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The point wasn't that the shape was secret, it's that the shape was trade-marked, and so very easy for Nintendo to shut down anyone using it.
by semanticist 3y ago
The point wasn't that the shape was secret, it's that the shape was trade-marked, and so very easy for Nintendo to shut down anyone using it.
- Luc 3y agoIt didn't work like that though. A pirate doesn't need to copy the Nintendo logo to make the disc functional, they just need to make 2 rectangular slots on each side of the disc. Nintendo just arranged it so it fits nicely within their logo.