Pocketpair may already be feeling the effects of Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit.

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PlayStation 5 sales Pal World Like the mighty Mammorest, it's already off to a great start, but has a rather large scale ahead of it. At the time of writing, the PS5 version is Pal World Not available in Japan. John “Bucky” Buckley, Pocketpair's global community manager, recently told Game Rant that the region was the second most popular market for active PC players in gaming.




Bucky spoke at this year's Tokyo Game Show, where he and Pocketpair Pal World It boasted one of the most impressive and eye-catching booths. He said PS5 sales were “going well” and then noted that they were more active in Japan. Pal World This suggests that Nintendo may already be starting to feel the effects, despite the developer's resistance. Pal World suit.

Pocketpair has not officially confirmed why the PS5 port was released. Pal World Although it has been postponed indefinitely in Japan, the general consensus seems to be that it is related to Nintendo's lawsuit filed just a few days before the announcement. Pal World It's finally coming to PlayStation 5. Nintendo claims that Pocketpair infringed on one of its patents, but Bucky and the rest of the Pocketpair team still don't know which patent.


“We haven’t heard anything yet.” – John Buckley, Pocketpair Global Community Manager

The fact that Japan is the only major market where the PS5 port will be released Pal World The delay appears to be consistent with the views of veteran patent analyst Florian Mueller. He told Game Rant that he wasn't expecting anything from Nintendo. Pal World The lawsuit will have significant ramifications outside of Japan. However, assuming Pocketpair's decision to delay the game's PS5 port indefinitely has anything to do with the lawsuit, the impact could be quite significant.


Most Japanese gamers play games on consoles.


console

72.3%

moving

63.8%

PC

14.7%

Despite another year of explosive growth, only about 15% of young Japanese gamers play on PC and a smaller percentage still own an Xbox. With that in mind, Pal World PS5, which is not available on Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, was probably the platform of choice for most Japanese gamers. Therefore, the decision to postpone could mean Pocketpair misses out on tens of thousands of units sold in the Japanese market, leaving many of its potential players without a viable alternative.


However, this isn't all doom and gloom for Pocketpair, as the team still has a lot of big ideas for the future. Pal WorldSome of them will be introduced in “substantial updates” later this year. It's also worth remembering that. Pal World is still in the Current Popular sections of numerous local PlayStation Store sites and has been since the game was shadowdropped for PlayStation 5 shortly after Sony's September State of Play.

For those interested in learning more about Palworld's future, interviews from Game Rant and Pocketpair will be posted on the site in the coming days.

Source: Nico Partners

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