Nintendo and Pokémon have announced a lawsuit against the developer of "Phantom Palu" for infringement

Remember Pokémon, the open-world PC game that became a global hit earlier this year? Dubbed "Pokémon with a Gun," the game, which combined elements of Pokémon collection and gunfight shooting, quickly attracted a large number of players after its launch. However, months after the game was launched, Nintendo's legal department finally took action.

On September 19, Nintendo and Pokémon jointly announced that they had filed a patent infringement lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court on September 18 against Pocketpair, the developer of "Paru". Nintendo and Pokémon asked the court to issue an injunction and compensate for damages on the grounds that the game infringed multiple patents.

The Success and Controversies of Paru

"Paru" was officially released in mid-January this year. Once it was launched, it exploded worldwide and gained more than 25 million global players within a month. In the game, players can use guns to capture and train a cute creature called "Paru". Many players believe that the image of many Paru is highly similar to Nintendo's famous Pokémon series, so the game was once nicknamed "Pokémon with a gun" and caused some controversy.

Nintendo's Complaint and Legal Basis

Legally, software patents typically cover only elements of the user experience, not the appearance of the characters, meaning that Nintendo may have found that Paru infringed its patent rights on game mechanics.

Hideki Yasuda, analyst at Toyo Securities, said: "Nintendo's lawsuit alleges patent infringement rather than copyright infringement by Pocketpair, which means it has dropped its claim that Pocketpair's character is similar to Pokémon's. But it also shows that Nintendo has more ways to block games it doesn't like. The company owns many patents related to basic game mechanics, which are now used in many games."

The resolve of the strongest legal force in the Eastern Hemisphere

In fact, Nintendo's lawsuit this time is not surprising. Immediately after the "Paru" explosion in January this year, Pokémon said it would investigate and take action against any infringement of intellectual property rights. In July this year, Pocketpair just announced the establishment of a joint venture Palworld Entertainment Inc., working with Sony Music Entertainment and Aniplex to promote the licensing business of "Paru" on a global scale.

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