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Well… this is one way to promote Mario Kart 7…

Concertgoers to Enjoy Hands-On Game Play with for Nintendo 3DS at Big Time Rush Tour Stops Across the Nation

REDMOND, Wash., June 18, 2012 – This summer, Nickelodeon’s teen music phenomenon Big Time Rush is sharing its excitement about Nintendo’s Mario Kart 7 game in a big way, giving fans from coast to coast a chance to join Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom friends for new kart-racing fun on land, in the air and under the sea. Known as the stars of Nickelodeon’s hit television series Big Time Rush, the band is teaming up with Nintendo to offer free hands-on demos of Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS system on its upcoming U.S. tour, “Big Time Summer Tour”. From July 5 to Aug. 5, attendees at select Big Time Rush concerts can visit Nintendo 3DS demo stations and experience the game’s wild Mario-themed action, multiplayer features and kart customization options firsthand.

A Mario Kart 7 sampling station and mobile sampling teams will be available at participating concert venues, giving fans a unique chance to play the game, enjoy special photo opportunities and compete for prizes. Fans will also be able to download Mii characters based on the members of Big Time Rush – Kendall, Logan, James and Carlos – and fans who bring their own Nintendo 3DS systems to the concerts will be able to wirelessly access content for Nintendo 3DS via Nintendo Zone hotspots. Additionally, viewers can look forward to seeing Big Time Rush in an upcoming television ad campaign for Mario Kart 7.

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Capcom has opened a new website dedicated to Street Fighter’s 25th anniversary.

There are art pieces to see, fan comments to read, videos to watch, and more. Fans can also take a look at a full chronology of games from the series.

You can find the official Street Fighter 25th anniversary site here.

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Nintendo will release a couple of Pokemon-themed pre-paid eShop cards in Japan starting this month.

The first card, worth 1,000 yen, contains Black Kyurem and White Kyurem art and will be out in store on June 23. The second item pictured above is worth 2,000 yen. It’ll arrive a little bit later – July 14, specifically.

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A recent issue of Famitsu highlighted the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy. We’ve included the full scan set from the magazine in the gallery above.

Thanks to Quorf for the tip.

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The latest concert for The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony was especially significant for one reason: Zelda Williams was the host.

In case you’ve forgotten, Ms. Williams is Robin Williams’ daughter. And yes, he did name her after Nintendo’s classic franchise!

You can find photos from the Los Angeles concert above. There are more events planned throughout the rest of the year – see the details here.

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Right after we heard from Hideki Konno that he would be open to bringing back Wart, Shigeru Miyamoto has essentially ruled out a return to the character’s original game, Super Mario Bros. 2.

Miyamoto was asked about the possibility of another title which would be much like the NES classic. Unfortunately for fans of Super Mario Bros. 2, his response wasn’t encouraging. Miyamoto basically said it’s a no without saying so directly.

It has nothing to do with technical limitations or anything of the sort. It’s really about how Takashi Tezuka would likely be in charge of the project. The issue, according to Miyamoto, is that Tezuka wasn’t involved with the original game’s development, so “he doesn’t have memories of developing it that he would draw on to re-create concepts in the New Super Mario Bros. series now, from that game in particular.”

“I think the Mario games of that type are really in the hands of Mr. Tezuka at this point. Because he didn’t work on that one in particular, that was one I worked on, he doesn’t have memories of developing it that he would draw on to re-create concepts in the New Super Mario Bros. series now, from that game in particular.”

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Once Xenoblade Chronicles was confirmed for North America, The Last Story’s localization announcement wasn’t a huge shock. What was surprising, however, was the fact that XSEED would be publishing a Nintendo game.

So, how did this unique publishing opportunity develop? Director of Publishing Ken Berry shared some of the backstory at E3 2012 last week.

Berry told Kotaku:

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Throughout the week, video games have been highlighted on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. But the event wouldn’t be complete without an appearance from Nintendo, right?

Fortunately Reggie Fils-Aime will be on hand for the show and will be bringing the Wii U along. US viewers can watch Reggie’s TV appearance at 12:35 AM tonight.

You can view a couple of Reggie’s other appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon here and here.

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer David Cox is a big fan of Contra and would “like to do something in that universe”. For the time being, however, Cox is focusing his efforts on the upcoming Lords of Shadow games.

He told GameSpot:

“Mercury Steam has a couple of really cool ideas that would be fantastic to work with. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Contra, and I’d like to do something in that universe, but there are so many exciting possibilities. At the moment, all of our focus is on Lords of Shadow and trying to bring that legacy home. We want to exceed everyone’s expectation. That’s what we want to leave behind.”

The actual Contra series has been dormant for a number of years. Konami seemed to tease a new entry last year, but we haven’t heard anything since. Hopefully that project is still in development.

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The 3DS Game Card Case has been one of the most popular rewards on the North American Club Nintendo sites. So it comes as no surprise that the item is unavailable once again.

With any luck, another restock will come our way soon.