Nintendo picks up a patent that sounds like achievements, earn points and rewards
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Some fans over the years have called for Nintendo to introduce a platform-wide achievements system, and while nothing has been announced, there’s some hope about future possibilities following a few patent filing.
The patent was picked up in the United States earlier this month. In the description, it mentions that users can earn points by meeting certain conditions. They can then use these points to obtain different rewards. Players could potentially receive things like icons or wallpapers.
Annapurna Interactive Direct announced for September 23
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A new Annapurna Interactive Direct will air next week, it’s just been announced. The event goes live on September 23 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET / 1 AM in the UK / 2 AM in Europe.
The Annapurna Interactive Direct will air just ahead of the 2025 Tokyo Game Show. Three new titles from Yarn Owl, Iridium Studios, and Marumittu Games will be shown.
Below is a teaser for the event:
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Rumor: New characters leaked for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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Cinépolis, a Mexico-based international movie theater chain, may have revealed some new information about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, including previously-unannounced characters.
The film was officially announced yesterday. As part of that, a brief teaser trailer was shown during a Nintendo Direct. That was mostly all, aside from a few words shared by Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser, and Kamek confirmed. But now we may know about a couple of additional characters – we’ll be covering that below, so keep that in mind before proceeding.
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Nintendo is about to release its most expensive amiibo ever
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Nintendo has shared pricing information for the Kirby Air Riders amiibo, and they will be by far the most expensive figures we’ve seen thus far.
Two new figures were revealed earlier today. Kirby & Warp Star is planned alongside Bandana Waddle Dee & Winged Star. Nintendo has teased future amiibo updates for as well, but we’re waiting to hear about what that means.
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Kirby Air Riders amiibo revealed, second Direct announced
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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.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie announced
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To kick off today’s Nintendo Direct, a first look at the new Mario film was provided, which is The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. A short teaser was shown during the presentation.
Originally, it was thought that the project would be called Super Mario World. However, following some domain registration notices found yesterday, the final name was leaked.
My Nintendo gains Super Mario Bros. metal display for Switch Online members
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Another metal display has just gone live on My Nintendo for Switch Online members, which is for Super Mario Bros. 2.
We previously saw something like this for the series’ first game. The desktop display has game-inspired artwork on metal and a sleek black acrylic base etched with the My Nintendo logo. Nintendo notes that it’s “a stylish tribute for any fan or collector.”
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Next Mario movie may actually be called Super Mario Galaxy
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Consider this part news and part rumor, but the next movie based on the Super Mario Bros. series may actually be called Super Mario Galaxy.
Fans have come across the domain names SuperMarioGalaxy-LaPelicula.com and supermariogalaxy-lefilm.com. These two redirect to Universal Pictures’ homepage in Spanish and French respectively. We know that a new Mario movie is coming out next year, but beyond that, nothing has really been said or shown.
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company pick up patent on summoning a character and letting it fight another
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Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have jointly secured a patent involving summoning a character and letting it fight another. It’s reminiscent of what we see in Pokemon games where players can send creatures out to battle.
A few days ago the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) approved the filing, which is for Patent No. 12,403,397. This also ties in with a separate patent (No. 12,409,387) related to the “smooth switching of riding objects” mechanism.
Former Nintendo staffer reveals scrapped name for Animal Crossing
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There’s no doubt that Animal Crossing is currently one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, cementing its place in history with the massive success of New Horizons, which has sold over 45 million copies worldwide. The game has even been praised for being a comforting companion during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
But did you know the franchise almost ended up with a completely different name? In a recent interview with Time Extension, former Nintendo localization manager Leslie Swan shared the challenges of translating the series original title, Dōbutsu no Mori, for Western audiences.
