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Nintendo reportedly has “zero chance” against current Palworld after major lawsuit change it is now targeting older versions of the game instead (www.dexerto.com)
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[–] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

There is no Pikachu in the game. While it does take inspiration from Pokémon certainly, that is perfectly legal. Imagine the shit hole the art world would be in if you couldn't take inspiration from previous works. Their argument is about mechanics, and their mechanics aren't particularly unique anyway.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    It's amazing how people will pretend an image of a pikachu isn't a pikachu because they feel like supporting one company over another is some kind of rebellious act.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    It's an electric rat, but it isn't even close to Pikachu. Anyone who's saying it is isn't being honest.

    Anyway, you ignored the entire point of the comment. Inspiration is perfectly legal. Making something reminiscent of existing artwork is protected. If it weren't, making anything would be illegal.

    I'm not supporting them. I played the game and I don't really care for it. I just know that it isn't illegal to make art that resembles someone else's, as long as it isn't trying to be passed off as theirs. Yeah, they're style is similar. No one is debating that. That's not illegal though. If it were, Nintendo would be sueing over that, but they aren't. Either you think you're smarter than Nintendo lawyers or you're just trying to be obnoxious.

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