Japanese entertainment juggernauts Pokémon and Nintendo have filed suit against hit game creator Pocketpair with the Tokyo District Court based on IP disputes. Pocketpair, also based in Japan, is the creator of the hit open-world game Palworld.

The game Palworld quickly became a bestseller, but there was also talk among fans that it seemed especially close to Pokémon.

Pokémon won a $15 million suit in Shenzhen intermediate courts against Chinese game developers over the game Pocket Monster Reissue.

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company (TPC) have begun legal action against Pocketpair, the developer of the popular open-world survival game "Palworld." The companies filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday,

Nintendo announced that it had finally turned its baleful gaze on Palworld, and would be pursuing legal action in the Tokyo District Court against developer Pocketpair over alleged patent infringement.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have finally taken legal action against the developer of Palworld. Some gamers think it's a low blow.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. are suing the makers of Palworld, claiming the game infringes on the “Pocket Monster” franchise’s patents.

Palworld, a video game mocked as “Pokémon with guns,” became one of the most popular games in the world when it was released in January.

Palworld's developer, Pocketpair, is responding to Nintendo's patent infringement lawsuit, and hinting how it'll try to fight back in court.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair in Tokyo. Pocketpair is the Japanese video game developer behind Palworld, a game people have been describing as a Pokémon parody,