The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: September 20

International Business Machines (IBM) announces that it has shipped ten million “Gekko” PowerPC processors for Nintendo’s GameCube. Microsoft acquires the British game developer Rare for US$375 million. …

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The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: September 13

The ruling comes in the Nintendo v Atari copyright infringement case. The court rules, however, that Atari had infringed Nintendo copyrights for other reasons. 1994. The Ulysses robotic space probe passes the Sun’s south pole. …

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The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: September 13

The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: September 13

The ruling comes in the Nintendo v Atari copyright infringement case. The court rules, however, that Atari had infringed Nintendo copyrights for other reasons. 1994. The Ulysses robotic space probe passes the Sun’s south pole. …

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The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: September 8

Nintendo of America kicks off the biggest television advertisement campaign in history , which will continue through December 29. With a US$25 million advertising budget dedicated to the 16-bit Super Nintendo System (SNES) and another …

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The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: September 6

According to PC Data, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has sold 83.8% of all United Kingdom (UK) game consoles in July compared to Nintendo’s 15.2%. Electronics Arts is the number one publisher in the UK with 10.3% of all …

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The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: July 5

In San Francisco, California, US District Court judge Fern Smith rules in favor of Lewis Galoob Toys over Nintendo , allowing the manufacture and sale of the Game Genie to continue. Nintendo alleged that the product infringes on its …

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The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: July 2

Nintendo , in turn, agrees not to seek legal costs from Atari. A Brief History of Time by British physicist Stephen Hawking, sets a British publishing record for remaining on the nonfiction bestseller list for three and a half years and …

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The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: June 21

The Rocketeer The Tengen version of the puzzle game Tetris is removed from retailers’ shelves and its production is ceased after Judge Fern Smith granted Nintendo an injunction. Read more about the history of Tetris. …

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The Great Geek Manual » This Day in Geek History: June 15

Nintendo is therefore granted a preliminary injuction blocking Tengen from selling its Tetris game cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), effective June 21. 1990. Gremlins 2 Warner Bros. releases the comedy film Gremlins …

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