Nexus Mods says hosting Pokmon-themed Palworld mods is almost certainly going to put us at risk of legal action

Date:
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:58:52 +0000

Description:
Nexus Mods has confirmed it's "not comfortable" hosting mods for Palworld which use copyrighted characters or assets.

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Popular modding site Nexus Mods, which allows users to share and download
mods for thousands of games, has confirmed that its not comfortable with hosting Pokmon -themed mods for Palworld , Pocketpairs early-access survival and crafting game.

In a statement sent to TechRadar Gaming, Nexus Mods said that hosting content that adds copyrighted characters or assets into the game is almost certainly going to put us at risk of legal action, especially given Palworld 's similarity to the Pokmon franchise as a base game.

Despite thinking that adding Pokmon content to Palworld is a very cool idea and we understand why people would want such a thing, the websites team is
not comfortable hosting this content at Nexus Mods.

Continuing, the statement says: We dont think it's worth the risk to allow this content to be shared in our community. At best we would have to deal
with the headache of DMCA/legal threats from Nintendo and at worst they may seek to take action against us and uploaders of the mods directly.

Wrapping up the statement, Nexus Mods noted that there are many creative opportunities to explore mods for this game that add to the world and gameplay, but do not infringe on existing IP so obviously. It added: We're really excited to see what the Palworld modding community comes up with.

Comparisons to Pokmon have been made ever since Palworld was first revealed - many fans call it Pokmon with guns since, yes, the cute creatures can wield guns and be shot with them in the game. However, in a recent interview , Palworld s producer and the CEO of developer Pocketpair, Takuro Mizobe, said that the developers have absolutely no intention of infringing upon the intellectual property of other companies.

If youre just starting out in Palworld, be sure to take a look at our guides for how to get Palworld Leather , Palworld Wheat , and Palworld Nails .



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nexus-mods-says-hosting-pokemon-the med-palworld-mods-is-almost-certainly-going-to-put-us-at-risk-of-legal-action


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