Remembering renting video games from Blockbuster as a kid? Nintendo does..and they hated it. They hated it so much, in fact, that they tried to lobby Congress for legal challenges. Failing that, they sued Blockbuster…over photocopying instruction manuals.
In today’s video, we discuss the remarkable story of how Nintendo and Blockbuster went to legal war over royalties, rental fees, and photocopies.
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For more information on Blockbuster, check out my video – Netflix Didn’t Kill Blockbuster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD49BRVCAy0
For more footage from Blockbuster, check out Vampire Robot: https://www.youtube.com/@vampirerobot