{"id":34898,"date":"2024-07-31T17:04:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T08:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=34898"},"modified":"2024-07-31T17:04:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T08:04:06","slug":"pocketpair-ceo-says-he-cant-thank-streamers-enough-for-spreading-word-about-palworld-expressing-gratitude-amidst-video-game-streaming-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pocketpair-ceo-says-he-cant-thank-streamers-enough-for-spreading-word-about-palworld-expressing-gratitude-amidst-video-game-streaming-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"PocketPair CEO says he \u201ccan\u2019t thank streamers enough&#8221; for spreading word about Palworld, expressing gratitude amidst video game streaming controversy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Takuro Mizobe, the CEO of <strong>Palworld<\/strong> developer PocketPair, recently took to his personal X account to express his thoughts on video game content creators. This didn\u2019t come out of the blue though, as over the past few days, there\u2019s been some tense discourse about video game YouTubers and Twitch streamers in the Japanese gaming community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It all started when the author of a recently launched visual novel game called Apathy Murder Club publicly spoke about taking legal measures against a content creator that <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/making-games-is-how-i-make-a-living-and-support-my-family-visual-novel-developer-speaks-out-against-unauthorized-gameplay-streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">broke the embargo and streamed multiple endings of their game<\/a> on its launch day. Rules set by developers about the streaming of their games are generally taken more seriously in Japan than in overseas circles, and uploading full gameplay of linear, story-driven games such as visual novels is often seen as harmful to the creator and their income. Thus, the said developer\u2019s lengthy X thread on the issue gained significant traction, and among it, criticism for content creators who disregard streaming guidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u306e\u5b9f\u6cc1\u306b\u95a2\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u958b\u767a\u8005\u3054\u3068\u306b\u30b9\u30bf\u30f3\u30b9\u306f\u9055\u3046\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u306e\u3067\u3001\u958b\u767a\u8005\u3068\u5b9f\u6cc1\u8005\u304c\u3001\u304a\u4e92\u3044\u306b\u5c0a\u91cd\u3057\u5408\u3044\u3001\u5404\u4eba\u304c\u30eb\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u5b88\u308b\u306e\u306f\u5927\u5207\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u305d\u306e\u4e0a\u3067\u3067\u3059\u304c\u30fb\u30fb\u30fb\u30fb<br><br>\u30dd\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u30da\u30a2\u306e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u306f\u5168\u3066\u914d\u4fe1\u81ea\u7531\u3067\u3059\uff01\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Takuro Mizobe | Palworld (@urokuta_ja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/urokuta_ja\/status\/1818252438518018305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PocketPair\u2019s CEO also chimed in on the topic, commenting that \u201cthis was a very unfortunate incident caused by an individual with poor manners\u201d and that \u201cit is important for developers and players to respect each other and follow each other&#8217;s rules,\u201d as there are developers who do not wish for their games to be streamed and game genres that do not benefit from the act.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Mizobe brought back some positivity into the conversation \u2013 \u201cbut I wanted to comment here to say that most game content creators do follow the rules, and that there are many developers who are happy to see their games being streamed.&#8221; He cites the example of PocketPair\u2019s games, which have benefited greatly from exposure on YouTube and Twitch. \u201cI can\u2019t thank streamers enough for making PocketPair\u2019s games enjoyable for so many people.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240123-25950-header.jpg\" alt=\"Palworld title screen\" class=\"wp-image-28913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240123-25950-header.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240123-25950-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240123-25950-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240123-25950-header-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that note, among video games that launched in 2024, Palworld has so far been the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/palworld-has-been-watched-on-twitch-for-over-78-million-hours-making-it-the-platforms-most-popular-release-of-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most popular release on Twitch<\/a>, being watched for over 78 million hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But aside from helping spread the word, Mizobe also mentions that watching streams and even casual Discord lives has helped motivate the development team and provided them with valuable player feedback. \u201cI also believe that the culture of streaming games is a wonderful thing in itself, and I think that game content creators play a big role in lighting up the gaming industry,\u201d PocketPair\u2019s CEO comments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CEO of PocketPair, Palworld&#8217;s developer, chimed in on recent discourse about video game content creators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":22575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-34898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PocketPair CEO says he \u201ccan\u2019t thank streamers enough&quot; 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