The Pokémon Company and Nintendo are suing Palworld developer Pocketpair in a Tokyo court over patent infringement, the companies announced jointly on Wednesday. Pocketpair responded to the lawsuit in a news release,

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Palwoods and hunt large, electric yellow animals of entirely

Palworld developer PocketPair Inc. has issued a response to the lawsuit filed against their company by Pokemon Publisher Nintendo. It was only a matter of time before someone knocked at PocketPair Inc’s door,

Original story: Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair for infringing "multiple patent rights." The notice was published on Nintendo's website, saying the lawsuit was filed together with The Pokémon Company in the Tokyo District Court on September 18.

UPDATE: Palworld developer Pocketpair has responded to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's lawsuit. Check out all the details here. ORIGINAL STORY: It's official: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are taking legal action against Palworld's developer, Pocketpair.

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

"Palworld," a survival-strategy game known colloquially as "Pokémon With Guns,” is the target of a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Nintendo and the Pokémon Co. Nintendo said the lawsuit against Pocketpair,

Today in news everyone saw coming, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing "Pokémon with guns" game Palworld. In less likely news, the lawsuit might have nothing to do with the creatures' designs.

Nintendo and the Pokémon Company filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, developer of the viral hit Palworld, on Wednesday.

Pocketpair's boss previously said the game had passed legal checks. But Nintendo is known for fiercely protecting its intellectual property and brand. Pokémon said in statements posted on their websites that Palworld "infringes multiple patent rights".