Stream Notes: 1/26/24
PALWORLD and “Controversy”

Palworld sure has captured gamer’s hearts and wallets, hasn’t it?

With the millions of copies sold in a mere week, player count through the roof, and the glorious memes (oh, the memes), Palworld has become quite the hot topic online. For them, this is nothing short of great publicity; for a certain Japanese company, this is fuel for a legal fire.

Nintendo, who owns Game Freak (who makes Pokémon), has been the Donphan in the room since Palworld started making Surf waves. All Nintendo has said can be summarized as such, “We’re looking into it.” Riveting.

Looking at some of the designs, they sure do have some similarities; however, according to the devs, they checked every box to prevent any legal issues.

Now, onto the fun stuff.

Did you know several devs were (maybe even are) high schoolers? In Japan? That’s impressive and I better hear that they got some companies begging to sign them on (after they graduate!).

Did you know they hired an animator who did nothing but work on the firearms? Oh, yeah- they just found them and asked if they wanted to work on Palworld. “Americans love guns, right?” Majestic. (Also, not wrong.)

Regardless of the “drama,” Palworld has certainly made 2024 a gaming year to remember.

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Other Topics Discussed on This Live…

• FEBRUARY GAME RELEASES: HOT(BAG) OR NOT(LAG)
  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink (PC, PS4/5) – February 1
  • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (PS5, XSX/S, PC) – February 2
  • Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (PC, PS5, XSX/S) – February 13
  • Skull and Bones (PC, PS5, XSX/S) – February 16
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch) – February 16
  • Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters (PC, PS4/5, XSX/S, Xbox One) – February 20
  • Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story (PC, Switch) – February 21 
  • Nightingale (PC) – February 22 
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (PS5) – February 29 
• REMASTERS:
  • Tomb Raider Remastered
  • Persona 3 Reload 
  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake
• HALO SEASON…. Nobody cares

To see the Live stream, check out the following link. The Palworld story begins around the 1 hour 28 minute mark.