Nintendo—a company that's famously litigious when it comes to muscling down on fan projects, emulators, and sometimes just straight-up other games—took one to the chin recently after a supermarket in Costa Rica,

A local supermarket in Costa Rica manages to pull off a massive surprise victory in a legal battle with one of gaming's biggest names.

A local super market in Costa Rica has triumphed over Nintendo in court.

Nintendo sued a small store in San Ramon, Costa Rica, over its name, Super Mario, but lost the case, allowing the store to keep its name.

A Costa Rican supermarket has claimed victory against Nintendo in a trademark battle over its name: Super Mario.

Nintendo lawyers might be renowned for their ruthlessness, but a small supermarket in Costa Rica has managed to overcome the gaming giant.

Nintendo has reportedly just lost a legal battle in which it tried to stop a tiny Costa Rican supermarket from using its trademarked name, Super Mario. A global heavyweight like Nintendo is no stranger to throwing its legal weight against anyone who infringes on its copyright – from misusing a character's likeness to copycat logos.