TOKYO, Actadiurma.id – Nintendo dan The Pokemon Company telah mengajukan gugatan pelanggaran paten terhadap produsen game petualangan bertahan hidup terkenal “Palworld”, kata perusahaan tersebut pada hari Kamis.
Gugatan tersebut, yang diajukan ke Pengadilan Distrik Tokyo pada hari Rabu, meminta perintah pengadilan dan kompensasi atas kerugian dengan alasan bahwa game tersebut, yang diproduksi dan dirilis oleh Pocketpair Inc yang berbasis di Tokyo, melanggar beberapa hak paten. Palworld, dubbed “Pokemon with guns”, became a breakout hit with more than 25 million players within a month of its release in mid-January. In the game, players can use guns to capture and train cute creatures known as “pals”.
Pocketpair representatives did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
The Pokemon Company said in January it would investigate and take action over any infringement of intellectual property rights.
Pocketpair in July announced the establishment of a joint venture company, Palworld Entertainment Inc, in collaboration with Sony Music Entertainment and Aniplex Inc to promote the licensing business of Palworld globally.
