Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court against Japanese video game studio Pocketpair, alleging that its parody shooter game Palworld is violating intellectual property laws.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed a lawsuit against "Pokémon with guns" game Palworld this week, officially kicking off a fight that's been looming since January. Now Palworld developer Pocketpair has responded, claiming it has no idea why it's being sued. This actually isn't as absurd as it sounds.

Pocketpair, creators of Palworld, have today issued a statement in response to Nintendo filing a lawsuit for patent infringement. The statement states that Pocket Pair regrets the significant time they must allocate to this rather than developing the game.