Despite facing a lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokemon Company, Palworld developer Pocketpair has launched its first game on the Nintendo eShop. While this marks Pocketpair's first title for the Nintendo Switch, the company made no prior announcements about the launch. To celebrate the game's debut on the platform, Pocketpair has also confirmed a 50% discount on OverDungeon until January 24.
The Japanese gaming studio took to social media platform X (earlier Twitter) to announce its expansion into the Nintendo’s game marketplace with which it's fighting a legal battle. The X post also includes a link to the game’s Nintendo eShop listing:
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Originally launched on Steam in 2019, OverDungeon is an action card game that combines tower defence and roguelike elements, as described on the Nintendo eShop. With Palworld available on PS5 and Xbox, the decision to release OverDungeon exclusively on the Nintendo eShop has raised questions. Some social media users speculated that this move may be a response to Nintendo's recent lawsuit against the company.
Why PocketPair is facing a lawsuit from Nintendo
Pocketpair is facing a lawsuit from Nintendo and Nintendo and The Pokemon Company over its monster-taming game Palworld. The lawsuit accuses the game of infringing on Pokemon's creature-capturing patents.
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