Nintendo have told a European court that a fine levied by European Union regulators for price fixing in the 90s was unjustified.
In 2002 the European Commission fined Nintendo and 7 distributors 167.8 million Euros for colluding to raise prices of games consoles and software between 1991 and 1998. A lawyer for the company noted that "The penalty was unfair, illegal, even shocking" and that it remains "one of the biggest single fines in EU competition law".
Nintendo told the court that a 149.1 million euro ($232 million) fine was unjustified.
On the other hand, Xavier Lewis speaking on behalf of the commission told the court "This fine was for an infringement that was considered very serious."
The commission noted that it was a producers responsibility to prevent pricing problems with distributors � Nintendo's failure to do so merits a fine, and a hefty one at that.