Nintendo grabs 'Mario vs. Donkey Kong' and 'Spirit Tracks' trademarks for use with gaming platforms and smartphones

It's not unusual to see Nintendo grab trademarks these days. They've been securing and re-upping trademarks for a bunch of their franchises, but today's pair of filings is a bit more interesting than that. Nintendo has filed for trademarks on both 'Mario Vs. Donkey Kong,' and 'Spirit Tracks.' Applications for both include ‘program for home video game machine’, ‘downloadable video game program’ and ‘program for smartphone.’ Makes you wonder if perhaps both games could be receiving some sort of phone versions!