Overview
- This week Pocketpair CEO Takuru Mizobe told VGC the studio would “love” to discuss bringing Palworld to Nintendo Switch 2 and praised the console as a strong platform.
- Pocketpair long said the original Switch lacked the power to run Palworld but company statements in 2025 and 2026 treat Switch 2 hardware as capable of supporting the game.
- Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair in September 2024, the suit was narrowed in November 2025 to focus on older versions after Pocketpair patched contested mechanics, and the case remains active.
- The Tokyo District Court is scheduled to issue a preliminary view on the lawsuit on November 9, a step that could shape whether formal talks or a Switch 2 release are possible.
- Palworld's huge commercial reach — more than 30 million copies sold and nearly one million concurrent Steam players during its 1.0 update — raises the strategic stakes for Nintendo and Pocketpair and could influence negotiation, platform approval or future restrictions.