PocketPair Responds to 'Palworld's' Switch 2 Release Demand: CEO Expresses His Interest PocketPair has now shared a response to the growing demand from fans to bring Palworld to the Nintendo Switch 2. Player One · Oct 29
Cursed Palworld dating sim "is real" and just got another trailer as Pocketpair publishing boss says it's our fault for asking for it: "You will carry this burden for the rest of your days" "You wanted us to make it, so we are making it" GamesRadar · Mar 31
"Slay the Spire 2 has taken over his life": Palworld CEO gets a telling off from staff after staying up "all night" to play the long-awaited follow-up to Mega Crit's influential deckbuilding roguelike "Next time I'm confiscating his Steam Deck" GamesRadar · Mar 9
Palworld developer Pocketpair requires job applicants prove their gamer credentials: 'If the number of Steam games played is 0, we basically pass on them' "We want our colleagues to play indie games that are only available on Steam." PC Gamer · Jan 23
Palworld dev Pocketpair won't hire anyone with no Steam playtime, CEO explains: "If an applicant's number of Steam games played is 0, we will, in principle, pass them on" Palworld lead Bucky can vouch for it, too GamesRadar · Jan 23
Palworld shows off concept art for new pals as part of its 2-year anniversary celebration as Pocketpair's CEO promises fans 'we will do everything we can to meet your expectations' I would like to keep that angry looking pomeranian. PC Gamer · Jan 22
Palworld lead and Pocketpair founder says Megabonk dev is "one of the game developers I respect the most" as the solo indie creator withdraws his roguelike hit from The Game Awards John Megabonk is an admirable man GamesRadar · Nov 19, 2025
"It is truly unfortunate that we will be forced to allocate significant time to matters unrelated to game development due to this lawsuit," — Palworld responds to news of Nintendo suing for patent infringement Pocketpair, creators of Palworld, have today issued a statement in response to Nintendo filing a lawsuit for patent infringement. The statement states that Pocket Pair regrets the significant time they must allocate to this rather than developing the game. Windows Central · Sep 19, 2024
Just as it looked like Palworld might escape Nintendo's gaze, the lawsuit has been filed: Nintendo is suing Pocketpair for patent infringement The Pokémon-inspired survival game allegedly "infringes multiple patents". PC Gamer · Sep 19, 2024
Pocketpair confirms Palworld isn't turning into a live-service game and won't be free-to-play: 'We are not changing our game's business model' You can calm down now. PC Gamer · Sep 15, 2024
"We are very aware that this just isn't what our players want" Palworld creators confirm that they have no plans to go 'free-to-play' but are still planning skins and DLC In a recent interview, Palworld's creator discussed a potential move to a free-to-play model for the game and touched on the AI rumors that plagued it earlier this year. Windows Central · Sep 13, 2024
Palworld CEO says turning the hit survival game into a live-service title would "extend its lifespan," but "the most important thing is whether the players want it" Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe says "it's not that easy" to adopt a live-service model GamesRadar · Sep 13, 2024
Palworld dev hopes to "help more indie devs" after the survival game's runaway success: "We were in the same position only a year ago until Palworld changed our lives" Palworld is one of the lucky ones GamesRadar · Sep 1, 2024
After using generative AI in a co-op painting game 2 years ago, Palworld studio CEO wants to keep "a healthy distance from technological advancements" The team doesn't want to "actively pursue something that’s going to upset people" GamesRadar · Aug 6, 2024
PC Gamer · Aug 5, 2024 The follow-up to Palworld could go 'beyond AAA', but Pocketpair's CEO only wants to pursue projects that 'are interesting as indie games' The next game will remain small, despite the studio's massive success.
GamesRadar · Aug 5, 2024 Palworld's profits are so massive that its devs' next game could "go beyond AAA," but its CEO doesn't want to wield "such an enormous budget" Pocketpair's CEO is interested in pursuing interesting indie ideas, instead
PC Gamer · Jul 31, 2024 'I can't thank streamers enough': Palworld developer's CEO weighs in on Japanese visual novel discourse in the wake of streaming controversy I wanna stream the very best, that no-one ever was.
GamesRadar · Jul 25, 2024 Palworld community lead says really, "We didn't AI generate any Pals" and "no lawsuit ever existed" following viral Pokemon comparisons "Real life isn't Twitter"
GamesRadar · Jul 10, 2024 Palworld dev finds common ground with Nintendo, dismisses use of generative AI: "Our artists draw thousands of sketches" Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe is shutting down the AI rumors about Palworld
PC Gamer · Jul 10, 2024 'Our artists draw thousands of sketches': Palworld's CEO, seemingly exhausted by AI art accusations, once more tries to put them to bed Drawing the lines.
GamesRadar · Jun 25, 2024 5 months later, Palword dev has heard "nothing at all" from Nintendo about The Pokemon Company's apparent legal investigation "Nintendo and the Pokémon Company didn't say anything to us"
GamesRadar · Jun 25, 2024 Palworld devs are "still discussing" bringing the hit survival game to platforms like PlayStation, but a Nintendo Switch release looks unlikely due to "technical reasons" If you want to play on the go, you'll need a Steam Deck
GamesRadar · May 22, 2024 Years before Palworld became the biggest survival game in the world, its CEO loaned out part of the studio's office for poker chip storage Play your cards right
GamesRadar · Apr 16, 2024 Barely 4 months later, Palworld CEO says "Genshin Impact-level" clones of his survival game are "incredible," with budgets "10 times larger" Auroria is the latest sandbox game to catch Takuro Mizobe's attention
PC Gamer · Mar 15, 2024 Palworld's made so much money it's 'too big for a studio with our size to handle', but CEO says it's not going to go public or sell up yet: 'I want to make multiple small games' Won't someone think of the shareholders!