Nintendo has filed trademark applications which relate to various game controllers, including one pertaining to Nintendo 64, sparking speculation about Nintendo's potential next mini-console.
A thread on NeoGAF points to a series of applications filed in Europe via the European Union Intellectual Property Office on July 18, indicating that Nintendo is looking to register trademarks for several of its past console's controllers.
Included in the list are line drawings of NES, SNES, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 64 controllers:
This could indicate that a Nintendo 64 Classic Mini is due to come, following the success of the NES Classic and the popularity of the recently announced SNES Classic.
Some have pointed out that the line drawing of the SNES controller filed on the same day appears to be almost identical to that of the controller image printed on the top side of the SNES Classic console's packaging. That's led some to believe that the N64 drawing will be used on a future mini-console's box.
The trademarks are all covered under the same goods and services which include telecommunication machines and apparatus as well as Consumer video game apparatus.
The SNES Classic is still to come, however. Arriving on September 29, the console will comprise 21 games, including the never-released Star Fox 2.
Hope Corrigan is an Australian freelance news writer for IGN. You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.
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