Palworld Franchise Set to Expand as Pocketpair Announces Joint Venture with Sony Music and Aniplex for Exclusive Merchandise and More

[Tsing]

Palworld, the multiplayer, open-world survival game from Japanese developer Pocketpair that became a breakout hit earlier this year by surpassing 25 million players after only one month following its release, is set to expand beyond video games and become a media franchise similar to Pokémon, according to a new announcement shared by Sony Music Group today that explains how it has launched a joint venture with Pocketpair and Aniplex to create Palworld Entertainment, a new company that will be in charge of developing the reach of the IP and more.

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[Zarathustra]

How did the Pokemon lawsuit ever get resolved?

I lost track of that. I figured Palworld was about to get sued out of existence...

 

[Grimlakin]

Never was sued.

 

[MadMummy76]

I keep reading this as pocketrepair.

It's repair alright, taking weight off your pocket.

 

[DrezKill]

I figured Palworld was about to get sued out of existence...

Never was sued.

Nintendo is suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for patent infringement "to protect the intellectual properties it has worked hard to establish over the years"

Months after Palworld launched on Steam and Xbox, its developers are being sued by Nintendo.

www.windowscentral.com

 

[Grimlakin]

Nintendo is suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for patent infringement "to protect the intellectual properties it has worked hard to establish over the years"

Months after Palworld launched on Steam and Xbox, its developers are being sued by Nintendo.

www.windowscentral.com

Oh wow you're right...they were sued.. 13 hours ago at this moment. So my statement WAS correct. It's just wrong as of TODAY. lol.

 

[Brian_B]

Smart strategy, wait until they have earned enough money to make it worth suing them