Super Mario defeats Nintendo  Nintendo, the former maker of playing cards, has suffered a rare legal loss protecting its intellectual property. The outfit, which is famous for bullying people who even think about borrowing its IP,

In a surprising turn of events, Nintendo has actually lost a legal battle against an opponent that is several magnitudes smaller than itself. As spotted by

Nintendo sued a small store in San Ramon, Costa Rica, over its name, Super Mario, but lost the case, allowing the store to keep its name.

Nintendo—a company that's famously litigious when it comes to muscling down on fan projects, emulators, and sometimes just straight-up other games—took one to the chin recently after a supermarket in Costa Rica,

A local super market in Costa Rica has triumphed over Nintendo in court.

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 has claim

A local supermarket in Costa Rica manages to pull off a massive surprise victory in a legal battle with one of gaming's biggest names.

A Costa Rican supermarket has claimed victory against Nintendo in a trademark battle over its name: Super Mario.

Nintendo lawyers might be renowned for their ruthlessness, but a small supermarket in Costa Rica has managed to overcome the gaming giant.

Carlos "Charlito" Alfaro explains above that Nintendo allegedly "claimed that Super Mario belongs to them globally" even though it appears that the supermarket has been using the