Krafton, a major South Korean game company, announced that it has obtained authorization from Japanese game developer Pocketpair and will be responsible for developing the mobile version of the open-world survival craft “Palworld”. The legal battle between Pocketpair and Nintendo has just ignited and is still pending. hindering their ambition to bring Palu to mobile gamers around the world.
According to the official announcement today (2nd), Kui Jiang Tuan signed an IP agreement with Pocketpair. PUBG Studios, a subsidiary of Kui Jiang Tuan, will be responsible for porting “Pocket Pair” to the mobile platform, and plans to authentically present the fun of the original work in the mobile environment. elements.
“Phantom Beast Palu” has been available for early access on Steam and Xbox since January 19, 2024. Players can cooperate with friends in a single opportunity to capture, train, and enslave more than 100 kinds of creatures “Palu” in the vast Palu Islands, and Build a base to produce materials while challenging or resisting incoming villain organizations.
“Pallu” set a record of 2.1 million players on Steam when it first launched, becoming the third-highest game in the platform’s history, and sold 15 million units in one month (Steam only). However, when the game was launched, it was said to be a monster design. The gameplay of catching treasures is very similar to “Pokémon”.
The popularity of Palu games is not affected by criticism of plagiarism. Pocketpair also cooperates with Sony Music and Aniplex to sell peripherals and IP promotions. After being sued by Nintendo and GameFreak, it still strongly participated in TGS 2025, and even announced its launch on the PS5 platform on September 25. It seems that the developer has no plans to change its operation plan yet.
“Pokémon Parlu” once set off a phenomenon-level trend in the gaming circle, and many copycat mobile games have appeared on Android and iOS. Now with the help of Kuijian Tuan, it is confirmed that the official authorized version will be launched. It is unclear whether it will be affected by “Pokémon” in the future. 》The impact of the lawsuit,
🧭 Palworld is exhibiting at the Tokyo Game Show Digital World 2024🧭
TGS Virtual Venue is open until October 6th (Sun)!
Meet Zoe and your favourite Pals in 3D!
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— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) October 2, 2024