Margaritaville trademarked for video game use

post from Joystiq on 03 November 2009 07:00:00 PM. © Joystiq

From the second our feet left the comfort of our bed in favor of the harsh, cold ground this morning, we knew it was going to be a terrible day. What we expected were little accumulative annoyances -- stubbed toes, traffic, cold coffee and the like. What we got was a report from supererogatory pointing us to a terror-inducing trademark filing, which permits "Margaritaville" to be used for video game software purposes.

As we see it, there's an infinite number of ways that Jimmy Buffett's tropically-tinted tune could manifest itself in video game form:

A near-endless RPG: The Quest for the Lost Shaker of Salt
A sailing simulator: Son of a Son of a Sailing Simulator
A smooth rhythm game, which is sadly what it probably will be
A smooth rhythm game/sailing simulator, which ... which might be kind of magical

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