US EditionAccessory Maker Will Pay Nintendo After Showing Illicit Switch 2 Mockups at CES
Genki agreed to pay damages and cease using Nintendo trademarks or confusing product names after unauthorized Switch 2 mockups were showcased at CES 2025, resolving the legal dispute.
- Nintendo and Genki have reached a settlement ending the lawsuit over a Switch 2 mockup, with Human Things paying an undisclosed amount as recorded in a court filing submitted on Monday.
- At CES 2025, Genki exhibited 3-D printed mockups and a rendered video of the Switch 2, prompting Nintendo to sue in May this year for trademark infringement and false advertising.
- As part of the agreement, Genki must stop using Nintendo IP and banned promotional names like 'Glitch 2' and 'Genki Direct,' avoid Nintendo core colour schemes, and clearly inform consumers of its unlicensed status.
- The settlement limits Genki's marketing by restricting confusing product names and packaging, and Genki attests it did not access Switch 2 hardware before April 2, 2025.
- Beginning January 7, Genki promoted Switch 2 accessories before Nintendo's January 16 trailer and April 2 technical reveal, and the $450 priced device sold six million units in its first seven weeks.
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Nintendo settles lawsuit with Genki over pre-release Switch 2 mockups at CES 2025
At the world's largest consumer electronics show in January, Genki revealed an "exact replica" of the Nintendo Switch 2 to the press. The company also published a video showing a 3D render of the handheld.Read Entire Article
Genki will pay Nintendo damages over 3D-printed Switch 2
The 3D-printed Switch 2 mockup that started Nintendo’s dispute with Genki. Nintendo has settled the lawsuit it filed against accessory maker Genki over the Switch 2 mockup it showcased at CES before the console was officially revealed, and accessories it promoted using the Switch 2 name. Genki’s parent company, Human Things, will pay Nintendo an undisclosed amount of money in damages to close the case, according to a legal filing submitted on M…
News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Even before Nintendo Switch 2 was officially announced, the CES 2025 fair had already generated controversy. The reason was that Genki, a manufacturer of technological accessories, showed an almost identical replica of the new console, which ended in a strong legal dispute with Nintendo. The legal battle between Nintendo and Genki Nintendo accused Human Thing, the company …
The supplier Genki has to pay damages to the Japanese gaming company Nintendo after a corresponding procedure in the USA. Genki had shown mockups and renderers of the new Switch 2 game console in the context of CES 2025. (Continue reading)
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