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Nintendo DS trademarks secure limitless future
The ginormous list of trademarks filed by Nintendo just before DSi was unveiled in October has been made public -- and Siliconera has done a fine job of translating each and every one for us! From "DSArcade" to "DSZone," the list is packed with branded trademarks for just about any (safe, legal and 16-digit-protected) activity one could imagine using a handheld device for: cooking, clubbing, shopping, walking, mailing, mapping, phoning, friending -- you name it!Siliconera has highlighted several software-related filings, too, including "Friends Collection," which could be an allusion to Tomodachi Connection, an upcoming Japanese DS game where players "interact" with Mii-celebs like Shiggy, Reggie and Iwata. "3D Picross" and the mysterious "Kuβoς" (or "kyubosu") were also put in writing.
Nintendo goes trademark crazy, Picross 3D and others heading west?
Nintendo recently filed a veritable smorgasboard of DS-related trademarks in Japan. How many is a smorgasboard? In this case, it's forty. All but three of the terms are preceded by either "DS" or "DSi," and the mind can only boggle at the potential of some of these: DSiMovie, DSiMusic, DSiMail, DSArcade, DSBook, DSCreator, DSLive, and DSPhone were among the names that excited us the most. A full list is after the break.Siliconera dug all of these up from the Japanese trademark database, along with a couple of other interesting tidbits, including potential English names for Tomodachi Connection (in which players get to be friends with Mii versions of Miyamoto, Reggie, and Iwata!) and Ritai Picross (Picross 3D), which we definitely wouldn't rule out for a western release.Obviously, none of these might mean a single damn thing. Companies indulge in trademarking all the time, simply to protect future ideas. Time, as always, will tell.%Gallery-33412%
