Nintendo and The Pokemon Firm have filed a patent infringement lawsuit towards the maker of survival journey sport Palworld, the businesses stated on Thursday.

The lawsuit, filed with the Tokyo District Court docket on Wednesday, seeks an injunction and compensation for damages on the grounds that the sport, made by Tokyo-based Pocketpair Inc, infringes a number of patent rights.

Palworld, dubbed “Pokemon with weapons”, grew to become a breakout hit following its launch in mid-January. Within the sport, gamers can use weapons to seize and prepare cute creatures often known as “friends”.

Pocketpair stated it obtained discover of a patent infringement lawsuit on Wednesday however is unaware of the precise patents it’s accused of infringing upon.

The corporate will start acceptable authorized proceedings and investigations into the claims, it stated in an announcement.

“It’s really unlucky that we are going to be compelled to allocate vital time to issues unrelated to sport growth because of this lawsuit,” the corporate stated.

The Pokemon Company stated in January it could examine and take motion over any infringement of mental property rights.

Pocketpair in July introduced it could companion with Sony to advertise the licensing of Palworld globally.

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