When Nintendo fought a device that gave Mario 'new superpowers' The Game Genie could make Super Mario jump higher. But Nintendo didn't want him to, and in 1990 the game maker sued a Canadian company over the product. Social Sharing CBC Archives · Game Genie's battle with Nintendo Digital Archives30 years ago 2:30The Game Genie was supposed to make Super Mario jump higher. But in 1990 Nintendo said the console add-on amounted to copyright infringement.2:30 The Game Genie could make Super Mario jump higher. But Nintendo wanted to keep him just the way he was. On Nov. 18, 1990, the CBC business program Venture took viewers inside Nintendo's U.S. headquarters, where frustrated gamers could call for support when playing the video game