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Following Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filing a "patent infringement lawsuit" against the Palworld developer Pocketpair, the indie developer has now issued its own formal response. Here it is in full:

It's been a wild week in the world of Nintendo so far, with the supposed design of the Switch successor surfacing online. We've already seen photos of this larger and slightly more curved design, and now a YouTube channel (小宁子 XNZ) has shown a "first look" at a 1:1 3D printed version of this...

Following the announcement of new Mario-themed bundles in the US and certain other locations, Nintendo has now lifted the lid on three more bundles for the European market. This includes two Switch Lite Animal Crossing: New Horizons bundles that come with the game pre-installed and include a...

After a pretty lengthy delay, we finally have a look at the latest UK charts, and it's not a great top 10 for the Switch. In fact, only one Nintendo title has made it into the upper echelons this time, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (surprise, surprise) nabbing eighth place. Elsewhere, the other...

Following the announcement of a patent lawsuit filed against Palworld developer Pocketpair from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, the former has now released a statement responding to the complaint. The lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company mentions that Palworld "infringes multiple...

The Xbox and Game Pass hit Palworld is in the firing line of Nintendo and The Pokémon Company this week, with the Japanese companies filing a "patent infringement lawsuit" in Tokyo District Court against the creator Pocketpair. Here is Nintendo's statement in full: The Pokémon Company...

We've some breaking news, with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announcing they have filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair. In an official statement on Nintendo's Japanese website. it's mentioned how a "patent infringement lawsuit" was filed in the Tokyo District Court this week...

When Palworld released into early access back in January of this year, it drew attention for its similarities to Pokemon. Some called into question whether or not the developers of Palword, Pocketpair Inc, would come under fire, but The Pokemon Company issued an official statement that they had...

Ahead of the launch of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom next week, Nintendo has been promoting the game in all sorts of ways. As part of this, it's teamed up with Lawson convenience stores in Japan. Although the campaign has been live since August, a new wave of goodies are coming next week on 24th...

Thanks to a bit of cheeky datamining, it looks like Nintendo may be considering implementing SNES Mouse support to Nintendo Switch Online, potentially opening the door to releases such as Mario Paint and the Japan-only Mario & Wario. This comes via reliable dataminer LuigiBlood (delightful...

Images of what are supposedly a factory prototype for the Nintendo Switch 2 alongside a spec sheet have appeared on a Chinese forum. The renders show the device from all angles and even comparison shots with the original Switch are included. The most notable changes are the large 8 inch screen...

Nintendo has just dropped four new classic games onto the Nintendo Switch Online service. These four titles are all Super Nintendo games, adding to the available repertoire. Headlining the games is Battletoads Double Dragon, alongside Big Run, Cosmo Gang: The Puzzle, and Kunio-kun no Dodgeball...

Unlike Call of Duty, Nintendo fans have had zero exposure to EA's Battlefield franchise, with the series mostly focusing on large-scale, 'AAA' releases on Sony and Microsoft's console platforms alongside PC. There's nothing to firmly suggest that this will change anytime soon, but thanks too a...

Limited Run Games has published multiple high-profile titles during the Switch's lifecycle, and while we don't know what the future holds for the physical distributor ahead of the current generation, interestingly the company's CEO Josh Fairhurst recently visited Nintendo's American...

Following what might have been a release date reveal by PlayStation, LEGO Horizon Adventures has now been rated for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. It's 'E' for everyone and includes fantasy violence and even some language. Here's the rating summary in full: At the end of...

Earlier this week, the author Florent Gorges announced the long-awaited release of The History Of Nintendo: the Story of the Family Computer and The History Of Nintendo: The Incredible Story of the Game Boy in English. As mentioned below, both books had previously only ever been published in...

Following rumours about some new Switch bundles, Nintendo Australia has lifted the lid on a brand new bundle featuring a Switch OLED model and a copy of Super Mario Bros Wonder. This bundle is set to release in this region next month on 24th October 2024. The Switch OLED is the 'white set' and...

Development studio Odyssey Interactive has announced that it is working on a prototype combining Smash Bros-style platform fighting with 40-player battle royale gameplay. What's more, it is releasing this prototype to the public (thanks, Eurogamer). Byte Breakers, as the dev is currently...

Hamster Corporation — the company behind Arcade Archives — has announced a new sale lasting until September 25th in Japan, which features a 30% reduction to the price of 10 classic Taito arcade games. The news was shared by several Japanese outlets earlier today like Famitsu and ASCII Japan...

Recently, we asked you if $499 would be too much to pay for a 'Switch 2'. 20% of respondees said 'nope', nearly 30% thought it would be too much, and the majority (rather sensibly) said that it would depend on how big of an upgrade Nintendo's next generation of hardware represented. Yesterday...