The judge has that determined. The kart company is alleged to have infringed Nintendo’s copyright by offering the kart races in the city.
Another judge has previously ruled that Mari Mobility is infringing copyright, imposing a fine of 10 million yen. The cartel provider appealed, judging the same and the fine has increased fivefold.
Mari Mobility rented outfits of Mario characters that could be used during go-karting. Those costumes have recently been exchanged for super hero outfits, presumably in response to the Nintendo case.
“Nothing to do with Nintendo”
The text “Not related to Nintendo” is also printed on the small racing cars. In addition, the company name has recently been changed to eliminate the confusion with Nintendo: Mari Mobility was previously called MariCar, which sounds like ‘Mario Kart’.
In Tokyo there are several companies that rent out carts, so that tourists can imitate the popular game Mario Kart. In the past that has caused many accidents on the street. Nintendo is actively fighting against such karting companies because they misuse their game series and give it a bad name.
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