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Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Nintendo spent a load of money and resources in a protracted legal battle trying to get the project canned by suing them for everything they could think of. It ended in them forcing Palworld to remove the ball throwing mechanic, because apparently Pokemon has that copyrighted or something.

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mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Pokemon has that copyrighted or something.

Patented, which is even dumber

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Dagnet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
And the gliding with monsters

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- Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Damn, didn’t know that.
  
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Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Using a monster as a glider too

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- mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  They also tried to patent riding monsters as well, which is insane seeing that horseriding had been a thing for millenia
  
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