Palworld, the survival crafting game featuring adorable animals seemingly inspired by Pokémon, has been embroiled in a legal battle with Nintendo over what the company alleges is patent infringement. But although the lawsuit is ongoing, Palworld developer Pocketpair still says it's keen to bring the game to Switch 2.
Speaking to VGC, Pocketpair CEO Takuru Mizobe said he "of course" wants to bring the game to Nintendo's console. "First of all, I should say that we think the Switch 2 is a really amazing platform, not just for games globally, but especially here in Japan and for the Japanese games industry. It's been an incredible platform.
"If there's ever a future where we have the opportunity to discuss or consider bringing Palworld to the Switch platform in some way, then we'd love to have those conversations."
This stance isn't particularly surprising; Mizobe previously said it would be difficult to bring Palworld to the original Switch given how demanding the game is, but that could change if Switch 2 - the specs of which had yet to be revealed - has hardware capable enough to run the game. One year later, Pocketpair communications director John Buckley told IGN that a Switch 2 port was worth considering, assuming the console could handle the game.
Still, technical capabilities aside, we're not likely to see Palworld on Switch 2 until the lawsuit between Pocketpair and Nintendo is resolved. We're scheduled to hear an update on it soon, as the Tokyo District Court is set to issue a preliminary view on 9th November.
Palworld has sold over 30 million copies since its release in 2024, with July's 1.0 update attracting almost 1 million concurrent players on Steam.
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