Nintendo Re-Applies Trademarks For 39 Existing Titles

It looks like the Big N is out and about with protecting its massive collection of franchises, once again.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. has applied for 39 video game trademarks in Japan, which cover many of their past releases. These include classics such as Kirby Air Ride, Eternal Darkness, and much more  – which you can see the full list of below:

• Freaky Forms
• Kirby’s Adventure
• Kirby Air Ride
• Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards
• Kid Icarus
• Jam With The Band
• Golden Sun Dark Dawn
• Dillon’s Rolling Western The Last Ranger
• Face Raiders
• Eternal Darkness
• Majora’s Mask
• Card Hero
• Balloon Kid
• Animal Crossing City Folk
• Alleyway
• WarioWare Smooth Moves
• Wave Race
• Mario Sports
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong Mini-Land Mayhem!
• Urban Champion
• The Wind Waker
• The Adventure of Link
• Swapnote
• Super Mario World
• Super Mario Sunshine
• Steel Diver
• Spirit Camera
• Kirby Mass Attack
• Skyward Sword
• Shadows of Almia (Pokémon Ranger)
• Radar Mission
• Pushmo
• Pullblox
• Phantom Hourglass
• Ocarina of Time
• Nintendo Presents Style Boutique
• Nintendogs + Cats
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong Minis March Again!
• Cruis’n.

These probably aren’t any indication of new games or anything – but it’s still pretty wild to see many of Nintendo’s classic IPs resurface all at once like this! Let’s hope Nintendo does have some lofty plans for some of them in the future.