The Nintendo NES Classic Edition has been making waves during the holiday season and until now the miniaturized retro console is still selling like hotcakes. While reaping the benefits of the NES Classic Edition's very high demand, the company behind the masterpiece console might be currently brewing something for its fans. Sounds like a SNES reboot is in the works.
Nintendo has just registered a trademark for the Super Famicon controller's image. When news broke out on Twitter, everyone just went crazy. Readers might want to translate the tweet as it is set in Japanese:
[商願2016-136902]
商標:[画像] /
出願人:任天堂株式会社 /
出願日:2016年12月5日 /
区分:9(家庭用テレビゲーム機用プログラムほか),28(家庭用テレビゲーム機ほか) pic.twitter.com/q1V4t338Ny— 商標速報bot [支援募集中] (@trademark_bot) December 24, 2016
No one knew this, but the trademark was actually registered last Dec. 5. Since then, blog sites at Japan have been having theories and speculations on what the trademark registration means. There are currently three different theories on why they needed to do a trademark registration on the Super Famicom controller's image:
The SNES Controller Could Be a Peripheral For The Nintendo Switch
This one is a possibility, though seemingly unlikely. The Nintendo Switch is reported to feature emulation for its classic predecessors so that fans would be able to revisit their days from the NES toward the Wii generation. Having a classic controller to go along with it would be a full experience.
The SNES Classic Edition Might Be On Secret Production
Following the success of the NES Classic Edition, and it's still currently in demand, it would be obvious to have a follow-up for the retro console reboot. What better way to do this than create a mini SNES packed with 30 or more classic SNES hit? For it to sell like hotcakes, it will most likely be released during the 2017 holidays.
Nintendo is Just Doing What it Does Best, Being Protective of Its IPs
Nintendo has been known to be notorious about its copyrights and intellectual properties. A discussion even talks about vanishing generic NES controllers. With those in mind, the trademark registration for the SNES Controller's image could just be one of the company's preventive measures to avoid unwanted, unofficial versions of the said controller.
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