Mario Kart controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Japanese intellectual-property judgment restricted the public-road kart operator
Reporting on the final stage of the dispute stated that the intellectual-property court prohibited use of relevant marks and character-costume rentals and ordered damages of 50 million yen. The case also drew public criticism concerning traffic conditions and accidents associated with the road-kart service.
2017
Nintendo sued an unaffiliated public-road kart operator using Mario-associated branding
Nintendo brought proceedings against a Japanese public-road kart rental business formerly known as MariCAR. The operator promoted costume-based rides and used names and imagery that Nintendo argued evoked its Mario properties. The business was not part of Nintendo and was not an official Mario Kart attraction.