Why Is Disney Trademarking Mickey Mouse's Castle of Illusion?
Early Sega Genesis adopters remember Sega's Castle of Illusion
Starring Mickey Mouse as one of the system's initial highlights,
a platformer bursting with charm and gorgeous level design. So
Disney trademarking Castle of Illusion more than 20 years later
is certainly cause of cautious excitement.  Siliconera spotted
Disney's a new trademark for Castle of Illusion filed late last
month with the US Patent and Trademark Office, an update that
doesn't tell us much other than that the Mouse House is
interested in protecting that name for some reason.  Sega's old
trademark was abandoned many moons ago, for the record.  So why
is Disney finally giving Castle of Illusion some attention? The
company is rumored to be busy working on Epic Mickey 2 for
multiple platforms, so a competing Mickey Mouse game seems
somewhat unlikely.  A Virtual Console or downloadable release
via some other digital platform could be a possibility, as could
the existence of Castle