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New Super Mario Bros Wii // Nintendo Vs. Burt

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Artwork For New Super Mario Bros.Wii For Nintendo Wii New Super Mario Bros. Wii  is a  2D side-scrolling   platform video game  developed and published by  Nintendo  for the  Wii .    It is a sequel to  New Super Mario Bros.  for the  Nintendo DS  and a part of the  New Super Mario Bros.  series. It was released in 2009. In November 2009, 24-year-old Australian James Burt purchased a copy of  New Super Mario Bros. Wii  several days before its release, as the store had mistakenly put it up for sale early, and ripped and uploaded the game disk online. Nintendo took down the game and sued Burt shortly afterwards, accusing him of violating copyright laws and depriving Nintendo of potential sales. The case was ultimately settled in January 2010, with Burt receiving a fine of AU$1.5 million as compensation for lost sales, as well as an additional fine of AU$100,000 as a part of Nintendo's legal fin...