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Nintendo's Pokeball patent could be at the heart of its Palworld lawsuit, and judging by a 29-year-old precedent it could change monster-collecting RPGs for decades
As Polygon reports, Nintendo filed for a patent on Pokeball mechanics back in 2021. In more technical language, it covers aiming and throwing an item to capture a character in the field ...
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The Palworld lawsuit gets more complicated as Nintendo bags a US patent that sounds a lot like one of the reasons it's suing Pocketpair in Japan
Pocketpair later revealed that it was alleged to have infringed upon three patents which all appear to cover certain game mechanics, from Legends: Arceus Pokeball-style catching mechanics to one ...
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Palworld removes Pokeball-like mechanic following Nintendo lawsuit
The game recently released an update that removed the ability for players to summon creatures from Pal Spheres after they were thrown, in the same way one would throw a Pokeball to summon a Pokemon.