Mario’s namesake, Mario Segale, has passed away
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The origin of Mario’s name from Nintendo’s iconic franchise is quite interesting. For those who haven’t heard about it, Mario Segale developed office buildings and malls in Washington state before selling off his construction services company. Segale was renting a Tukwila warehouse to Nintendo of America back in 1981, and since Nintendo wanted to have proper names for the characters, Segale’s name was used for the actual Mario character. Mario himself was named after Nintendo of America’s landlord while Pauline was named after a Nintendo of America employee’s wife.
Sadly, we’re now hearing that Mario Segale died on October 27 at the age of 84. Kotaku says he was surrounded by his family in Tukwila, Washington. He was 84.
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Blizzard announces Diablo III Loot Goblin amiibo
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Update: As we originally thought earlier this week with the initial rumors, the Loot Goblin amiibo is GameStop exclusive.
Original: Blizzard has made it official: a Diablo III amiibo is happening. Loot Goblin is getting its own figure, the company just announced.
Loot Goblin can be used in Diablo III on Switch to “summon your own portal to untold riches”. It’ll launch in December.
King K. Rool, Piranha Plant, Ice Climbers amiibo up on Best Buy
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Best Buy has opened pre-orders for new Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo announced today. King K. Rool, Piranha Plant, and Ice Climbers can be reserved now. Find all three here.
Netflix’s Castlevania officially renewed for third season
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It’s been officially announced today that the animated series for Castlevania on Netflix has been renewed for a third season. Ten new episodes are planned.
It goes without saying that Netflix has yet to announce a premiere date for the latest season. Castlevania’s second season just dropped late last week.
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Nintendo NY hosting viewing event for Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct and Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation
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Nintendo NY is keeping up the tradition of hosting viewing events for Nintendo Directs. When the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct airs tomorrow, fans can stop by to watch the broadcast with other enthusiasts. The Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation will also be shown at Nintendo NY.
Nintendo NY will be showing the same feed that you can find online, but it’s more about viewing things with other fans. Plus, you can bet that the reactions will be recorded, and those are always a good time to watch after the fact.
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Square Enix will look ahead at the future of Dragon Quest Monsters during upcoming broadcast
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Next week, Square Enix will be hosting the “Dragon Quest Monsters Coming-of-Age Ceremony” broadcast to celebrate the series’ 20th anniversary. In addition to looking back on its past, the guests will look ahead towards the series’ future.
The following people will be attending:
Kirby official Halloween 2018 artwork shared
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Sometimes when a new holiday or event rolls on by, Nintendo celebrates with special artwork. That has happened once again with Halloween.
Over on the official Japanese Twitter account, a special piece of Kirby art was shared for Halloween. We have the image attached above.
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Nintendo confirms NES Classic and SNES Classic Edition sales have topped 10 million units globally
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
Next let’s briefly touch on the NES and Super NES Classic Editions.
Combined global sales of the NES Classic Edition and the Super NES Classic Edition have now surpassed 10 million units. The Super NES Classic Edition, released last fall, and the NES Classic Edition, re-released in June of this year, both continue to sell as must-have products, and the fact that they are so affordable suggests that they will be in even greater demand during the holiday season.
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Nintendo on Smash Bros. Ultimate and release plans, total amiibo sales at roughly 50 million units
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be released in December.
This title will be the largest-ever game in the Smash Bros. series in every aspect, with an overwhelming amount of content, bringing together famous franchises’ characters in what will be the gaming industry’s one of the greatest collaboration titles. What sets the Smash Bros. series apart is that the basic rules and operations of the game are very simple, yet for those who want to pursue the game it offers a real depth of gameplay. The games are welcoming, since people who seldom play have a good chance of witnessing the appearance of certain elements they recognize, so we are working to spark the interest of a wide range of consumers, and not just fans of the Smash Bros. series.
The Smash Bros. series titles are special to our company because it is the place where the characters of Nintendo’s main titles come together. Many consumers discover Nintendo games they never knew about through the Smash Bros. series, so if Smash Bros. is spread wide across our consumer base, it will, by extension, also enhance the appeal of our overall IP.
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Nintendo FY3/2019 Q2 financial results briefing live blog
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Nintendo is currently hosting a financial results briefing to cover the FY3/2019 Q2 period. Some information is currently being relayed by analyst David Gibson. We’ll round up all of the tidbits as they come in below.
