I agree they care about the perceived quality of their product, but don’t think them litigating has anything to do why the product is of the quality it is.
I would guess their litigiousness is a holdover from the 90s with them being afraid of being branded as “generic” because every parent/grandparent called their video games “the Nintendo” and they don’t want to be seen as not being protective of their IP as to allow unlicensed products. Maintaining the perception of quality from their products.
I think you’re conflating correlation and causation. They release good stuff, and don’t want to be associated with anything without their approval / lose legal ground of something of theirs, therefore they’re lawsuit happy.
I agree they care about the perceived quality of their product, but don’t think them litigating has anything to do why the product is of the quality it is.
I would guess their litigiousness is a holdover from the 90s with them being afraid of being branded as “generic” because every parent/grandparent called their video games “the Nintendo” and they don’t want to be seen as not being protective of their IP as to allow unlicensed products. Maintaining the perception of quality from their products.
I think you’re conflating correlation and causation. They release good stuff, and don’t want to be associated with anything without their approval / lose legal ground of something of theirs, therefore they’re lawsuit happy.