The Pokémon Company has settled its lawsuit against Pocket Monster: Remake.
As spotted by Automaton, the settlement – which followed a court case in September that upheld The Pokémon Company’s copyright claim – comes after the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court ordered the defendants to pay The Pokémon Company $15 million.
Whilst the two companies – Guangzhou Maichi Network Technology and Khorgos Fangchi Network Technology – initially took issue with the judgement and filed appeals, they have now reached a settlement via mediation for “a huge sum” and public apologies.
Turn-based mobile game Pocket Monster: Remake was first released in 2015 and featured characters and monsters strikingly similar to those found in Pokémon. It’s thought to have generated around $42 million a year, prompting The Pokémon Company to demand $72 million in damages.
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have also filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair for its monster-collecting game, Palworld.