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Nintendo Suit Seeks $65,700 From ‘Pokémon With Guns’ Studio

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Nintendo Co. and the Pokémon Co. are seeking compensation of around ¥10 million ($65,700) in a patent infringement suit against Pocketpair Inc., the maker of hit game Palworld.

Nintendo and affiliate Pokémon are seeking ¥5 million each, plus late fees, Pocketpair said in a statement posted on X Friday. The suit alleges that Pocketpair violated three patents, related to catching and riding the pokémon characters and having monsters fight one another, according to the statement.

Palworld characters.

Photographer: Shoko Takayasu/Bloomberg

A spokesperson for Nintendo didn’t immediately respond to a query after normal working hours.

The Tokyo District Court is scheduled to hear …

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