Trademark

Nintendo

Nintendo Files Trademarks For "Wii U" But Doesn’t Own Wiiu.com

4:00AM August 15, 2011 | Owen Good

Our good friends at Fusible note, somewhat wryly, that while Nintendo’s gotten around to filing patent applications on the Wii U it’s lacking ownership of the wiiu.com domain. The console by that name is due for sale sometime in 2012. More »


PC

‘Hitman: Absolution’ Seems To Be The Name Of The Game

1:00AM April 24, 2011 | Owen Good

Just so you know, IO Interactive was doin’ alternate-reality games before doing alternate-reality games was cool, giving up a look at what’s believed to be Hitman’s next entry. A trademark filing by Square Enix now indicates it will be titled “Hitman: Absolution.” More »


News

Trademark Filings Tip Hand For New Vegas DLC?

7:00AM January 9, 2011 | Owen Good

Rooting through paperwork, a NeoGAF poster found three trademark filings by ZeniMax Media, parent of Bethesda Softworks, maker of Fallout: New Vegas. One corresponds to a name from a graffiti file (pictured) like one that tipped off December’s “Dead Money” DLC. More »


In Real Life

Colbert Takes On Nintendo Like Donkey Kong

8:20AM November 13, 2010 | Mike Fahey

In response to Nintendo’s attempt to trademark “It’s on like Donkey Kong”, Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert decides to squat on other dated catchphrases, just in case. More »


In Real Life

NSFW: Now This Is A Nintendo Trademark We’d Like To See

8:30PM November 12, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Nintendo is trying to copyright the saying “It’s on like Donkey Kong”. It’s madness. Thankfully, Super Nerd Wil Wheaton has an elegant solution. More »


News

It’s On Like A Trademark Application For ‘It’s On Like Donkey Kong’

3:40AM November 11, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Nintendo has found a novel new way to promote the upcoming release of Donkey Kong Country Returns: Filing a request with the US Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the pop-culture phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong.” Oh it’s on. More »


News

Zynga Sued Over Mafia Wars Name

7:30AM August 26, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Popular Facebook game Mafia Wars comes under fire today as creator Zynga is sued for trademark violation by Digital Chocolate, the creator of the Mafia Wars mobile phone game series. More »


What On Earth Is Mega Man Universe?

6:20AM April 28, 2010 | Mike Fahey

A trademark application filed last week by Capcom for Mega Man Universe could indicate big things in store for everyone’s favourite blue bomber. More »


News

Why On Earth Did Ubisoft Just Trademark ‘Horse Gaga’?

1:30PM March 30, 2010 | Owen Good

Some trademark filings make sense, or we can at least see where they’re going. Neverdead? Sure. Someone’s working on a zombie game. But then Ubisoft goes and uncorks “Horse Gaga” and yes, the mark is for a video game. More »


News

A New Marathon Trademark? What’s That Pfhor?

12:30PM March 16, 2010 | Owen Good

One week ago Bungie filed a new trademark application for Marathon, the FPS superstar of Mac gaming’s brief apogee during the mid- to late-1990s. There are few details beyond that but the paperwork’s enough to stoke fantasies of a reboot. More »