Due giorni fa Nintendo of Europe ha depositato presso l’European Union Intellectual Property Office i marchi relativi a quattro dei suoi controller.
Oltre a quello del NES, Super Nintendo e Switch, la grande N ha depositato anche il trademark relativo al controller di Nintendo 64.
No. 016991325 – Nintendo 64 controller
No. 016997637, NES controller
No. 016997652, SNES controller
No. 016997702, Nintendo Switch controller
9 Telecommunication machines and apparatus; Electronic storage media recorded with programs for computers; Electronic storage media recorded with programs for consumer video game apparatus; Electronic storage media recorded with programs for arcade video game machines; Electronic storage media recorded with programs for handheld electronic game apparatus; Electronic storage media recorded with programs for smartphones; Cases for smartphones; Controllers and joysticks for cell phones; Parts and accessories for cell phones; Controllers and joysticks for computers; Computer peripheral devices; Battery chargers; Rechargeable batteries; Integrated circuit card; Earphones for consumer video game apparatus; Earphones for handheld game apparatus with liquid crystal displays; Microphones for consumer video game apparatus; Microphones for handheld game apparatus with liquid crystal displays.
28 Consumer video game apparatus; Parts and accessories for consumer video game apparatus; Controllers and joysticks for consumer video game apparatus; Cases for controllers for consumer video game apparatus; Protective films for controller of consumer video game apparatus; Arcade video game machines; Parts and accessories for arcade video game machines; Handheld electronic game apparatus; Parts and accessories for handheld electronic game apparatus; Controllers and joysticks for handheld electronic game apparatus; Cases for controllers for handheld electronic game apparatus; Protective films for liquid crystal displays for handheld electronic game apparatus; Card game toys and their accessories; Amusement machines and apparatus for use in amusement parks; Game machines and apparatus; Sports equipment; Toys; Toys with built-in chips.
Dopo il rilascio del Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System e in previsione di quello futuro dello SNES Mini è molto probabile che questa mossa potrebbe seriamente aprire alle porte ad una riproposizione in versione miniaturizzata della celebre console a 64 bit della grande N.
Sta per arrivare seriamente l’annuncio di Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo 64?