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Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev Says It Is Really “Simple” To Understand Why Palworld Was A Success

A developer behind Baldur's Gate 3 has offered their perspective on the success of Pocket Pair's action adventure game, Palworld.

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Deathdeliverer433d ago

That team wants to be acquired after a one hit wonder. I’m surprised Nintendo hasn’t sent an army of armed lawyers to their gates.

DivineHand125433d ago

There aren't enough similarities between Palworld and Pokemon for Nintendo to go after them.

Palworld has mechanics that were never done in Pokemon since those games came out in the 90s.

ZeekQuattro433d ago

Palworld has more in common with Ark and Conan Exiles. Not sure why people still comparing to Pokemon.

meganick433d ago

Probably because Nintendo doesn’t own Pokémon.

RabbitFly433d ago

Yea they do. Pokrmon just got so big that nintendo branched it out into It's own Company. Still owned by Nintendo.

Palworld has nothing that makes it infringing on the ip though.

Nerdmaster433d ago

@RabbitFly
"Ackshually..." no, Nintendo doesn't own it. Don't know if links are ok here, so type "Who Owns Pokémon? gameinformer" on Google.
At first Nintendo only sold the games, while Creatures were the producers, and Game Freak were the developers.
At the end, Masuda, who's Game Freak's co-founder, says they keep Pokemon on Nintendo platforms for the companies' friendship, so it's implied that just as Game Freak develops titles for other platforms, they could do the same with Pokemon if they wanted to.
Yes, Nintendo owns a third of The Pokemon Company, but if Game Freak and Creatures decided to release a game on another platform, I don't think Nintendo would be able to stop it.

RabbitFly433d ago

The pokrmon Company owns pokemon. They all own a third of the pokemon Company each.

There is No way that game freak could Just force a licensing agreement without nintendos agreement.

This is not Just a friendly deal. They all own a third of the Company each. And while i don't know how its strucrure is organized. It is likely they all have a similar amount of control.

Nerdmaster432d ago

Your statement "Nintendo owns Pokémon" still stands wrong. Just like if you own 33% of the shares of a company, you're still under the rule of the ones who control the majority.

Yes, the chances that Game Freak and Creatures will go over Nintendo is extremely low. That's why Masuda says it's "highly unlikely" that Pokémon will ever be released on other platforms. But not impossible.

Because Nintendo doesn't own Pokémon.

They themselves clearified this when Nintendo stocks jumped in price when Pokémon Go was released, because people were buying Nintendo stocks thinking their price would rise because of the game success, and Nintendo had to say they don't own Pokémon and the game would have low impact on their earnings (since it was not on a Nintendo platform, they wouldn't sell more consoles or get the money every game on their platform needs to pay them when it's sold), and the stock price went back to normal.

If you need one more proof... Please visit Nintendo Store either in New York or Tokyo. Do you know what you won't find there?
Pokémon merchandise.

Because Nintendo doesn't own Pokémon.

RabbitFly432d ago

If Nintendo is one of 3 owners in a three way Split it is absolutely factually correct to say that they own it. They are literary one of the owners.

The thing about control is corporate politics.

Keep in mind i never said that nintendo decides what plattform they launch pokemon products on.

I merely corrected the statement that they did not own it. Because they do. Just not alone.

meganick432d ago

@Rabbit

Pokemon is owned by a corporation called The Pokemon Company. Nintendo owns some stock in that company but not a controlling interest.

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BG3 Players Share a Helpful PSA on How to Get More Thematic Dialogue Options Out of Paladins

If you were a bit miffed about not getting some cool dialogue options as a Paladin when it comes to specific gods, this article is just for you. Some Baldur’s Gate 3 players share a helpful PSA on how to get more thematic and god-specific dialogue options out of Paladins, without having to resort to mods.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur cross over in new mod for Larian’s epic RPG

A new Baldur’s Gate 3 mod brings Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 content to the popular Larian RPG for free on PC.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Is The Kind Of Game That Makes Me Wish I Could Play One Thing At A Time

I respect people who can dig deep on one game, and only one game, but I can't do it.

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jznrpg23d ago

I used to play multiple games at a time but because of the time constraints I have I don’t have a choice but to play one game at a time or I’ll end up with some unfinished games. I like to get platinums for the games I enjoy the most so it can take me a long time to get to the next game.

It definitely takes some will power as I always have a stack of games I want to play at all times. But most of the games I play are really good and I am fully immersed when I’m playing a single game at a time.

raWfodog22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Same here. I’ll focus on a game that I really enjoy and get the most out of it before moving onto the next title. That is why I have a massive backlog of games now.

Armaggedon23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

Same for me. I play so many games, currently playing oblivion, expedition, blades of fire, bg3 with friends , avowed, and Nioh 2. After learning more about myself and gaining mastery, I have developed an ability to get fulfillment from a game without needing to “complete” it. Unless of course, a game hooks me for the story, in which case I have to complete it to see what happens. I have discovered that in terms of gameplay, one can get most if not all of the expected experience in about 25% of progress through play.

Ninver23d ago

Sounds like renting is the best way to go in your case. No point in buying games you won't complete.

Armaggedon23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

It depends on what one deems as “complete.” For some, it is completing the story, and for others it is completing all tasks and objectives. Usually when this happens, people will feel “that was fun, whats next.” There is always a whats next. Cant think of anyone that has consumed media and thought “I am completely satisfied and will not need to play or watch another. I have simply mastered this “hunger” if you will. I am able to get so far in a game and then move to another without needing to reach a certain requirement. A benefit of this is that I do not get bored, as that game I didn’t beat still has mystries to unravel and new things I haven’t done.