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Nintendo fined by antitrust

Nintendo fined 149 million euro for attempting to control the prices of it's games in Europe.

Anti-trust officials in the EC found Nintendo, as well as seven of its distributors, guilty of attempting to keep prices artificially high in various EU countries between 1991 and 1998.

Nintendo's fine was the fourth highest ever handed out by the EC. Company officials stated that they will appeal the verdict.

Full article found on the gamasutra website here.