Mod Brings Back Feature Removed After Nintendo Lawsuit in Palworld

Alright, let’s dive into this whirlwind of a story. So, you’ve got this game, Palworld, which was apparently all the rage when it first popped out in the wild. Picture this: a kind of Pokémon-y vibe but with, uh, guns. Can you believe it? Anyway, that got people talking—like, a lot.

Nintendo wasn’t having it though. They were like, “Hey, that looks a bit too much like our stuff!” So they threw a bunch of copyright claims at Pocketpair, the studio behind Palworld. Wild ride, right? Now, Pocketpair had to tweak the game here and there to keep from stepping on Nintendo’s big shoes.

But guess what? The fans weren’t just gonna sit back and watch the fun features disappear. Nope. One fan, specifically this user called Primarinabee—cool name, by the way—decided to step in. They whipped up a mod to bring back the gliding feature. You know, that whole soaring-through-the-sky-with-your-creatures kinda thing.

I mean, there’s something awesome about the community rallying like that. But if you’re teaming up in the game and someone else doesn’t have the mod? You’ll just see a regular ol’ glider. Talk about a buzzkill, huh?

Oh, what’s even more bonkers is how Pocketpair’s battling with Nintendo over these copyright shenanigans. They’re saying, “Hey, remember Titanfall 2 or Far Cry? We’re just mixing that stuff up with our own old game, Craftopia.” Handled like pros, or so it seems.

Despite all that legal back-and-forth—and trust me, it’s been a rollercoaster—Pocketpair’s eyeing a release on Switch 2. That’s if Nintendo’s up for it, given their beef. John Buckley from Pocketpair sounds super optimistic about it, saying they’re all in if the console can handle the game. Imagine that.

Alright, I could ramble on, but yeah, let’s see how this whole saga unfolds. Who knows, maybe one day we’ll get to glide through Palworld on a Switch or watch another wild mod pop up from the fan trenches.