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Nintendo Trademarks New DS Names

In an odd case of synchronicity, Nintendo today trademarked a number of acronyms for its Nintendo DS console. Like the Xbox names also leaked today, they make for fairly...

David Jenkins, Blogger

June 11, 2004

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In an odd case of synchronicity, Nintendo today trademarked a number of acronyms for its Nintendo DS console. Like the Xbox names also leaked today, they make for fairly confusing reading: DGB EGB GBD GBE GBN GBY TGB WGB XGB Since each name contains the letters "GB", it seems fair to assume that the company is planning to brand the new console (whose Nintendo DS moniker was only ever intended as a codename) with the "Game Boy" name. Something the company had previously insisted it would not do. Source: GamerFeed

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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