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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8331

31 October 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Nintendo receives large fine

Brussels, 30/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Japanese manufacturer of video games, Nintendo and seven of its official distributors in Europe have had a substantial fine inflicted on them, for a total of 167.8 million euro (149 million of which or Nintendo alone) on the part of the European Commission, for having impeded the marketing of low-price products. This fine is the fifth largest the Commission has ever inflicted in an anti-cartel decision. The procedure was initiated in April 2000...

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