moltonasty
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I can't be the only one who's worried about how the GameCube games will be emulated, given that the NES Wii U Virtual Console games look & sound horrible.
SNES games seem to look pretty good tho..
I can't be the only one who's worried about how the GameCube games will be emulated, given that the NES Wii U Virtual Console games look & sound horrible.
dont know about all that copyright jargon, what exactly does this mean?
Nothing. People are grasping onto hopes. All it means is that Nintendo is going to send a check to the patent office every 6 months to continue to extend the deadline. The deadline that doesn't matter because it's not like someone else is trying to trademark "Eternal Darkness" (and the only company that ever would has been sued out of business!)dont know about all that copyright jargon, what exactly does this mean?
Watch it being some Eternal Darkness postcards as a Club Nintendo reward.
GOODS/SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS
009 - Computer game programs; computer game software; downloadable electronic game programs; downloadable electronic game software; electronic game programs; electronic game software; video game programs; video game software -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE
ALL OF THE GOODS/SERVICES IN EACH CLASS ARE LISTED.
Well
Watch it being some Eternal Darkness postcards as a Club Nintendo reward.
I still cannot fathom why they hired all of these concept artists from these dark, gritty games for Donkey Kong.Retro's secret second project.
Watch it being only for a Smash 4 assist trophy
It shouldn't have to even be emulation at all, since the Wii U can run Wii games natively.I can't be the only one who's worried about how the GameCube games will be emulated, given that the NES Wii U Virtual Console games look & sound horrible.
I still cannot fathom why they hired all of these concept artists from these dark, gritty games for Donkey Kong.
I still cannot fathom why they hired all of these concept artists from these dark, gritty games for Donkey Kong.
Rösti;95707816 said:Update (on 31st of December, 2013): Notice of Allowance (NOA) sent (issued) to the applicant. Applicant must file a Statement of Use or Extension Request within six months of the NOA issuance date.
Source: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn86017853&docId=ALW20131231061754#docIndex=0&page=1
Hopefully we will see something new regarding Eternal Darkness within one and a half year.
I'd totally play a remake, I never played the original
It is rather strange, but the truth is they're probably just working on Donkey Kong.I still cannot fathom why they hired all of these concept artists from these dark, gritty games for Donkey Kong.
Source: http://www.uspto.gov/main/glossary/#extExtension Request - a sworn statement signed by the owner or a person authorized to sign on behalf of the owner, stating that the applicant still has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce, and needs additional time to use the mark in commerce. A filing fee per class of goods/services must accompany the Extension Request. (see the current fee schedule at How to Pay Fees to determine the current fee for Code 6004/7004)
The Extension Request, if granted, gives the owner an additional six (6) months to either: (1) use the mark in commerce and file a Statement of Use; or (2) file another Extension Request.
You may continue to file Extension Requests every six (6) months. However, you must use the mark and file a Statement of Use within three (3) years of the issue date of the Notice of Allowance. The USPTO will not register a mark if, after thirty-six (36) months of the issue date of the Notice of Allowance, a Statement of Use has not been filed.
Excellent! They wouldnt be keeping this if they didnt plan to do something with it.Rösti;118170815 said:While this is technically new news, I'm not sure if it warrants a separate thread. Should so be a mod can perhaps extract from here and create a thread. Anyway, Nintendo of America on June 23 filed a Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use with the USPTO regarding the Eternal Darkness trademark:
Source: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn86017853&docId=ESU20140624161644#docIndex=0&page=1
For those that may not know, the USPTO defines an extension request as the following:
Source: http://www.uspto.gov/main/glossary/#ext
The USPTO sent Nintendo of America a Notice of Allowance on December 31, 2013, meaning that Nintendo can use the mark if they so choose (file an SOU), or file extension requests for a maximum of three years. As six months have passed since that date, we're now ≤ 30 months away from something new Eternal Darkness related, if they don't decide to simply abandon the filing altogether (I believe Nintendo has done this on on a few occasions, but that was due to extraordinary circumstances, and I trust it will not happen here).
The filing tells anyway that Nintendo currently seeks to pursuit this IP in trade in one way or another. It may be as a sequel to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, an HD remaster of that title or simply something set in the Eternal Darkness universe.
A lot of dropped GamePads.An HD remaster of Eternity Darkness would be a right fit for the Wii U. Imagine all that glitched stuff happening on the Gamepad.
If Phantom Dust can make a return, so can Eternal Darkness.
then you would see stuff like ice climbers constantly getting renewed if that was the case, they clearly intend to do something with it, at the very least have it release on VCEven if I as a huge company don't have an intention to use a trademark in the near future, why wouldn't I fill an extension regardless? Plans might change in the span of 3 years, you never know, and the costs of extension seem to be absolutely neglible.
then you would see stuff like ice climbers constantly getting renewed if that was the case, they clearly intend to do something with it, at the very least have it release on VC
Why is Nintendo having to prove use of this, when they have so many other franchises that are being left dormant and unused? Before the Wii's Virtual console, were they close to losing rights to things like Mach Rider and Kid Icarus?
Do small things like a cameo in Smash Bros. count? I can easily see an Eternal Darkness trophy or two showing up in Super Smash Brothers 4.
is there still a "gamecube" inside of Wii U? I know Wii was based on the GCN core hardware architecture and likewise the Wii U based on the Wii core hardware architecture. I also know that GCN support was removed from the later model Wii but was that mainly to just get rid of the controller ports and memory card slots?
It's always seemed technically possible (without knowing the details) that Nintendo could use Wii-wrappers to distribute Wii (and GCN?) games as downloadable games for Wii U. With the way Wii games operate (each loading their own IOS) you basically only need just enough of a main OS wrapper to support filesystem saving and controller handling as well as sandboxing the app (to prevent WiiU hacking).
Shocked Nintendo hasn't done it yet, especially with as collectible as some of the Wii catalog is getting now (I just saw Rabbids Go Home is pushing near $50 for complete in box used now)
Source: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=86017853&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearchDec. 17, 2014 TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Source: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn86017853&docId=ESU20150523151038#docIndex=0&page=1To the Commissioner for Trademarks:
MARK: ETERNAL DARKNESS
SERIAL NUMBER: 86017853
The applicant, Nintendo of America Inc., having an address of
4600 150th Avenue NE
Redmond, Washington 98052
United States
requests a six-month extension of time to file the Statement of Use under 37 C.F.R. Section 2.89 in this application. The Notice of Allowance mailing date was 12/31/2013.
For International Class 009:
Current identification: Computer game programs; computer game software; downloadable electronic game programs; downloadable electronic game software; electronic game programs; electronic game software; video game programs; video game software
The applicant has a continued bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with all of the goods and/or services listed in the Notice of Allowance or as subsequently modified for this specific class.
This is the third extension request. The applicant has made the following ongoing efforts to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with each of those goods and/or services covered by the extension request: product or service research or development
A fee payment in the amount of $150 will be submitted with the form, representing payment for 1 class.
Declaration
DECLARATION: The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. Section 1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or submission or any registration resulting therefrom, declares that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
Signature: /Devon W. Pritchard/ Date Signed: 05/21/2015
Signatory's Name: Devon W. Pritchard
Signatory's Position: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Signatory's Phone: 206-682-8100