Nintendo president on the positive impact of The Super Mario Bros. Movie on its revenue and business
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie came out last year to much success. For Nintendo, this ended up impacting its bottom line in a positive way. President Shuntaro Furukawa touched on this during the Q&A portion of a financial briefing this week.
According to Furukawa, The Super Mario Bros. Movie contributed to the mobile and IP related business seeing a big increase year-on-year. He explained:
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Knuckles live-action series debuts in April, first trailer
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A release date for the Knuckles live-action series has been shared along with the first trailer.
The new live-action series follows Knuckles “on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.” There’ll be six episodes in total, and everything takes place between the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 films.
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Rumor: SEGA game revivals coming to Switch successor
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According to X user MbKKssTBhz5, who has gained credibility for Persona leaks, SEGA intends to bring its revival projects to the Switch successor.
SEGA revealed a number of new titles during The Game Awards last December. Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage all have new titles in the works. MbKKssTBhz5 now says that the titles highlighted during that trailer for The Game Awards will be on the next Nintendo system.
Evo 2024 lineup announced
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The full lineup for Evo 2024 – the biggest fighting event of the year – was just announced during a special broadcast.
Switch will have a couple of games represented with Mortal Kombat 1 and Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes. Other titles include Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear: Strive, Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising and The King of Fighters XV. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike will be the Throwback Title.
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Super Nintendo World Hollywood announces first anniversary celebrations
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The Super Nintendo World location at Universal Studios Hollywood is about to celebrate its first anniversary in a couple of weeks, and a few initiatives are planned for the milestone. The all-new Power Up Cafe will be opening, a special-release Golden Power-Up Band will be available, and a limited-edition complimentary 1-Year Anniversary Button is planned as well.
The Power Up Cafe opens on New York Street can be accessed starting February 15 on New York Street, located on the Upper Lot inside the theme park. It’ll include exclusive Super Mario Power Up themed menu items and guests will be able to order either at the venue or via Universal Studios Hollywood’s official mobile app.
The snacks and beverages lineup includes the following;
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom developer sessions happening at GDC 2024
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It’s been announced that during the 2024 Game Developers Conference, developers behind Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be presenting talks.
The Zelda session is entitled “Tunes of the Kingdom: Evolving Physics and Sounds for ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’”. Technical director Takuhiro Dohta, lead physics programmer Takahiro Takayama, and lead sound engineer Junya Osada will “explore challenges their teams faced when approaching the popular sequel” and “will share insights on Link’s new abilities, composing Hyrule’s expanded sound design and music, and how these go hand-in-(Ultra)hand to create a new experience for players.”
Nintendo shares first look at Super Nintendo World Orlando
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Nintendo have taken to X to give us a quick glimpse at the upcoming Super Nintendo World in Florida, which will debut as part of the Universal Epic Universe theme park at the Universal Orlando Resort. Although details on the official site are still showing as “Coming Soon”, the images give us an idea of what to expect when it arrives next year.
You can get a better look at the images below:
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Good Smile releasing Alear figure from Fire Emblem Engage, now available for pre-order
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Good Smile has announced a new 1/7 scale figure, this time of the female protagonist Alear from Fire Emblem: Engage. The figure is set to be released in February 2025, but has now gone live for pre-orders.
Check out the information below for further details:
Square Enix says Final Fantasy VI remake would take twenty years to develop
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A remake of Final Fantasy VI doesn’t appear to be happening anytime soon, with Square Enix indicating that it would take a significantly long time to develop.
Yoshinori Kitase, a longtime director and producer of the series, recently participated in an interview with French YouTuber Julien Chièze. During that discussion, Kitase revealed that if Square Enix were to remake Final Fantasy VI, he believes it would take double the amount of time than the Final Fantasy VII Remake project. This is because he anticipates it being bigger and it already has so many characters in it.
Nintendo teaming up with Capri Sun
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Nintendo and Capri Sun have formed a new partnership for a branding opportunity. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Pikmin 4 will appear on cartons and pouches of Capri Sun Fruit Punch, Strawberry Kiwi, and Pacific Cooler.
The partnership also includes a “Slurp and Win” sweepstakes, “combining the juice drink brand with fan-favorite characters like Mario, Isabelle and Pikmin.” It’s possible to scan the QR code on special edition Switch-branded Capri Sun cartons for a chance to win a Switch OLED system and a download code for a digital version of the game. 500 will be handed out in total.
The Nintendo and Capri Sun partnership appears to be available now. It will last until March 31 in stores and at online retailers.
