In its first year, Palworld hit 32 million players

Palworld Since its early launch in January 2024, there have been more than 32 million players on all platforms.

Developer PocketPair said its production and survival game was called “Pokémon with guns” before the record release, and he hit PC milestones with Steam, Xbox and PlayStation 5.

“Thank you so much!” Pocketpair is tweet. “As always, your support means the world to us!”

“We will continue to work hard to make Palworld Grade 2 better!” additional John 'Bucky' Buckley, Director and Publication Manager, PocketPair Communications.

Palworld launched a year ago for $30 in steam and went straight to the gaming pass on Xbox and PC, breaking the sales and concurrent player count record in the process. Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe said Palworld's launch is very big, and the developer Can't handle the huge profits generated by the game. Despite this, Pocketpair quickly took the breakthrough to utilize Palworld, Sign an agreement with Sony To form a new business called Palworld Entertainment, the task is to expand the IP and launch the game on PS5.

As Pocketpair continues to work hard to update Palworld, its high-profile patent lawsuit is looming with Nintendo and Pokémon Company.

Palworld's Pals and Pokémon were compared after the huge release of Palworld, with some accusing Pocketpair of “deprived” Pokémon designs. However, Nintendo and Pokémon did not file copyright infringement lawsuits, but instead took the patent route. They hope that 5 million yen (about $32,846) per person plus a loss of late payments, and a ban on Palworld, which will prevent its release.

November, Pocketpair confirms three Japanese-based patentsThis is around capturing Pokémon in the virtual realm, and it is being sued. Palworld Do Includes a mechanic that involves throwing a ball-like object (called PAL balls) in a monster to capture them, similar to the mechanic in the 2022 Nintendo Switch The Legend of Pokémon: Arceus. However, without explanation, Pocketpair recently adjusted how players summon friends, and observers speculate that the change is related to patent infringement lawsuits.

Experts say Nintendo and Pokemon's lawsuit against Pocketpair proves the threat posed by Palworld. Now all eyes are on the lawsuit to see who will win, if not settle first. “We will continue to take our position through future legal proceedings in this case,” Pocketpair said, “and we will continue to take our position through future legal proceedings.”

Through all this, PocketPair continues to release major updates to Palworld, even crossing through other huge video games, including Aterraria Clocaleration.

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