"I’m just surprised it got this far" - ex-Pokémon lawyer says Palworld "looks like the usual ripoff nonsense"

Amid the ongoing controversy around the very popular Palworld, a former Chief Legal Officer for The Pokémon Company has had his say on the game, arguing that it “looks like the usual ripoff nonsense” he’d often deal with while in that role.

“This looks like the usual ripoff nonsense that I would see a thousand times a year when I was Chief Legal Officer of Pokémon,” McGowan said of Palworld, adding: “I’m just surprised it got this far.”

We’ve reached out to Pocketpair, The Pokémon Company, and Nintendo for comment on these views and will update this article ASAP if/when we receive responses.