Sad news that one of Seattle's most visible purveyors of Japanese pop culture, Pink Godzilla Games, is undergoing a brand change - apparently due to a copyright dispute with Japan's Toho Studios. Do you really think that this pink little guy poses a threat? Guess the fact that the Pink Godzilla was a combination of Toho's big money makers - Godzilla and Pokemon that was a little too much to bear?" According to the post from the PI, Pink Godzilla will be announcing their new name and look in September. In the meantime, one of the best quotes ever published:
"If you got yourself a Pink Godzilla T-shirt with the name Pink Godzilla on it, you now own a collectors item and a part of Seattle videogame nerd history. Wear it with pride."
Interesting; I was wondering if this would someday happen but I am not too familiar with Japanese animation or production (or even music) studios enforcing their copyrights overseas. Perhaps other people have different experiences with this?
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