Nintendo lawyers might be renowned for their ruthlessness, but a small supermarket in Costa Rica has managed to overcome the gaming giant. Between suing Palworld and its war against emulators ...

In brief: A small supermarket in Costa Rica has emerged victorious in an unlikely legal battle against video game giant Nintendo over the use of the iconic "Super Mario" name. The unassuming ...

When Mario’s son, Charlito, attempted to renew the registration last year, Nintendo’s legal team intervened, claiming the name infringed upon its Super Mario trademark. However, Costa Rica’s ...

A Costa Rican supermarket has recently won a major legal battle with Nintendo over the name of the San Ramon grocery store, allowing it to keep its name. The National Register, Costa Rica's ...

he has contributed as… Nintendo is known to be no stranger to protecting its assets or taking action if it feels another entity is encroaching, but this time, a small supermarket in Costa Rica ...

thanking his legal counsel and the Costa Rican Investor Chamber for their support. At the time of writing, Nintendo has not commented or issued a statement on the matter.

Well, sort of. As reported by Eurogamer, Don Mario is the owner of Super Mario, a local supermarket in San Ramón, Costa Rica. Nintendo seemingly left the Super Mario shop alone for years ...

Nintendo is famously litigious, and even recently went after a supermarket in Costa Rica that had the name Super Mario (and lost). The Japanese gaming publisher probably would have gone after Lost ...