Nintendo loses battle to take control of WiiU.com domain

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Nintendo has lost the fight to gain control over the domain WiiU.com after a complaint was filed back in February.


WiiU.com in all its glory...
The decision was posted to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) website on Saturday, confirming that Nintendo's complaint to gain control of WiiU.com was denied, as reported by Fusible.

The domain has been registered by a company in Burlington, Massachusetts since 2004.

Fusible notes that WiiU.com was put up for auction, yet once Nintendo filed the complaint with WIPO the listing was removed. It appears that Nintendo will have to pay a sizable amount in order to have control of the domain.

WiiU.com is currently a placeholder site containing link to both Wii U and non-WiiU content.

There has been no explanation provided as to why Nintendo lost the case.

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/416972/nintendo-loses-battle-to-take-control-of-wiiucom-domain/

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imgurPosted:

ShadowBoltDashie
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FPS_Ryan Haha that stinks for Nintendo. How can you operate a business without the website URL of one of your products.


With a different domain? Domains aren't everything...


They need the domain to get recognized lol.


A domain isn't going to help Nintendo get recognized, I'm sure most gamers have heard of Nintendo at least once. The domain would simply be for the Wii U.


The domain is pointless imo.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

BDB
imgur
FPS_Ryan Haha that stinks for Nintendo. How can you operate a business without the website URL of one of your products.


With a different domain? Domains aren't everything...


They need the domain to get recognized lol.


A domain isn't going to help Nintendo get recognized, I'm sure most gamers have heard of Nintendo at least once. The domain would simply be for the Wii U.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

imgur
lel
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RATF nintendo has been going downhill for a long while now


I hope they step up their game soon, I don't want to see this company fail.


Me too, sega went down, I hope that nintendo doesn't go that way


It really looks like they are though...


The Nintendo 3DS is keeping them up for now. They should be fine unless they make another console and it turns into another flop.

MeetPosted:

Reeve
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RATF nintendo has been going downhill for a long while now


I hope they step up their game soon, I don't want to see this company fail.


They wont fail nintendo basically started it all.


Nintendo cant die, they brought me to gaming

MentalistPosted:

imgur
lel
BDB
RATF nintendo has been going downhill for a long while now


I hope they step up their game soon, I don't want to see this company fail.


Me too, sega went down, I hope that nintendo doesn't go that way


It really looks like they are though...


I really hope it doesnt happen :(

MentalistPosted:

imgur
FPS_Ryan Haha that stinks for Nintendo. How can you operate a business without the website URL of one of your products.


With a different domain? Domains aren't everything...


They need the domain to get recognized lol.

imgurPosted:

FPS_Ryan Haha that stinks for Nintendo. How can you operate a business without the website URL of one of your products.


With a different domain? Domains aren't everything...

imgurPosted:

lel
BDB
RATF nintendo has been going downhill for a long while now


I hope they step up their game soon, I don't want to see this company fail.


Me too, sega went down, I hope that nintendo doesn't go that way


It really looks like they are though...

neboPosted:

BDB
RATF nintendo has been going downhill for a long while now


I hope they step up their game soon, I don't want to see this company fail.


Me too, sega went down, I hope that nintendo doesn't go that way

FPS_RyanPosted:

Haha that stinks for Nintendo. How can you operate a business without the website URL of one of your products.


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