{"id":1110303,"date":"2026-01-29T07:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/o4ht5hweb3pPNbk9UuS65o"},"modified":"2026-01-29T07:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:58:59","slug":"52-year-old-super-mario-supermarket-in-costa-rica-wins-unlikely-victory-against-the-nintendo-lawyers-he-is-don-mario-hes-my-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/52-year-old-super-mario-supermarket-in-costa-rica-wins-unlikely-victory-against-the-nintendo-lawyers-he-is-don-mario-hes-my-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"52-year-old &#8216;Super Mario&#8217; supermarket in Costa Rica wins unlikely victory against the Nintendo lawyers: &#8216;He is Don Mario, he&#8217;s my dad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Nintendo\u2014a company that&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/nintendo-is-shedding-its-veneer-of-kindness-and-embracing-a-new-reputation-vigorous-legal-bully\/\">famously litigious<\/a> when it comes to muscling down on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nintendo-issues-dmca-notice-against-that-really-good-metroid-ii-fan-remake\/\">fan projects<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/switch-emulator-ryujinx-goes-offline-after-creator-gets-an-offer-from-nintendo-they-cant-refuse\/\">emulators<\/a>, and sometimes just <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/survival-crafting\/nintendo-s-lawsuit-against-palworld-isn-t-just-bad-for-the-industry-it-s-bad-for-nintendo\/\">straight-up other games<\/a>\u2014took one to the chin recently after a supermarket in Costa Rica, named &#8220;Super Mario&#8221; after its owner Don Jos\u00e9 Mario Alfaro Gonz\u00e1lez, won a legal battle to keep its branding.<\/p>\n<p>As posted to the supermarket&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/supermariosr\/posts\/pfbid0oDC4Z9GKPdLtrDiGmG3tXRNW6qTZXgGwn7T93WPmHPWm8m2Q6jDhxmNpPaV63zUXl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a> (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-loses-trademark-fight-against-super-mario-supermarket\" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer<\/a>) by Mario&#8217;s son, Carlos &#8220;Charlito&#8221; Alfaro, Nintendo reportedly &#8220;claimed that Super Mario belongs to them globally&#8221; when the supermarket attempted to file for a renewal on its trademarked name.<\/p>\n<p>The supermarket itself was, according to the page, founded around 52 years ago by Don Mario\u2014however, it hadn&#8217;t registered itself as a brand until 2013, when Alfaro returned from university. Outside of the legal system of registering brands and trademarks, that&#8217;d put the supermarket&#8217;s creation at around 12 years before the first Super Mario Bros. game released in 1985. It even predates Mario&#8217;s first appearance as &#8220;Jumpman&#8221; in the Donkey Kong arcade game, released in 1981.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the Costa Rican National Register upheld the store&#8217;s rights to the name\u2014apparently due to a blind spot in the corporation&#8217;s trademark registry: &#8220;They have a lot of categories listed, video games, clothing, collectibles, toys, school supplies, ornaments, etc. But not the sale of groceries, and that&#8217;s why the National Register [ruled] in our favor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alfaro states that Nintendo&#8217;s sheer legal weight almost made them reconsider the move, though: &#8220;For a moment we thought about throwing in the towel, how were we going to win [against] such a commercial monster? [Even moreso with] the amount of legal documents submitted by them to ensure the victory. Well, by that [my lawyer] and I stood firm and a few days ago we received the good news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This kind of financial pressure isn&#8217;t a rarity for these sorts of lawsuits. Palworld, for example, is apparently only being <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/survival-crafting\/palworld-developer-reports-nintendos-suing-over-3-pokemon-patents-for-only-usd66-000-in-damages-but-a-videogame-ip-lawyer-says-fighting-the-lawsuit-could-mean-burning-millions-of-dollars\/\">charged around $66,000 by Nintendo&#8217;s suits<\/a>\u2014actually challenging them, according to a lawyer we spoke to back in November of last year, can cost millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>A later video, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1400083790962043\" target=\"_blank\">posted to the page<\/a>, sees Alfaro proudly pointing towards his father and stating: &#8220;He is Don Mario, he is my dad, [he&#8217;s been here] for 52 years, and he is the founder of Super Mario.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I&#8217;m personally a little chuffed to see Nintendo getting told to shove off\u2014its actions have been overbearing for some time now, but trying to muscle in on a 52-year old business still feels beyond the pale. 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As posted to the supermarket&#8217;s Facebook page (via Eurogamer) by Mario&#8217;s son, Carlos &#8220;Charlito&#8221; Alfaro, Nintendo reportedly &#8220;claimed that Super Mario belongs to them globally&#8221; when the supermarket attempted to file for a renewal on its trademarked name. The supermarket itself was, according to the page, founded around 52 years ago by Don Mario\u2014however, it hadn&#8217;t registered itself as a brand until 2013, when Alfaro returned from university. 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