Palworld might be making another play for Pokemon's crown, snapping up shares in a Japanese card game publisher while Nintendo's lawsuit rumbles on in the background

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The Palworld Trading Card Game?

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Even before it was a viral sensation, Palworld was already known as the Pokemon-with-guns game thanks to its creature taming, collecting, and training loop. Developer Pocketpair then took another shot at Pokemon's crown with a merch and anime-focused Sony partnership, trying to recreate the cocktail that fuelled Pokemania. And, now, the company seemingly has its sights on Pokemon TCG.

That's because both Pocketpair and ACOS (an Animate subsidiary) bought up a big chunk of shares in Bushiroad, a Japanese card and video game publisher. Spotted by Gamebiz and translated by Automaton, the legal notice explains that the Bushiroad Corporation's CEO and president Takaaki Kidani is specifically selling some of his own shares.

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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