If there was a remake Hotel Mario, would Nintendo DMCA-it, or would they ignore them?

[Acevil]

VGPolyglot said:

Jumpin said:
In order to legally maintain trademarks, they have to be defended.
If a trademark is not defended, then the company loses legal rights to the trademark.

Trademarks yes, but this is copyright, which does not have to be defended.

Well Mario would be the trademark.  That they will have to defend. (Like the way he is and looks.)