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Nintendo’s victory over MariCar finalized by Supreme Court of Japan Dec. 29, 2020 06:00 am JST Dec. 29, 2020 | 06:32 am JST TOKYO
Judge Katsuyuki Kizawa of the Supreme Court of Japan on Dec 25 dismissed an appeal by Mari Mobility Development Inc, regarding the popular tourist attraction once known as MariCar. As a result, their three-year legal battle with Nintendo has ended in favor of the video game giant.
The cause of the lawsuit is probably obvious without even knowing the backstory, as the service which allows people to drive go-karts around the streets of Tokyo and Osaka is only a couple letters off the hit racing game series Mario Kart. Further exacerbating matters was that MariCar once allowed customers to wear Nintendo-themed costumes while driving for an experience similar to the game.