Super Mario Bros. composer on making of Ground Theme
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In an interview with NHK, longtime Super Mario Bros. composer Koji Kondo discussed the original game’s music and the making of the Ground Theme.
Kondo spoke with the outlet about how his first go at the track was scrapped. That’s because when it came to the actual gameplay and not just more of a still image that he initially saw, “the rhythm of that song didn’t really match.” Kondo also mentioned his overall goal for the game, which was to “create enjoyable music never seen before using only three notes.”
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LEGO Super Mario reveals Nabbit at Toad’s Shop, Penguin Family Snow Adventure Expansion Sets
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Two more LEGO Super Mario products are arriving soon with the Nabbit at Toad’s Shop Expansion Set and Penguin Family Snow Adventure Expansion Set. Both are planned for the end of the year.
The first one has a Yellow Toad and Nabbit toy figure. It also comes with a buildable shop with assorted toy / food accessories and a shopping cart to inspire creative role-play. Mario, Luigi, and Peach can also be used for interactive play as you can jump on an Action Tag to greet Yellow Toad, get digital food items such as ice cream, fruit and cookies from the shop, and stomp on Nabbit’s bag to get various digital items.
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SEGA says it wants Sonic to surpass Mario
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In an interview posted on its website, SEGA executive director and Osamu Ohashi was asked about how Sonic will be developed in the future. That led Ohashi to mention how the goal is for the franchise to surpass Mario.
He pointed out how SEGA respects Mario, but never actually achieved the goal of surpassing him. Not only does the company want Sonic to be played worldwide, but also for the movies to do better and for Sonic to be featured at Universal Studios.
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Yes, Kevin Afghani seems to be the new Wario voice actor
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Kevin Afghani was recently confirmed as the voice of Mario and Luigi, and unsurprisingly, it looks like he was cast as the actor for Wario as well.
That news comes from the credits in WarioWare: Move It, which has the character having new voice lines since Charles Martinet retired from the role. Afghani is listed as the game’s principle performer. Given how it was already announced that he’s the new voice actor for Mario and Luigi, the news about Wario doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
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Sakurai on the making of Smash Bros. Ultimate and the future
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Masahiro Sakurai posted another video on his YouTube channel today, which delves into the making of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and once again includes a brief comment about the series’ future. A good amount here was known previously, but it’s worth a watch in any case.
Sakurai started out by talking about the concept of bringing back all fighters and general development such as how the team didn’t need to start over completely since Bandai Namco was brought back and there’s “some similar architecture” between Switch and Wii U. The team was able to move on right from Bayonetta as DLC for Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS right into Smash Bros. Ultimate. Sakurai came up with a lengthy proposal regarding new feature and adjustments, which even included the possibility of VR support before Nintendo Labo was announced.
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Nintendo of America president on secrecy surrounding new Mario voice actor
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Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has briefly commented on the secrecy surrounding new Mario voice actor.
The company announced in August that Charles Martinet, who held the role for many years, would be moving on. However, Nintendo left fans guessing as to who would be taking over the part. It wasn’t until just a few days before the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder came out that we learned Kevin Afghani was given the role – and that came from his own personal social media account.
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder Elephant Mario plush heading to Japan, pre-orders open
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If you just can’t get enough of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and the Elephant Mario transformation, you’ll be happy to hear that a brand new plush is on the way.
San-ei Boeki is behind the new product, which is on track for a debut in mid January 2024. For those that are curious, the plushie comes in at 26cm tall. The dimensions are W15 x D14 x H26cm and it’s made of polyester. Not much else has been said about the plush, but admittedly, there isn’t much else you need to know.
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Nintendo posts Community Tournament Guidelines
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Nintendo updated its website today with new Community Tournament Guidelines. Although the article isn’t up yet in North America, since it’s been posted in Europe and Japan, the content should hold the same for North America as well.
Nintendo says that its guidelines are for those “hosting not-for-profit, small scale community tournaments (Community Tournaments) involving games for which Nintendo owns the copyright (Nintendo games).” The company advises fans to become familiar with them if they plan on setting up a tournament.
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First 4 Figures reveals Metroid Prime Samus Varia Suit statue
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First 4 Figures opened pre-orders for its latest Nintendo statue today, and is going back to the Metroid Prime well with a new Varia Suit statue for Samus.
The company says it “faithfully recreated the Varia Suit with its sleek design and iconic components.” Included on the base is a version of the Screw Attack emblem. It even comes with two interchangeable arms, which lets Samus be posed with her left hand on her hip or with her arm by her side and her hand in a fist. We’ll also mention the LED light-up function that is able to “bring Samus to life.” The lights provide a glow to the suit, including the helmet, Arm Cannon, and green stripes.
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Nintendo of America boss on crunch, not pressuring teams
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Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has again commented on crunch, and reconfirmed that the company doesn’t pressure its teams to meet a certain deadline.
Bowser was asked about the subject in a recent interview with Inverse. The site brought up the recent news topic about how the Super Mario Bros. Wonder development team wasn’t given a deadline during its prototype stage.
