Sure, but comparing Lies of P to what Palworld is doing, I would say is something on a completely different level to just copying.
Modders and Devs show evidence that Palworld copies Pokémon
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Sure, but comparing Lies of P to what Palworld is doing, I would say is something on a completely different level to just copying.
Well, all I know is that I didn't know anything about this game, and the first time I saw it in the last couple days my initial reaction was "what is this Pokemon game?"
I've also never played Pokemon and never will. But just looking at it, that's how it comes across to me without a doubt.
As for everything else, I have no idea. Not a lawyer and don't know how it works in that particular area.
I do agree.
Why is gaming plagued with idiots like this who would lose a debate against a wet paper bag?
It's obvious to everyone that the crook devs modified Pokemon models for their asset flip game.
Why is it taking so long for Nintendo to react tho? Send a letter to Valve and Microsoft so they stop selling the game.
Why is it taking so long for Nintendo to react tho? Send a letter to Valve and Microsoft so they stop selling the game.
Check your priors. The reason Nintendo isn't doing anything is because, contrary to Twitter people who are not lawyers, it's likely not illegal and Nintendo has no ground to stand on.
Stolen descriptions from Pokèmon turning up in game files is definitely legally actionable.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
Existing law on this, at least in the US, goes back to blatant SF 2 and MK ripoffs in the mid-90s. The long and short of it is that both visuals and game mechanics can get incredibly close and what PP did probably passes muster under current precedents. Code is a different story.
No bubble to burst. If they've done what you say, and it is legally actionable, I'll wait to see it. But I have a feeling nothing is going to eventuate here.
And this is precisely what I mean. Usually for copyright AFAIK infringement needs to be "substantial". How do you weigh some text lines in a full game as being substantial infringement?
Whats stopping the average Joe from doing the same and making his own AI based game with stolen assets?
I agree it's a very slippery slope
Asset flip games have existed for a long time and they never work as a scam because they're low quality. Look at The Day Before as an example. Massive hype, completely dead a month later and made zero money after refunds. Either the game is bad because it's a low effort cash grab, and it fails, or if it's extremely blatant it gets legally taken down (look at Dark and Darker as a potential example).
Lawsuit imminent. Say goodbye to those purchased copies. Valve finna get taken to court at long last.
Something immediately felt off about this game. In hindsight, starting to see why Sony didn't do much to get this game on PlayStation out of the gate. Nintendo lawyers about to go crazy on these devs.
Something immediately felt off about this game. In hindsight, starting to see why Sony didn't do much to get this game on PlayStation out of the gate. Nintendo lawyers about to go crazy on these devs.
Theres a reason Sony treads lightly with early access titles.
Imagine being a Nintendo fan and seeing this. Heart attack worthy.
No, this is something else. The devs of this game appear to have outright ripped models from Pokemon games and changed them slightly, without Nintendo's consent. That's illegal. They can be sued for this.
It would've taken some time for any people at Nintendo to find this out since the game only went on sale a few days ago anyhow.
Is that a mod or in the game outright? Because if the latter, even more grounds for litigation. Those characters are IP which were copyrighted and protected under the law.
Between this and a supposed $675 million budget, this game (or even the dev studio) sounds like a modern day cocaine-fueled get-rich-quick scheme that'll end in disaster.
This game doesn't have Mario (or Pikachu) in it, clearly a very different case. Maybe more like Flappybird but even then not an exact match.