NovaLogic Claims Delta Force Trademark

MAY 15, 2012 ● NovaLogic is suing Activision Inc. for trademark infringement claiming the “Delta Force” names was wrongfully used in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The trademark on Delta Force has been held by NovaLogic since 1998. Neither the U.S. Army nor the U.S. government uses the name. According to the complaint, “The U.S. Army officially denies that any unit called Delta Force exists and does not claim ownership to eit.....

Japan Consumer Affairs Agency Eyes Chance Item Sales

MAY 6, 2012 ● According to Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, the Japan Consumer Affairs Agency found a virtual item model used social networking service (SNS) websites constitutes a violation of a law that banning onerous sales methods. Players of the online games can obtain a a rare virtual item after purchasing a certain number of other less rare items. The catch is users usually must purchase many items before the item they need is ac.....

Barnes and Noble Spins Off Nook Tablet

APRIL 30, 2012 ● Barns & Noble plans to spinoff its Nook tablet business into a separate company in order to better compete with Amazon.com’s Kindle products. To that end, Microsoft Corp. is investing $300 million into the new company, and will own 17.6%. The partners hope to speed up of the launch of the Nook bookstore worldwide, as well as intoducing more Nook e-readers and tablets on a faster basis.  In related news, Target Stores.....

Nintendo Operating Loss First Ever

APRIL 27, 2012 ● Nintendo Co. Ltd.  reported its first ever Nintendo operating loss, ¥37.3 billion ($460 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31. Although its Wii system has been a big hit in recent years past, the move by consumers to embrace smartphones and tablets as mobile game devices has hit the gamemaker’s business. Instead of selling 13 million Wiis Last year as originally expected, Nintendo saw only 9.8 million sold. Similarly, 13.5 million.....

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