Nintendo Fights Huge Eu Fine Over Snes

[XGhozt 410]

Nintendo fights huge EU fine over SNES

 

Unless you're a member of the retro-gaming community, you probably never think about the SNES anymore. And yet, Nintendo is battling the EU over that very console all the way into 2008, following a hefty fine the EU laid down 6 years ago. In 2002, the EU accused Nintendo of price-fixing the SNES for several years in the 1990s, and sought to penalize them for their actions. They handed them a fine of 149.1 million Euros, a fine rivaled by very few others.

 

The EU asserts the fine was fair, whereas Nintendo claims it was not only unfair, but outright illegal. As a result, Nintendo is refusing to pay the draconian fine. That's quite a while to wait to fight back, but is still interesting.

 

Source(s): http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.pht...xing-fine.phtml

[Crafterz 31]

I think it's too old to argue about...

 

I mean, it's a lot of money, bu SNES is OLD. It doesn't get more retro than that.

[Poply 178]

Heh, I'm sure this will only take a few more years to figure out. Right around the time where we've all long forgotten about this. But an interesting read. I didn't think anything with the Snes was still actually being disputed. Atleast not in a legal sense.

[Fc3sZero 78]

Just simply... Wow o.o

 

Thats retarded.

[Major Zhuinden 128]

Tales of Phantasia was a cool SNES game, but what the heck.

[Magic Bitch 126]

crono tiger was the best snes game besides metriod but ya come on this is ages old there still fighting it

[Major Zhuinden 128]

Tales of Phantasia > Chrono Trigger, even though Chrono Trigger was indeed a good game.

[Aimcrack 40]

Super Mario World all the way, I don't know what you guys are talking about.

[Zar 696]

That's stupid.

[Cripp 167]

They have a chance even tho its an old case ><.

[Crafterz 31]

Well, I decided to play with my ZSNES, and I've decided it's a battle worth fighting. All those games are classics, and that made nintendo what it is today.