I don’t understand why we can’t like both. Pokemon is my entire personality but I’m currently addicted to palworld. Also creature collecting is a whole genre??
You were burned out of Pokemon and instead of any other of the monster catcher games like Monster Hunter Stories, Digimon Time Stranger... you went to the shameless knockoff with guns?
Palworld is the first game in awhile that I wake up thinking my about playing all day and absolutely nothing else. I haven’t gotten bored and switched to another game for a few hours. W re release
🚨 Nintendo has 30 years, $150 billion in franchise revenue and the most recognizable IP in entertainment history
Pocketpair had 4 people, a bucket of USB drives
This weekend Palworld hit 855,000 concurrent players on Steam 👇
CEO Takuro Mizobe left JPMorgan, made money in crypto and founded Pocketpair in 2015 with $10,000
Their first game was never released
The main 3D artist was a high schooler working at the convenience store the team frequented, hired after DMing them gun reload animations he made for fun
No version control, files saved on USB drives, switched to Unreal Engine late with zero experience
Then the internet accused them of copying Pokémon designs
Nintendo filed a patent lawsuit in September 2024
Today Palworld is the second most played game on Steam
Most unlikely success story in gaming this generation
🎉 Palworld 1.0 is OUT NOW!
The journey that began in Early Access reaches its climax, and from here, a new Palworld begins.
Sunreach, a mysterious new island in the sky...the World Tree...
72 new Pals, Mutation, Awakening, large-scale overhauls to many systems and MORE!
🎉 Palworld 1.0 is OUT NOW!
The journey that began in Early Access reaches its climax, and from here, a new Palworld begins.
Sunreach, a mysterious new island in the sky...the World Tree...
72 new Pals, Mutation, Awakening, large-scale overhauls to many systems and MORE!