Microsoft has allegedly filed a trademark for Battletoads, leading many to speculate that Rare could be creating a new entry in the notoriously difficult NES/SNES series.
The original Battletoads game has gone down in history as one of the most unforgiving games ever, and there have been frequent rumors regarding a potential revival of the series. Now those rumors may actually turn out to be true, as a NeoGAF user has posted details of a trademark allegedly filed by Microsoft, meaning that a new game could be coming to the Xbox One or Xbox 360.
Rare have experienced a decline in quality since their glory days with Nintendo back in the era of the SNES/N64, though considering they now work hand-in-hand with Microsoft (mostly producing Kinect games), they could be returning to one of their most famous series if this trademark is to be believed.
Here’s how the trademark appears in the Trademark Reporting and Monitoring System (TRAM) of USPTO, where it was filed on November 5th:
Word Mark BATTLETOADS
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: game software
IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: entertainment services, namely, providing online video games
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 86445867
Filing Date November 5, 2014
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Microsoft Corporation CORPORATION WASHINGTON One Microsoft Way Redmond WASHINGTON 980526399
Attorney of Record Grace Han Stanton
Type of Mark TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
So could we finally see the release of a new Battletoads, potentially on Xbox One? We can but hope.
