The Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday that Mari Mobility Development must stop renting the Super Mario costumes, and pay 10 million yen ($89,000) in damages to Nintendo Co., the game maker behind the hit series, Nintendo spokesperson Nobuko Izumi said Friday. TOKYO—Those low-riding carts zipping around Tokyo will no longer be able to dress up riders as Super Mario. Mari Mobility, previously MariCAR, acknowledged the ruling and said it was considering an appeal. The name MariCAR had been contested in Nintendo’s lawsuit, which was filed last year, but the company changed it in March. But their presence on busy Tokyo streets raised worries over safety.

Source: thestar September 28, 2018 07:41 UTC