However, this raises questions over whether most publishers would even care if Rockstar's open-world title sweeps all the awards.
USPTO director John A. Squires says "substantial new questions of patentability have arisen" that warrant re-examination.
The rejection by Japan Patent Office was done on a non-final basis, and Nintendo is expected to follow up with an amended application.
The Rayne Syndicate leader turned ally is seemingly getting a new outfit while the Dark-type Pal is involved in strange events.
As part of this crossover, Once Human will get appearances by various Pals from Palworld, as well as a unique event-only island.
Pocketpair has recently announced a new farming-based spin-off for Palworld but there are crazier things it still has in store.
Run a farm together with your Pals, interact with various residents and much more in Pocketpair's upcoming cozy life sim.
In a video making the announcement, communications director John Buckley spoke about how Palworld needs more polish before hitting 1.0.
One Japanese attorney noted that Palworld's recent updates have been part of the standard three-pronged defense against patent lawsuits.
The fact that Nintendo amended its patent in the middle of its lawsuit with "extremely contorted" wording is seemingly a smokescreen.
Tackle a new Terraria-themed dungeon with materials to craft new weapons and armor or complete missions to recruit Zoe as an ally.
The free update adds new islands and allows players to "capture, train, fight, and work monsters" from Re-Logic's title.
Palworld community manager John Buckley also revealed that a new island for the survival title requires six months of development.
Palworld will also be getting a new update that changes how gliding works in order to avoid further legal issues with Nintendo.
"Yes, it is very worth having your game on Game Pass," said Pocketpair's John Buckley about the RPG's availability on the service.
The CEO of Pocketpair might consider an acquisition when he's older, but Buckley believes that the company is too busy for it now.
The Pocketpair publishing manager and communications director believes that the gaming industry doesn't have money right now.
Pocketpair seems to have not gotten its hands on the development hardware yet, so it doesn't know if a Switch 2 port is even possible.
The Global Palbox is also available for transferring Pals between different worlds, and players can avail of ten times more storage.
Pocketpair had apparently done all the legal checks needed for the release of Palworld and believed that the company was in the clear.
