Palworld (Aka Pokémon with Guns) Is Being Accused of Plagiarism after Selling 2 Million Copies on Its First Day of Early Access

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Palworld, which some (IGN, DSOG) are referring to as Pokémon with Guns, is off to an interesting start after its first day of early access on January 19 for PC and Xbox. Palworld was only just recently announced for Xbox Game Pass on January 16 but word about the new game, which is said to be Pokémon-inspired, seems to have spread quickly and now after selling over 2 million copies in just 24 hours the game is being accused of ripping off designs from Pokémon.

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[LeRoy_Blanchard]

Would anyone really be surprised when Nintendo sues them for it?

Not this guy.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Well, assuming they haven't blown all the money already they should have enough in the bank for some sort of court battle, should it arise, since the latest news is that this game has now sold over 4 million copies in just 3 days.

 

[LeRoy_Blanchard]

Now it's 5 million sales in 3 days.

Palworld: 'Pokémon with guns' sells 5m copies in three days

The surprising success of Palword causes server crashes and exposes "serious bugs" in the game.

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[Peter_Brosdahl]

Well, like I said, they ought to have enough money to lawyer up if needed. I'll be shocked if Nintendo doesn't respond in some fashion, be it legal or a public comment of some sort.

 

[Brian_B]

It’s cheesy fun - I’ll enjoy it while it lasts