it would damage The Pokémon Company's position in any negotiations surrounding merchandising agreements, because partners can use a potential Palworld merch deal as leverage to get a better deal from The Pokémon Company. [1] https://palworld.co.jp/en/news/?article_id=65768 https://palworld.co.jp/en/news/?article_id=65768 [2] https://www.pocketgamer.biz/the-pokmon-company-caught-108-billion-from-merch-and-licenced-goods-last-year/ https://www.pocketgamer.biz/the-pokmon-company-caught-108-bi... [3] https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pokmon-go-catches-nearly-8-billion-in-eight-years/ https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pokmon-go-catches-nearly-8-billi...