Nintendo and the Limits and Risks of Videogame Patentability
Ben Yamada
January 5, 2026
The gaming world has been watching as Nintendo and The Pokémon Company wage a controversial legal battle against Palworld developer, Pocketpair. What started as a joke about Pocketpair’s game featuring “Pokémon with guns” has escalated into a serious discussion about the future of game development—and a recent decision by the