If we needed to decide the gaming scorching subject for January 2024, it might be ‘not-Pokémon’. Palworld appears to be the lookalike on all people’s lips, however that does not imply that it’s the solely sport saying “Ditto” to the Pokémon formulation on the market. And, boy, does Nintendo comprehend it.
Yes, as flagged by Games Radar, Nintendo of America has filed an opposition to the try and trademark the time period ‘PokeZoo‘. This ‘new’ IP was set to be a buying and selling card sport which boasts, in response to its web site description, “groundbreaking mechanics that break the 4th Wall”. Mhmm.
Okay, so it is a buying and selling card sport with a similar-sounding title, there’s one thing there, however perhaps not grounds to dam the copyright, proper? Well, check out PokeZoo’s November 2021 trademark submission itself (by way of Game File) and see should you can discover any similarities…
Yeahhh, that is a Gengar and the Poké legally-distinct ball beneath it seems to be just a little too acquainted as properly. Pretty shameless, eh?
At the time of writing, the PokeZoo web site is unavailable (the Nintendo ninjas work quick), although there may be nonetheless what appears to be a tie-in app out there on the Google Play retailer for people who wish to, uhh, “combine into the summoned beast world, increase them to be wholesome to combat with different gamers”.
It seems to be like Palworld is sticking round in the interim, however PokeZoo proves that Nintendo and The Pokémon Company aren’t prepared to surrender on the search to catch ’em all simply but.
