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The latest edition of Nintendo Power contains an interview with Mario Kart producer Hideki Konno. Most of the questions focus on Mario Kart 7, but he was asked about a couple of interesting things in particular.

First, the magazine asked if Nintendo has ever considered including characters from other franchises. Nintendo Power was implying that this would be similar to Smash Bros. In any case, don’t count on a roster expansion anytime soon. Konno said, “No, we’ve never seriously considered that.”

Konno was also quizzed on a Mario Kart title for Wii U. He all but confirmed that a new game in the series will be made for the console (surprise!), explaining that he would like “to create a new and enjoyable Mario Kart that uses the unique functions of the Wii U.”

“I can’t get into the specifics, but I do want to create a new and enjoyable Mario Kart that uses the unique functions of the Wii U. Anything beyond that I have to keep secret. Please bear with me for now!”

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Dallas Symphony Orchestra to Play ‘Symphony of the Goddesses’ on Jan. 10

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Video game fans in the Lone Star State will soon be able to experience Nintendo’s musical tribute to The Legend of Zelda™ video game series. On Jan. 10, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform orchestral arrangements of music from the game’s 25-year history accompanied by video content from the games themselves. This new concert series will go on tour across the United States in 2012 as The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. Tickets for the Dallas performance are now available at Ticketmaster and range in price from $19 to $115. Through Nov. 30, tickets are available to Club Nintendo™ members at a 15 percent discount.

Nintendo has teamed up with Jason Michael Paul Productions, Inc. to provide video game fans with the ultimate musical experience for The Legend of Zelda. The highlight of this new musical program is a full four-movement symphony that will guide fans through a musical retelling of key chapters from The Legend of Zelda franchise. The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concerts will be conducted by Irish-born conductor Eimear Noone, and the multimedia show will pair iconic music and gorgeous visuals from classic Zelda titles, including the newest game in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii™ console.

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Since this trailer isn’t specifically about the PS3/360/PC versions of Modern Warfare 3, I guess it’s alright to post this!

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Nintendo is celebrating Zelda’s 25th anniversary in yet another way. The company will launch The Legend of Zelda Trump in Japan next month for ¥1,050.

Essentially, Zelda Trump is a deck of cards with special art. “Spades” are the original Zelda, “Hearts” are Wind Waker, “Diamonds” are Ocarina of Time, and “Clubs” are Skyward Sword.

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Spike aired a portion of this interview on GTTV last week, but now the full video is available. Koji Kondo and Eiji Aonuma take a few moments to talk about the 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert for Zelda and discuss Skyward Sword.

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On this week’s episode: Super Mario 3D Land, The Oregon Trail, Michael Jackson The Experience 3D and Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai!

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A special treat for Star Fox fans can be found on Google today. If you search for “do a barrel roll”, you should see the screen rotate as you visit the page. Those who have an HTML 5-enabled browser should be able to see the effect.

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Nintendo has added two new prizes to Club Nintendo. Members with a sufficient amount of coins can purchase the “Classic Super Mario T-Shirt” and “Super Mario Shoelaces”. The shirts come in small, medium, large, and extra large sizes. Each shirt costs 550 coins. The shoelaces will set you back 300 coins.

It’s also worth mentioning that Nintendo will be increasing the coins cost for a couple of old rewards in the near future. Starting December 1, the “Mario 3-Poster Series” and “The Legend Of Zelda 3-Poster Series” will be offered for 400 coins (as opposed to 350) and the “Giant Mii AR Card” will cost 400 coins (as opposed to 300).

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Nintendo and Cast of Characters to Showcase Great Video Games for the Holidays

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 3, 2011 – Whether your feet are aching from a long day of shopping or you just need some advice about what to buy that video gamer on your holiday list, Nintendo has you covered. Nintendo is visiting malls nationwide to give families hands-on time with great Nintendo games during the busy holiday shopping season, plus a chance to meet some of Nintendo’s favorite characters. Like cookies, presents and visits with relatives, the Nintendo mall program has become something of an annual tradition since 2006. Nintendo estimates that last year more than 850,000 people got some hands-on time with Nintendo games.

Nintendo will be at two dozen malls from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, prime time for holiday video game sampling. Shoppers will be able to spend time checking out all the coolest games for the Nintendo 3DS™, Wii™ and the Nintendo DS™ family of systems. In advance of the mall program, 10 select malls will also get a special preview of the upcoming epic game for the Wii console, The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword, which will make a 10-day appearance from Nov. 11 to Nov. 20.

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