I don't pay much attention to Nintendo news these days, aside from the occasional exciting game I see (my wife is crazy about Fire Emblem, so today's a good day!), but I was under the impression this was kinda specifically aimed at making life hard for Palworld, a game which is (as far as I know - I've not tried it) nearly identical to Pokemon, but with some more mature themes and more a more mature technical environment.

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roblabla 2 days ago | parent [-]

As far as gameplay goes, palworld is nothing like Pokemon. Sure, you capture monsters in an open field, but its combat is not turn based and it has a large base building emphasis, for instance.

Now, the monster design in pal world is (I think intentionally) very close to Pokemon’s, while also giving them guns, which I suspect is what triggered Nintendo’s action. You can find plenty of Pokemon likes that match its gameplay much closer (cassette beast, tented) that haven’t caused Nintendo’s ire.

	▲	sporedro 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I’m honestly surprised Nintendo didn’t go after the “looks” of the pals. Like you said besides the “balls” or “spheres” used for capture it’s a completely different game. Sure it’s a “similar” genre, but they’re also targeting a different audience altogether. O well guess the lawyers can duke it out in the courts.