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Pocketpair para parche de Palworld en medio de la demanda de Nintendo y Pokémon

Autor : Dylan Actualizar : May 25,2025

En una declaración reciente, el desarrollador de Palworld Pocketpair ha revelado que los parches recientes de su juego fueron necesarios por una demanda de patentes en curso presentada por Nintendo y la Compañía Pokémon. La controversia surgió después del lanzamiento explosivo de Palworld a principios de 2024 en Steam y Xbox Game Pass, donde no solo estableció registros de ventas sino que también rompió números de jugadores concurrentes. El éxito del juego condujo a la formación de Palworld Entertainment con Sony, destinado a expandir la propiedad intelectual de Palworld, que culminó en un lanzamiento en PS5.

Después de su lanzamiento masivo, Palworld enfrentó acusaciones de copiar diseños Pokémon, lo que llevó a Nintendo y la compañía Pokémon a demandar a Pocketpair sobre tres patentes con sede en Japón con respecto a la mecánica de capturar criaturas en un campo virtual. Palworld presenta una mecánica similar donde los jugadores de captura de criaturas llamadas PALS usando esferas de PAL, que provocan comparaciones inevitables con el sistema de captura de Pokémon visto en juegos como Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

En respuesta a la presión legal, PocketPair implementó cambios significativos en el parche V0.3.11 lanzado en noviembre de 2024. Este parche alteró el mecanismo de invocación de arrojar esferas de PAL a una invocación estática junto al jugador, junto con otras modificaciones de juego. Se confirmó que estos cambios eran un resultado directo de la demanda, con PocketPair indicando que el fracaso para ajustarse podría haber llevado a una peor experiencia de juego para los jugadores.

Los ajustes adicionales se produjeron con Patch V0.5.5, que cambió la mecánica de deslizamiento de ser asistido por PAL a requerir un planeador en el inventario del jugador, aunque los amigos aún proporcionan aficionados pasivos de deslizamiento. Pocketpair describió estas alteraciones como "compromisos" obligados a ellos a evitar una orden judicial que podría detener el desarrollo y las ventas de Palworld.

A pesar de estos cambios, PocketPair sigue comprometido a desafiar la validez de las patentes en cuestión. El desarrollador expresó su decepción por los ajustes necesarios y se disculpó por cualquier interrupción causada a sus fanáticos. Hicieron hincapié en su dedicación a continuar el desarrollo de Palworld y proporcionar nuevo contenido a su comunidad.

En la Conferencia de Desarrolladores del Juego (GDC) en marzo, John "Bucky" Buckley, director de comunicaciones y gerente editorial de Pocketpair, discutió los desafíos del estudio, incluida la demanda, que describió como inesperado e impactante para el equipo.

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