Mario’s cap is highlighted by the “M” at the very front. Meanwhile, the McDonald’s logo also prominently features the same letter. Did you know that the restaurant food chain wanted more synergy between the two at one point?

Yoichi Kotabe, who worked as an artist at Nintendo for two decades, revealed the news in an interview with French publication Le Monde. When asked about his first assignments, he mentioned coming up for various Mario designs and poses before eventually making the boxart for Super Mario Bros. 3. Kotabe went on to mention that he emphasized the “M” of Mario’s cap and wanting to distinguish it from the McDonald’s logo – despite the fact that McDonald’s wanted the hat to resemble its logo more.

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Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki was once offered to work on a game for Nintendo

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In an interview with French outlet Le Monde, former Nintendo artist Yoichi Kotabe revealed information about a nearly historic partnership that ultimately failed to pan out.

According to Kotabe, Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli fame was given an offer to work on a game for Nintendo. Miyazaki had some interest in the partnership and came up with an idea in which players would see the eyes of an insect. Unfortunately, since he was busy, the collaboration with Nintendo was abandoned in the end.

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Video: Reggie and Geoff Keighley thank Nintendo fans for watching The Game Awards 2018

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A short video message has been added to Nintendo’s Twitter account from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime and The Game Awards show creator Geoff Keighley. The two recap the big Nintendo news from the show and thank fans for tuning in. Watch the message below.

Reggie and Geoff have a few words to thank all the Nintendo fans watching the show. We hope everyone had as much fun watching as we did and goes out to play Super #SmashBrosUltimate on #NintendoSwitch! pic.twitter.com/W7ImPHWgaW
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 7, 2018

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The Game Awards 2018 winners announced

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The Game Awards 2018 have come to a close, and winners across all categories have been revealed.

Here’s the full lineup:

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The Game Awards 2018 live stream

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The Game Awards 2018 are almost here. The show will be going live at 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET / 1:30 AM in the UK / 2:30 AM in Europe. We’ll be getting a pre-show to start, with the main event starting right after.

Although Nintendo itself doesn’t have any nominees for Game of the Year, the company is still represented in various categories. Indies and third-party Switch titles are also present. You can find the full listing of nominees here, and we’ll share all of the winners right after the show ends.

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Super Mario collection returns to Build-A-Bear Workshop, new limited-edition Blue Yoshi included

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Just in time for the holidays, Mario has returned to Build-A-Bear. A slew of products are available both in-store and online, including a new limited-edition Blue Yoshi.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Fan turns Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai into an amiibo

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Fans have made all sorts of their own amiibo since Nintendo launched the figure line a few years ago. But how about one based on Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai?

Sean Hicks originally created 2D artwork for Sakurai’s pose, which was turned into 3D by artist George Crudo. Crudo then had it 3D-printed and painted.

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Nintendo Power Podcast episode #11 now live

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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. Host Chris Slate, along with Bill Trinen from Nintendo Treehouse and Peer Schneider from IGN, share their happiest Nintendo holiday memories and heart-warming holiday stories submitted by listeners. They also take the Warp Zone quiz, discuss their current gaming obsessions, and look ahead to big titles coming in December and January.

Here’s the full episode:

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Ridley, Inkling Girl, and Wolf amiibo unboxing and comparison

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The first wave of new Smash Bros. amiibo are out in the world. Check out an unboxing video for Ridley, Inkling Girl, and Wolf below.

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Nintendo reminds fans to tune in to The Game Awards

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A short while ago, Nintendo of America posted a tweet about The Game Awards. It was innocent enough – reminding fans to tune in to the show tomorrow night.

Here’s the tweet in question: