The Pettiest Saga in Gaming Continues - "Palfarm" Announced Just Days After Nintendo’s Pokémon Farm Sim

You cannot make this stuff up. Just eleven days after Nintendo revealed Pokopia, their brand-new Pokémon farming life sim, Palworld's developer 'Pocketpair' went, "Cool story, bro, hold my fake Pokémon" and announced Palfarm. Yes, PALFARM. The most obvious troll title in the history of troll titles.

And look, the premise is hilariously on-the-nose: you and your Pals grow crops, mine ore, flirt with townsfolk, and oh yeah, fight off evil Pals raiding your fields - because nothing says cozy farming like having your livestock murder each other for resources. The Steam page even calls combat "a form of harvesting." That's either marketing genius or unhinged chaos, and honestly, respect.

The timing, though? Chef's kiss. Nintendo is already knee-deep in a lawsuit with Pocketpair, accusing them of straight-up cloning Pokémon mechanics. Palworld has already had to nerf or outright delete anything that looked too Poké-Ball-ish. And now Pocketpair's answer is to announce another game that looks like it was born from a one-night stand between Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, but with Palworld's slightly cursed energy.

So what happens next? Probably another year of Nintendo's lawyers grinding XP in the courtroom while Pocketpair speedruns "How close can we get before they sue us again." Grab your popcorn, because this saga is getting spicier than a Charizard growing chilies.

Watch the trailer below: