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Nintendo NES Games in the App Store? Not Exactly

Oh, Shoemaker - what are you doing? First you forget to tell the world (and Steve) about your iWiz accomplishments, and now you approve Nintendo rip-offs in the App Store? What’s going on?

Here’s what happened: the app review team approved NES games re-packaged as iPhone apps, in violation of Nintendo’s copyright. Look, they’re exact copies of Duck Hunt (Duck Hunt: The Game by SoftGamers), Ice Climbers and Wild Gunman (8-bit Gamepack by Dalian Bale Trade Co., Ltd). The apps have also been doing pretty well in the App Store charts and are currently on sale at $0.99.

I hope the review team will fix this as soon as possible. I wouldn’t be surprised to see these apps gone from the Store later today. [via iLounge]

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Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

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