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Nintendo’s involvement with last night’s Mario-centric Dancing with the Stars performance is much more involved than originally thought. Via Twitter, the company confirmed that Koji Kondo created the Super Mario Bros. medley just for the show. You can download the song right here.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, kids play some of Nintendo’s hottest video games on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS/2DS during the company’s “Holiday Mall Experience” inside the Westfield Culver City mall in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2014. The free experience is open until Dec. 21, 2014, in 16 major cities nationwide and showcases must-have holiday games such as Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mario Kart 8, Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker among others. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Django F., 3, of Los Angeles races against his father Joseph F. and other attendees in Mario Kart 8 game on a giant HD TV screen at the Westfield Culver City mall in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2014. Throughout the Holiday season until Dec. 21, 2014, Nintendo is visiting 16 malls across the country to offer consumers a break from holiday shopping to play the season’s must-have games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS/2DS, including amiibo, Nintendo’s new toys-to-life figures based on favorite video game characters including Mario, Donkey Kong and Pikachu. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fathers and sons race against each other in Mario Kart 8 on a giant HD TV screen at the Westfield Culver City mall in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2014. Throughout the Holiday season until Dec. 21, 2014, Nintendo is visiting 16 malls across the country to offer consumers a break from holiday shopping to play the season’s must-have games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS/2DS, including amiibo, Nintendo’s new toys-to-life figures based on favorite video game characters including Mario, Donkey Kong and Pikachu. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Jacob O., 24, of Philadelphia (R), competes against other consumers playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at the Westfield Culver City mall in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2014. Until Dec. 21, 2014 in 16 malls nationwide, many of Nintendo’s games will be playable in fun, interactive spaces that kids ? and kids-at-heart ? will love, including large high-definition displays that will host a Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Visitors can also check out the recently released Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire as well as amiibo, Nintendo’s new toys-to-life figures based on its favorite video game characters including Mario, Donkey Kong and Pikachu. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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Nintendo is teasing the arrival of new items over on Club Nintendo Europe. No specifics were shared, but fans are advised to keep an eye out over the next month.

Nintendo of Europe tweeted a few minutes ago:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 17 Comments

Well, how about this! On today’s episode of Dancing with the Stars, one of the couples went all out with a complete Super Mario Bros. performance – down to the music and props on stage!

Thanks to Cameron for the tip.

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Atlus made not one, but two Etrian Odyssey announcements during its live-stream event today.

The first was Etrian Odyssey and Mystery Dungeon. The second was Etrian Odyssey V.

No details about Etrian Odyssey V were shared. We’ll need to wait for further information!

Check out the debut teaser below:

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A fire at the warehouse used by Nintendo UK’s customer repair partner has affected a number of gamers.

Last week, offices at Repair Tech – the company Nintendo UK partners with for customer repairs – were hit by a serious fire. MCV obtained a statement from Nintendo, which reads:

“We can confirm that on Tuesday 18th November, a fire broke out in the warehouse owned by RepairTech, the company that Nintendo UK uses to fulfil its customer repairs. Nintendo UK only used the warehouse for UK based product repairs and storing of associated repairs equipment, it did not contain stock that would at any point be sent to a retailer for sale to the public. We are pleased to confirm that no one was hurt.”

Those who sent in hardware or software for repair are being told that free replacements will be issued. Additionally, some complementary free eShop credit will be provided.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released November 24, 2014, makeup artist and YouTube star Michelle Phan takes a break while filming a promotion for Animal Crossing: New Leaf – a video game exclusively available on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, November 11, 2014 in Los Angeles. In the game, players act as mayors of their own towns and can customize different aspects of the game (such as their personal appearances and homes), interact with the animal residents and visit a tropical island. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released November 24, 2014, the YouTube star of KittiesMama, plays Tomodachi Life on Nintendo 3DS XL while on set for a promotion for the game, November 12, 2014 in Los Angeles. Available exclusively for the family of Nintendo 3DS systems, the Tomodachi Life game lets players make Mii characters of their friends and family members and see what exciting things happen. Players will watch their Mii characters’ lives unfold in silly, spontaneous and hilariously dramatic ways. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released November 24, 2014, YouTube sensations and sisters Annie and Hayley Bratayley play Tomodachi Life on Nintendo 3DS XL while filming a promotion for the game, November 12, 2014 in Los Angeles. In the Tomodachi Life game, available exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, players can make Mii characters of their friends and family members and see what exciting things happen. Players will watch their Mii characters’ lives unfold in silly, spontaneous and hilariously dramatic ways. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha Jr.)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Atlus has gone ahead and opened two new teaser sites designated by the letters “X” and “D”. They can be found here and here.

What’s interesting about the two sites is how they are very much the same. Both feature a giant tree similar to the teaser site for Etrian Odyssey Untold II from earlier this year. The two pages are titled “Nobody knows the X” and “Nobody knows the D”. Meanwhile, the official Etrian Odyssey Twitter account also posted recently: “We believe that everyone is curious about X and D’s sites just about now. Please take a peek at them every now and then.”

This all sounds related to Etrian Odyssey. Perhaps we’ll hear something during Atlus’ live-stream on Niconico later today?

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo | 1 Comment

Nintendo previously confirmed that the second wave of amiibo are releasing in December. However, the company still has not provided a final date.

That’s where Amazon and Walmart come in. Both retailers are listing December 14 release dates for the second round of amiibo like Luigi and Zelda.

Plus, there’s also this tweet from Walmart:

I’d say December 14 is looking likely at the moment!

Thanks to Kevin for the tip.

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