The popular “Pokemon with Guns” game has crossed another milestone. Despite a looming lawsuit from competitor Nintendo, Palworld has crossed 32 million players in its first year.
In a surprise to investors, Pocketpair Studio announced the feat last Wednesday. This spurred a dazzle of news threads across the world. The figures include unique players and cross-platform gamers from around the web. The studio disclosed the news on an X thread’
“It’s been a year since Palworld was released, and thanks to you, our fans, Palworld has surpassed over 32 million players across all platforms! (Steam, Xbox, PS5) Thank you so much! As always, your support means the world to us!”
Palworld Crosses Amazing Milestone of 32 Million Players
Palworld was launched in January 2024 on Steam in an unfinished state and later on PS5 in September. Despite the incompleteness, players flocked to the gaming, breaking daily and weekly records.
BY mid-year 2024, Nintendo launched a copyright infringement claim against the company in Japan. The suit is still ongoing, but Pocketpair may see paying Nintendo over $66,000.
The company attracted over 2 million players within its first 24 hours of launching and rose to the same number of concurrent players on Steam. In addition, according to a sales report, over 5 million copies of the game were sold within the first three days.
A report by the Observer Voice, these achievements were nothing compared to Palworld’s performance in February 20224.
“In February 2024, Pocketpair reported that Palworld had already surpassed 25 million players. At that time, the game had sold 15 million copies on Steam and attracted 10 million players on Xbox, including those using Game Pass. Microsoft even highlighted Palworld as the biggest third-party launch on Game Pass, marking it as the most-played title on its platforms. ”
Another impressive move was made by Sony Music shortly after the game was released. The new company, Palworld Entertainment, was forged in a stunning partnership. This new studio will manage all merchandise,
