As Nintendo and the Pokémon Company’s Patent Lawsuit Rumbles On, Pocketpair Says It’s Heads Down Getting Palworld Ready to Exit Early Access and Officially Release Ver 1.0 in 2026
Pocketpair has said it’s now heads down getting Palworld ready to leave early access and officially release its 1.0 update at some point in 2026.
Nintendo Should Never Have Received Controversial ‘Summon Character and Let It Fight’ Pokémon Patent, IP Lawyers Say
IP lawyers have criticised the U.S. patent system after Nintendo was awarded a Pokémon patent that revolves around summoning a character and letting it fight.
Nintendo has secured a patent on summoning characters to fight other characters
The patent could cause trouble for multiple developers who include such mechanics in their games.
New Nintendo Patent Could Reshape The Future Of Pokemon-Inspired Games
Nintendo has secured a new patent that could have major implications for future Pokemon-inspired games. Granted on September 2, 2025, the filing describes a system that “covers the fundamental gameplay…
Nintendo Rewrites Patent Mid-Case in Ongoing Lawsuit Against Palworld Dev Pocketpair — but Why?
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s patent infringement lawsuit in Japan against Pocketpair’s open-world survival game Palworld is ongoing. In the latest development, Nintendo has reworded one of the patents in…
Nintendo Switch 2 Controller Patent Points to Sequel for Million-Selling Game, Fans Believe
A fresh patent for a new Nintendo game controller has set tongues wagging that a Ring Fit Adventure sequel is on the way for Switch 2.
Palworld Modders Are Restoring Mechanics Pocketpair Was Forced to Patch Out Due to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s Patent Lawsuit
Palworld modders are taking matters into their own hands and restoring mechanics that developer Pocketpair was forced to patch out due to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s patent lawsuit.
Monolith’s Shadow Of Mordor Nemesis System Patent Doesn’t Expire For Another Decade
In 2014, Monolith Productions introduced its Nemesis system in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. That AI procedural program allowed this Lord of the Rings game and its 2017 sequel, Middle-earth: Shadow…
Nintendo Patent Application Seems To Confirm Switch 2 Joy-Con Feature
Earlier this year, Nintendo debuted a brief first look at the Switch 2 which didn't offer many details about the new console. However, there was a moment in the teaser…
New Sony Patent Applications Include AI-Based, Anti-Lag Tech
Newly revealed Sony patent applications show AI tech that would predict player inputs to reduce online lag and an accessory that would allow players to aim the PS5's DualSense controller…