It’s hardly news that The Pokémon Company is taking pirated Pokémon games to court.
In the past 20 years since the birth of Pokémon, countless pirate manufacturers coveted the revenue capability of this IP, and they did not hesitate to take risks and try their own methods. In order to maintain the brand image and crack down on piracy, the legal departments of Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have never been idle. For example, in September this year, the domestic mobile game “Pokemon Remake” was sued for alleged infringement, and the amount involved was as high as 5 100 million yuan, which sounded a wake-up call for all “industry peers”.
In the piracy industry where everyone is at risk, everyone is well aware of the principle of “making a fortune with silence”. After all, the opponent is “the strongest legal department in the Eastern Hemisphere”, and it is the first to do a pirated version. Pokémon developer Pokémon
Pty obviously has a mind of its own.
Pokémon Pty is a company established in 2016. The company owns a Kotiota studio specializing in Pokémon. They claim that they are deeply involved in the development and production of the Pokémon series. They are listed in the development list listed on the official website. Author of “Pokémon Crimson/Purple”, “Pokémon Home” and other works.
Not only that, but Kotiota studio blatantly communicated with the game media, and frequently touched the porcelain Pokémon IP as a counterfeit manufacturer. According to feedback from a number of foreign media, they received several mysterious emails in August this year, asking the media to add the name of Kotiota Studio to the relevant manuscripts of the Pokémon movie. After noticing that something was wrong, these media took the initiative to contact the Pokémon Company to confirm the facts, which made the official attention to this high-profile piracy company.
If it’s just a simple mouth, Kotiota Studio may not be guilty of this, but in fact, they are making a metaverse game “PokeWorld” based on Pokémon. It is not difficult to see from the introduction given by the website that this is an “NFT game featuring Pokémon”. Players win NFT currency through Pokémon battles, and use NFT currency transactions to achieve profits. Other blockchain games are not much different.
If the development goes well, “PokeWorld” will be officially launched next year, but now they will face legal sanctions.
On December 21, the Australian Federal Court heard the alleged infringement case of “PokeWorld”. According to the provisions of the “Australian Consumer Law”, the game will be permanently removed from the shelves in Australia. Pokémon
Pty Company and Kotiota Studio will also bear many penalties, probably knowing that they have no chance of winning, the pirate manufacturer chose to be absent on the day of the court hearing.
Afterwards, Pokémon Company also issued a statement, repeatedly emphasizing that they and Nintendo will not launch any Pokémon-related NFT products, and called on everyone to be vigilant against pirated games. If it can be a little more low-key, Kotiota Studio may be able to wait until its own game is successfully launched. I don’t know how many pirated Pokémon manufacturers are still alive, but I’m afraid there will be no second one like Kotiota Studio.
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