Super Mario just turned 40 last month. That means we’re not at the halfway point to 100. Still, the likes of executive fellow Shigeru Miyamoto, executive office Takashi Tezuka, composer Koji Kondo, and SRD president Toshihiko Nakago have weighed in on the future as part of a Nintendo Museum book.

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Nintendo announces Mario is coming to the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Mario will be showing up at the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a special character balloon, Nintendo just announced. We have an early look with the 3D model above.

The Mario balloon was created by Macy’s Parade Studio’s team of artists in partnership with Nintendo of America. It measures 51-feet and 2-inches long, 37-feet wide and 43-feet, and 8-inches tall. Mario himself will be represented with his classic blue overalls and signature red cap, along with a flying pose inspired by Super Mario Galaxy.

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Twitter / X reveals top games, top gaming hashtags of 2024

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New data has been released which reveals the top games and top hashtags of 2024 on Twitter / X.

This comes from the Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2025. Aaron Kobes, head of gaming for APAC at X, shared the data during a presentation.

Kirby Air Riders amiibo revealed, second Direct announced [update: Direct date]

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September 12: Kirby Air Riders amiibo have now been revealed, with the ones pictured above coming on November 20, 2025. Additionally, a second Direct presentation has been confirmed for the future.

The new Kirby Air Riders amiibo lets players summon Figure Players in-game that can be trained and leveled up. You can even swap riders just like in the game to choose your rider and machine. Also confirmed is that in the future, there’ll be more Kirby Air Riders amiibo updates.

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My Nintendo adds Metroid metal display for Switch Online members

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My Nintendo updated with its latest reward, which is a Metroid metal display. However, you need to be a Nintendo Switch Online members in order to claim it.

The display features the classic original NES package art on a metal panel and rests on a sleek black acrylic base etched with the My Nintendo logo. Nintendo says: “It’s a stylish and nostalgic tribute for any fan or collector who’s ventured through Zebes and faced the Space Pirates.”

The dimensions are as follows:

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Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo 3.1.0 update out now, patch notes

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A new version 3.1.0 update is now live for Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo.

This is a relatively small update, with no new alarm additions. The Animal Crossing New Horizons clock user interface has been slightly changed for the sake of visibility. And of course, Nintendo’s famous unspecified stability improvements.

Check out the full patch notes below:

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Shigeru Miyamoto comments on why Nintendo is more focused on making movies now [update: context details]

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Original: Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo’s various franchises like Mario and The Legend of Zelda, has commented on why the company is now more focused on making movies.

Nintendo is taking films more seriously than it ever has before. The Super Mario Bros. Movie kicked things off a couple of years ago, and it’ll be getting a sequel in 2026 based on Super Mario Galaxy. Don’t forget that we’re also set to receive a live action movie for The Legend of Zelda in 2027.

Former Nintendo staffer explains why NES Zapper changed its name from the light gun

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The Nintendo NES Zapper was almost called the light gun. That’s according to Bruce Lowry, former Nintendo of America vice president of sales.

Lowry reflected in a recent interview how “the arcades were getting a very bad reputation” back in the day following some incidents, including one in which a kid pointed an arcade gun at police who thought it was a real weapon. Nintendo was on the fence at the time, but what really pushed things in a different direction was a focus group in which a third of the women there were against having a gun in their house.

Ninja Gaiden director Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away

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Video game developer Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away. He was 58 years old.

Itagaki was behind the revival of the Ninja Gaiden franchise in 2004. Additionally, he was the creator of Dead or Alive. On the Nintendo front, he directed the Wii U game Devil’s Third.

In a message posted on his Facebook page, Itagaki wrote:

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Nintendo issues statement on recent claim that it was hacked

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Following recent reports, Nintendo has issued a statement regarding claims that the company was hacked.

You may have heard about this a few days ago. Crimson Collective, which previously hacked software company Red Hat, claimed that they breached Nintendo as well. However, there were questions as to whether or not they were actually successful and how much damage was done (if any).