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Xbox Games Showcase: ‘Aniimo’ Is Just Microsoft Fishing for a Nintendo Lawsuit
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The Xbox Games Showcase just wrapped up, and Microsoft apparently decided that watching Pocketpair get dragged through court wasn’t enough entertainment. They’ve now greenlit another creature-collecting game that makes Palworld look subtle by comparison.

Aniimo from Pawprint Studio just got its big reveal, and anyone with functioning eyeballs can spot the “inspirations” from a mile away.

The game looks polished, the mechanics seem interesting, but the creature designs are about as original as a Netflix adaptation of your favorite anime.

Aniimo’s creature designs play with legal fire

Aniimo doesn’t just borrow inspiration from Nintendo’s creature-collecting empire; it practically photocopies the homework and changes a few words.

Related: Xbox Games Showcase 2025 Humiliates PS5 State of Play Once Again: Every Major Reveal, Ranked Worst to Best

Nimbi, the sheep-like creature, looks like someone put Wooloo and Mareep in a blender and hoped nobody would notice. The grass-type...
See full article at FandomWire
  • 6/8/2025
  • by Soumyajit Mukherjee
  • FandomWire
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