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Palworld Developer Surprise lance un autre jeu sur Nintendo Switch malgré le procès

Auteur : Gabriella Mise à jour : Jan 25,2025

Lancement surprise du Nintendo eShop de Pocketpair au milieu d'une bataille juridique

Pocketpair, le développeur derrière le controversé Palworld, a publié de manière inattendue son titre 2019, OverDungeon, sur le Nintendo eShop. Ce lancement est une surprise, en particulier compte tenu du litige juridique en cours entre Pocketpair et Nintendo et The Pokémon Company.

OverDungeon, un mélange unique de jeu de cartes d'action et de mécanismes de tower defense avec des éléments roguelike, initialement lancé sur Steam en 2019. Il s'agit du premier titre Nintendo Switch de Pocketpair, annoncé sans fanfare préalable. Pour célébrer ses débuts sur Switch, OverDungeon est actuellement disponible avec une réduction de 50 % jusqu'au 24 janvier.

Le moment de la publication, au milieu du procès en cours résultant d'une prétendue violation de brevet dans Palworld, a suscité des spéculations en ligne. Certains suggèrent qu'il s'agit d'une réponse stratégique à l'action en justice. Le procès, déposé en septembre 2024, allègue que les Pal Spheres de Palworld portent atteinte aux brevets de capture de créatures de Pokémon. Malgré la controverse, Palworld continue de recevoir des mises à jour et a récemment connu une augmentation du nombre de joueurs suite à une mise à jour majeure de décembre. Sa disponibilité sur PS5 et Xbox contraste avec la version exclusive OverDungeon de Nintendo Switch, alimentant encore davantage les spéculations.

Une histoire de comparaisons avec les titres Nintendo

OverDungeon n'est pas le premier jeu de Pocketpair à établir des comparaisons avec les propriétés de Nintendo. Leur sortie en 2020, Craftopia, un RPG, ressemblait de façon frappante à The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild. Malgré cela, Craftopia continue de recevoir des mises à jour. Pendant ce temps, Palworld, malgré le procès, reste activement soutenu avec des mises à jour continues et une collaboration récemment annoncée avec Terraria, mettant en vedette un nouveau Pal et du contenu futur promis tout au long de 2025.

La bataille juridique entre Pocketpair, Nintendo et The Pokémon Company reste largement confidentielle. Les experts en droit des brevets prédisent un processus juridique potentiellement long, pouvant s'étendre sur des années, si un règlement n'est pas conclu. Au-delà de la collaboration Terraria, Pocketpair a fait allusion à des projets supplémentaires pour Palworld en 2025, y compris un portage Mac et une éventuelle version mobile.

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