Impact of Palworld on the Gaming Space

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A month after the release of Palworld, which sold over 15 million copies, the initial enthusiasm began to wane. However, wealthy competitors quickly capitalized on the huge success of this game, dubbed "Pokémon with firearms," aiming to replicate its formula, according to the head of game development.

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The Idea of Palworld and Other Developers

"Tencent is already working on its own version of Palworld!" recently announced Takuro Mizobe, CEO of PocketPair, on Twitter. He seemed pleased with the developments, adding, "We live in extraordinary times." Initially, some media interpreted his words as dissatisfaction, with IGN even describing Mizobe as accusing others of stealing the Palworld concept, an interpretation he later refuted.

"In my opinion, Tencent’s actions are not illegal. I am proud that others want to emulate our game. The gaming industry often refreshes itself by borrowing ideas from beloved projects. It's impressive that so many quality mobile games are currently being developed," says Mizobe.

Initially, Palworld was accused of plagiarizing the Pokémon series from Game Freak, particularly due to similarities in character design, with some online analysts even pointing to deep structural similarities.

"We take our game development very seriously," Mizobe stated then. "And we have no intention of infringing on other companies' intellectual property rights."

Nintendo, the publisher of Pokémon, commented on the controversy but decided not to pursue legal action. "We did not authorize the use of intellectual property or Pokémon assets in that game," the company announced in January. "We plan to investigate and take necessary actions against any infringements of our intellectual property rights related to Pokémon."

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