"Bootleg of a Bootleg": A New Pokémon Lookalike, Pickmon, Seems to Be Ripping Off Both Palworld and Pokémon

Pokemon and Palworld clones are officially out of hand, as fans react to "lawsuitmaxxing" new game Pickmon and its "straight up rip-offs" of iconic 'mons like Charizard

"This game is going to get heavily sued by Nintendo"

"Bootleg of a Bootleg": A New Pokémon Lookalike, Pickmon, Seems to be Ripping Off Both Palworld and Pokémon

When Palworld was first announced back in 2021, the internet immediately clocked it as 'Pokémon with guns,' and it was the least surprising thing for Nintendo to initiate a lawsuit against the game's developer, PocketPair, even if it meant trying some "Hail Mary" tactics by going after patents for game mechanics, rather than attempting to catch PocketPair on copyright infringement with the design of the Pals coming very close to the design of po…

Pickmon Trailer Sparks Debate Over Similarities To Pokemon & Zelda — Will Nintendo Respond? - Geeks + Gamers

A newly revealed game called Pickmon is already generating serious discussion online, with many gamers pointing out how heavily it appears to be influenced by several major Nintendo franchises. From its creature-collecting mechanics to a protagonist that looks strikingly similar to Link from The Legend of Zelda, the upcoming title has sparked debate across social media about whether these similarities are going to provoke a legal response from N…