PS5 port of 'Palworld' on hold in Japan

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Sony has already launched the PlayStation 5 port of Palworld in 68 countries and regions worldwide. Japan isn't one of those countries, though. According to machine translation, the official Japanese account for the game said on X that the Japanese release "has not yet been decided." They didn't elaborate on the reason.

However, the most likely reason is the patent infringement lawsuit Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed against Palworld developer Pocketpair last week. The most recent statement from Pocketpair came out on the 19th, acknowledging the lawsuit. But the company claims it is unaware of the patents it infringed, and its rep said they haven't been notified about the details yet.

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Oreo enters the world of Nintendo's Super Mario

In partnership with Nintendo, OREO invites fans to collect character-embossed cookies and save the Mushroom Kingdom! OREO, has teamed up with Nintendo to release limited-edition cookies inspired by the world of Super Mario™ and is sending fans on a mission to help Mario and the other heroes stop Bowser.

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Super Mario Bros. film announces teaser date for the teaser trailer premiere

Today, New York Comic Con, Nintendo, Illumination and Universal Pictures announced the worldwide teaser trailer premiere for their new animated film based on the world of THE SUPER MARIO BROS. 

Save the date! October 6th at 4pm ET for the teaser trailer premiere for Nintendo & Illumination’s upcoming Super Mario Bros. film releasing April 7, 2023. Yep, you read that right! There's now a date for when the teaser trailer will premiere! 

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Steam adds support for classic Nintendo controllers for Switch Online

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Steam now supports the Nintendo classic controllers for Switch Online. An update released on Wednesday noted that you could use your NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis controllers made for Nintendo's Switch Online service with games on Steam. 

The NES and SNES controllers are available now, while the N64 and Genesis controllers are currently out of stock. These controllers are only available to Switch Online subscribers. Switch Online comes with a catalogue of Nintendo and Sega retro games. 

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