"Palworld: Official Card Game, a brand-new trading card game based on Pocketpair's creature-collecting game, has been revealed by Bushiroad and developer Pocketpair. While details are light for now, the game already has a launch date penciled in for July 30. Bushiroad describes Palworld: Official Card Game as a two-player competitive card game where players can "enjoy strategic and tactical battles" by deploying unique Pals to the battlefield."
"Rumblings of a Palworld trading card game kicked off last year after Pocketpair and Animate subsidiary COS purchased shares in Japanese card game publisher Bushiroad. Bushiroad Corporation's CEO and president, Takaaki Kidani, sold his shares to the company (via Automaton). This followed Pocketpair's formation of Palworld Entertainment, a new company arm dedicated to maximizing Palworld's merchandising opportunities. Amidst these developments, Pocketpair has found itself involved in a lawsuit against Nintendo over Palworld"
"Pocketpair eventually removed some of the Palworld gameplay features that Nintendo objected to. The litigation has become even more complex between the two, following an order from the head of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to reexamine Nintendo's registered patent that "covers the fundamental gameplay mechanic of summoning a character and letting it fight another" in a video game."
Palworld: Official Card Game is a two-player competitive trading card game from Bushiroad and Pocketpair, scheduled to launch July 30. Players deploy unique Pals to the battlefield and engage in strategic and tactical battles while gathering resources and building bases. Each Pal has unique traits that can be leveraged to secure victory. Corporate moves tied to the card game include Pocketpair and COS purchasing shares in Bushiroad and the creation of Palworld Entertainment to expand merchandising. Pocketpair has faced legal disputes with Nintendo over gameplay similarities and removed some contested features. A USPTO order will reexamine a Nintendo patent related to character summoning mechanics.
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