Konami removes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the Wii Shop Channel due to an expired license

The NES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was pulled from the Wii Shop Channel last week without any sort of notice.

Konami today revealed the decision behind the game’s removal. You won’t find Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in any region due to an expired license. A separate company most likely has rights to the TMNT brand, meaning Konami can no longer collect profits on the Virtual Console title.

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