Former TPC executive says Palworld appears to be just another scam

The Pokémon Company’s former legal manager believes Palworld was “another scam“, which was often seen in the video game industry.

Palworld is played on PCSteam Deck, Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass, and its success is palpable, pocket pair He never wanted to do anything illegal. Of course, The Pokémon Company’s former head of legal is surprised.

Its creators assured that the game “this is not a scam” in their Steam FAQ and even defended themselves against those who called it a “fraudulent game.”

His entire studio and the CEO himself have defended themselves against the allegations, although the former TPC manager is quite surprised at what they have achieved.

Game File media reported on the phenomenon and compiled several investigations, including all the allegations of Pokemon plagiarism and AI usage made shortly after its release.

But what Steven Totilo finds curious is that The Pokémon Company hasn’t said or done anything since its first trailer was shown back in 2021, which is said to be happening soon.

The aforementioned media outlets themselves asked the man who once led TPC’s legal team from 2008 to 2020 about the date the pandemic began worldwide.

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His answer is very interesting: “This seems like a typical scam that I saw a thousand times a year when I was a legal boss at Pokémon. I’m surprised it went this far.“.

The inspiration and text issues are quite vague, and if that weren’t enough, the game works very well. It sells not just because it’s similar to Pokemon, but because people play well enough that others want to join.

Moreover, Palworld did not come out of nowhere and has been in development for several years. In June 2021 it was already described as “Pokemon with weaponsor with weapons, so as not to take anyone by surprise.

A game not available on PlayStation 5although the studio will consider this option, and Shuhei Yoshida appears to be working on it.

And this is the Pokémon mod for the game, which is widely available on PC and Xbox, with over 6 million copies sold to date; and it’s in early access.

It’s clear that former legal head of The Pokémon Company comments that Palworld “This seems to be a typical scam that I see a thousand times a year.“, but his success leaves all that behind.