Palworld Switch 2 Port: Pocketpair Open To Talks [Confirmed]

Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe has publicly expressed an eager willingness to negotiate with Nintendo to bring viral open-world survival game Palworld to the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, despite facing an aggressive patent infringement lawsuit filed in Tokyo by the platform holder. According to verified reports from VGC, Mizobe stated during an interview that the developer would genuinely love to have conversations with Nintendo about porting the mega-hit creature collector. Palworld shattered global records across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5, amassing over 25 million players. However, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company lodged formal legal action alleging multiple patent infringements, creating an extraordinary barrier between the indie studio and Nintendo's hardware ecosystem. Industry observers note that while Nintendo aggressively protects its monster-taming IP, hardware division commercial interests on the next-generation console could pivot if settlement terms materialize. The timing matches growing hardware partner momentum, seen recently when [Switch 2 Turtle Beach Animal Crossing Gear Unveiled [Confirmed]](/news/switch-2-turtle-beach-animal-crossing-accessories) foreshadowed the incoming console refresh cycle. Mizobe reaffirmed that technical porting feasibility on original Switch hardware remains constrained by raw memory limits, making the potent next-generation silicon an absolute operational prerequisite.