AMR Racing Protective Skin Covers for Wii Balance Board Being Eyed by Nintendo
By Stephany on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 at 10:42 AM PST In Gamer Life, Games, Games Industry, Nintendo, Nintendo
AMR Racing, mostly known for their Rock Band, Xbox 360 and other gaming gadget skins, is being eyed by Nintendo just in case they step over the line into copyright infringement.
The skins, currently being sold on Amazon, are “protective covers” for your Wii Balance Board, and the imgaes on them range from pistols, flags, scantily clad women, and the above posted picture of the green stuff.
Nintendo made a statement regarding these skins and other third-party products for the Wii and Balance Board:
“These are not officially licensed products, we always recommend the use of official first or third party Nintendo products to ensure 100% compatibility and reliability with our hardware. We always closely monitor new products entering the market to ensure that they do not infringe on any of our IP.”
Seems like the words “Nintendo” and “Copyright Infringement” have been in the news together quite a bit lately – on both sides of the podium. Personally, I don’t think Nintendo would be batting an eye at these Balance Board covers if they depicted fluffy bunnies and other doe-eyed critters instead of weapons, thongs, skulls and pot. Plus, nothing denotes a healthy lifestyle and getting fit like a picture of cannabis on your Wii Balance Board.
Via: GI.biz, Balance Board Blog
