https://www.techradar.com/news/nintendo-files-for-n64-patent-in-japan-is-this-the-first-sign-of-the-n64-mini

After the highly successful launches of the SNES Classic Mini and Nintendo Classic Mini: NES, the N64 Classic Mini isn’t an if, it’s a when.

That when may be fast approaching as Nintendo Ltd., the main Japanese branch of Nintendo, has just applied for a trademark in Japan for ‘N64’.