Nintendo Switch owners can currently purchase Palworld knock-off Palland from the digital store, despite an ongoing plagiarism legal battle between Nintendo and Palworld developers.
Last year, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company shared a joint statement announcing that they had filed a lawsuit against Palworld developers Pocketpair. The suit alleges that Palworld “infringes multiple patent rights” and Nintendo are “seeking an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages”.
Responding to the “truly unfortunate” lawsuit, Palworld creators said they were “unaware” of any infringements but were later forced to remove several features from the hit game.
The legal battle hasn’t been settled yet. However a Palworld knock-off called Palland has appeared on the Nintendo digital store.
Rather bold of Nintendo to release a game titled “PalLand” midway through their court battle against PocketPair for copyright infringement with PalWorld lmao pic.twitter.com/HETEc95cG6
— kate 🌱🌸 (@milennial_pink) August 12, 2025
Published by BoggySoftware, Palland has been available since July 31 and is available to buy for £9.99. A handful of images from the game show Pokemon-inspired monsters being shot at with a gun. “I watched a few minutes of gameplay and holy shit it looks so bad,” one fan wrote on Reddit. “This is so absurdly bad looking I am not surprised they let it onto the Switch. They don’t have to worry about anyone actually wanting to play it,” added another.
Dataminers have also found evidence that Palland developers were calling the game “Palworld” during development. “I really fucking hope this gets thrown in Nintendo’s face during court,” said one fan.
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Despite the legal action from Nintendo, Palworld launched on PlayStation last year and a mobile version of the game is currently in development. Pocketpair has also claimed Nintendo wants the game shut down until the matter is resolved.
“We remain involved in prolonged legal proceedings regarding alleged patent infringement. We continue to dispute these claims and assert the invalidity of the patents in question,” Pocketpair said in a statement earlier this year. “We also want to extend our apologies to our fans for the discomfort and concern this ongoing litigation has caused. We remain committed to developing Palworld and delivering exciting new content to our fans.”
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