Ha! Nice timing, Nintendo.
Nintendo issued a complaint last August with the World Intellectual Property Organization over SuperMario.com, as someone else held the rights. Who was it? Bowser? What's funny is that they just started working on this last year. How long has Mario been a thing now, Nintendo? 25 years?
It seems like it's all worked out now, according to tech blog Fusible. They say that the case is still active, but as of yesterday the site is registered to Nintendo of America. We don't know what happened with the case, but there's one down for Nintendo! Now to get to work on SuperMarioBros.com, SuperMarioBrothers.com, MarioBros.com...
Don't bother visiting supermario.com as there's nothing to see there yet.
Nintendo Finally Owns SuperMario.com [gameinformer]
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7:15 PM on 09.26.2011 | 
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Makes me lawl everytime. Sorry, can't link, using dumpy-dump edition.
More then likely they made a claim against the site/name not being used for anything and it was just handed over. I kind of doubt anyone would have gotten paid, or really fought this, or we'd have heard the rumblings sooner.
i doubt it was owned by a fanboy but probably just some quick and smart person trying to cash in on hoping nintendo would want it and low and behold it only took 25 years for nintendo to care about it
either just an under the table payout or like booming said it was just handed over or else there would be a way bigger story about it if the person who owned it was sued
but either way leave it to nintendo to look stupid and behind the curve
Isn't corporate bullying awesome?