Are fan made games illegal?

Long story short: Any game which infringes either copyright or registered trademarks is illegal. Fan games using the names/world/sprites/story etc etc (i.e. are sufficiently like the original to be recognised as a fan game) will be infringing one or both of those. Therefore fan games are illegal.

Is it legal to make fan games?

Yes you can create a fan game for free. Yes – you will be violating copyright and probably trademark if you use the soundtrack and assets from the show. If the creation stands on its own – the number of downloads won’t be directly linked to the IP which the content is originally from.

Is Mugen legal?

The MUGEN exe license explicitly prohibits commercial distribution. As for characters ripped off commercial characters, they are legal as long as they stay in the fair use domain. However commercial use of original characters is fine so long as they’re no bundled with MUGEN exe.

Are Pokemon names copyrighted?

Originally Answered: How copyrighted are the pokemon from pokemon ? Don’t do it. The question is not “how copyrighted” (yes, they are copyrighted – did you really think Nintendo wouldn’t copyright it?). There’s a reason why no mobile games have used a certain plumber as their main character.

Is PokeMMO illegal?

It is actually illegal to have a ROM, even if you have the actual game.

Is it illegal to sell Pokemon cards?

There’s no reason why selling Pokémon cards would be illegal anywhere, as long as you aren’t scamming anyone with them. You can buy Pokemon cards from Amazon and many game stores.