Tag: Trademarks
News Nintendo Has Filed Two New Trademarks
Could Kirby and Mallo be returning?
It's already been quite an interesting week on the Nintendo front, and now to add to this, it's been discovered some new trademarks were recently registered by the video game giant in Australia. As highlighted by Vooks, trademarks have been registered for the 2015 Wii U title Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush...
News Hollow Knight Dev Files New Trademarks For 'Fearless Fox'
Is a new project in the works?
While we wait for the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, we've got some interesting news to share about the game's developer Team Cherry. It seems the Australian-based team has recently filed a trademark down under for the words "Fearless Fox". According to the Australian Government's IP Australia website, last month...
News Microsoft Renews Trademark For Rare's Classic N64 Game Blast Corps
Viva Piñata, too
Video game trademark renewals are always happening, and while they don't necessarily mean something is on the horizon, they do tend to create some excitement whenever it's a classic game or series we haven't heard about for some time. The latest ones, as highlighted by Game Rant, are tied to iconic British developer Rare - owned...
News Nintendo Files Trademark Application For 'NSW'
Commonly used as an abbreviation for Switch
Donkey Kong isn't the only thing Nintendo has filed a trademark for recently. As spotted on ResetEra, the Japanese company recently applied for to trademark 'NSW' in Europe. VGC points out how this is commonly used as the abbreviation for Switch. While there's speculation from some fans it could be a new...
News Nintendo Has Filed A New Trademark For The Donkey Kong Series
Could DK be returning?
Try not to go bananas over this, but Nintendo has filed a "new" trademark for the Donkey Kong series. This one is seemingly a little different from the usual ones. Instead of another stock-standard renewal, it actually seems to have been updated to mention "downloadable programs for portable and electronic consoles". It's...
News Nintendo Renews Zelda, Metroid, And Donkey Kong Trademarks
Remember to keep your expectations low
Nintendo has swept in with another round of trademark renewals, including some big-hitting franchises. And Mach Rider. While this is probably business as usual for the big N, these freshly-filed games have a couple of things in common. So, like any sensible humans, let's have fun and speculate! Spotted by one...
Still no sign of Yo-kai Watch 4
A newly spotted trademark suggests that Level-5 could be planning to bring Y School Heroes: Bustlin' School Life to Switch in the west. The game is an RPG that's part of the Yo-kai Watch's 'Jam' spin-off series; it launched for Switch in Japan last August, and eventually showed up on PS4 in the region later that...
Don't get too excited, though
Nintendo has just registered trademarks for a few of its existing properties. The new trademarks are for Duck Hunt, Excitebots, Happy Home Paradise, Mario Strikers and Super Mario Land. While it's natural to speculate if this means we'll be seeing new entries in these series, the renewal of trademarks is a pretty...
News Nintendo, Creatures And Game Freak Register Trademarks For 'Time Gazer' And 'Space Juggler'
Presumably referring to Dialga and Palkia
Nintendo, Creatures and Game Freak, the three major forces behind The Pokémon Company, have registered brand new trademarks for 'Time Gazer' and 'Space Juggler'. They were spotted by PokéBeach, which reports that both of the new trademarks have been filed under the same terms as other trademarks which...
News Nintendo Applies For Pokémon HeartGold And SoulSilver Trademarks, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
A wild trademark appeared!
Nintendo has applied for Pokémon HeartGold And SoulSilver trademarks in its home country of Japan, reports Japanese Nintendo. Both trademarks are said to cover 50 different types of products and services – including video games, as you might expect. The trademarks were filed on 7th September 2020, with both...
News Nintendo Applies For Hogan's Alley Trademark In Japan, Could This NES Classic Make A Comeback?
Free with Nintendo Switch Online?
Nintendo has applied for a new Hogan's Alley trademark in Japan, potentially spelling a comeback for the Nintendo Switch. For those not in the know, Hogan's Alley is a NES game that was initially released back in 1984. It was one of the first to use a light gun as an input device, presenting...
News Pokkén Tournament Trademark Surfaces In Europe, NFC Connectivity Mentioned
Arcade or Wii U? You decide...
The Pokémon Company has registered a new trademark for its fighting title Pokkén Tournament in Europe. At this stage it's not clear if the trademark relates to the arcade version - which is already doing the rounds in Japan - or a hoped-for Wii U conversion. It's also
News Microsoft's Application For Killer Instinct Trademark Is Denied
New instalment in development at Rare?
Although it's not something that is likely to impact the production of a new Killer Instinct title for Nintendo consoles - the IP is owned by Rare (and, by extension, Microsoft) so that's not going to happen any time soon, sadly - but interesting news has filtered through about a possible new entry in the...
News We May Yet See Inazuma Eleven Strikers in Europe
Better late than never
Europe's got two Inazuma Eleven games for DS but not the Wii entry Inazuma Eleven Strikers that came out in Japan in July 2011. Well, never say never, as Level-5's registered a trademark for the game in Europe. The Wii version follows the DS game's lead by blending football with RPG elements, but naturally with polygon...
News Keiji Inafune's King of Pirates Trademarked in the West
Things are looking up
Remember when we brought you the first look at Keiji Inafune's Kaiyo: King of Pirates, the super-cute penguin pirate game coming to 3DS in Japan? Publisher Marvelous AQL just filed a trademark for the game's name in the West, strongly hinting at a release outside Japan. Siliconera spotted the trademark and reports that unlike...
News Disney Registers Castle of Illusion Trademark
To what end?
Here's a curious one: Disney has just registered a trademark for Castle of Illusion that explicitly states it refers to video game cartridges, discs and software. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse was a much-loved release back on the Mega Drive, and although it's unlikely this trademark could point towards the game's re-release...
News Professor Layton and the Last Specter Coming to America
Trademark application revealed
So far, Professor Layton and the Spectre's Flute has been Japan-only, but a recently-unearthed trademark application shows that the DS adventure will come to North America. Level-5 registered the trademark Professor Layton and the Last Specter recently, spotted by Siliconera, which all-but confirms the fourth DS game...
News What's Going On With Solatorobo: Red the Hunter?
Trademarks and ratings emerge
As if screaming "don't forget about me!", the humble Nintendo DS has given gamers a glimmer of hope that at least one more intriguing title will make it to the handheld; in Europe, at least. Namco Bandai recently trademarked Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, presumably a localised version of its currently Japan-only...
News Taito's Trademark Applications Suggest the Return of SNES Titles
Darius Twin, and two Lufia games if you must know
If Taito's latest filings at the United States Patents and Trademarks Office are anything to go by, we might well see a number of its Super NES titles on their way to the Wii Shop Channel. Darius Twin, Lufia & The Fortress of Doom, and Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals have all had trademarks...
News Even More Virtual Console Titles on the Way
Four more possible future retro releases
We only reported on a few potential Virtual Console games getting rated less than a week ago, but it's already time to report on even more of them. Since the last news post, the OFLC has rated two more classic titles which are very likely for Nintendo's beloved retro service, and in addition to that, we've...
News New Trademarks Suggest Potential Names for 3DS Tag Mode
Possible software titles pop up too
It's not uncommon for companies to register trademarks for potential names of products and services, and whilst most will disappear into the mist of time, never to be used, a select few actually will. We'll leave it to you to decide if the latest Nintendo trademarks hit the spot. That is, until their potential...
News Trademarks Suggest Dragon Quest VI is Europe-bound
Though we doubt you're bored of DQIX yet
In January this year, Japanese DS owners rejoiced at being able to buy yet another Dragon Quest game in the form of Dragon Quest VI, a conversion of the Super Famicom original that never saw release outside the Land of the Rising Sun. It seems the DS remake won't suffer the same fate though, if a...
News Nintendo Trademarks 3DSWare, DSMovie and Other Intriguing Phrases
But why, when the 3DS name isn't final?
One day it's possibly leaked testing hardware, the next it's a list of trademarks: the Internet Rumour Mill is operating at full steam ahead these days. According to a list discovered by forum members over at NeoGAF, Nintendo has registered trademarks including DSMovie, DSMagazine and DSCinema. The most...
News Just What Is The Nintendo Zii?
A new trademark registered in Japan is fuelling speculation on the internet
Silicon Era has reported that a new trademark registration has appeared in the Japanese trademark database for the word "Zii." Nintendo submitted the application on the 30th of October, though there's no indication of what it's for. It could be trying to block the...
News Is Super Monkey Ball about to step onto your Balance Board?
New trademark application in the US suggests so.
There are some combinations in the world that just seem natural: fish and chips, ham and eggs, plumbers and magical kingdoms. Chief amongst all these blessed unions is that of monkeys and balls, but even that holiest of pairings could get even better if the newly-uncovered trademark application for...
News Konami: VC Arcade Support and WiiWare Life Force
Another big developer jumps on the VCA bandwagon!
Before publishers rerelease their old games on VC, they're required to renew the trademarks for them - a bunch of classic Konami trademarks appeared today, which seems to indicate they're going to be releasing arcade games as well! Konami has registered these new VC-related trademarks: Green Beret...