Nintendo loses legal battle involving Super Mario supermarket
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random | 0 comments
Nintendo typically comes out on top regarding legal battles, but the company was recently unsuccessful in a dispute involving a supermarket with the Super Mario name.
A man named Don Mario has been running the shop in San Ramón, Costa Rica for decades. Recently though, his son Charlito attempted to renew the trademark that was already registered. That’s when Nintendo stepped in, claiming that it owns the Super Mario rights. It’s true that it belongs to Nintendo in many different areas, but supermarkets are an exception.
Super Mario Bros. Movie getting new steelbook release from Walmart
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie is far from a new release, but a new steelbook version is actually coming from Walmart very soon. Those interested in picking it up will be able to do so on March 4, 2025.
This new steelbook retailer is apparently a Walmart exclusive and it’s described as a limited edition. You’ll obviously get the movie itself, which is offered with 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and a digital copy. No new features appear to be included.
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Former Nintendo staff explain why Kirby used to be angrier in the west
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Back in the day, Kirby fans used to talk about how the character appeared angry – but that applies only to the west. If you looked at key art or boxart for the series’ various games in Japan, Kirby was often seen smiling and looked happier. It was overseas where things were different. So what was going on there?
Polygon caught up with a couple of former Nintendo of America staffers to get insight into the situation. Leslie Swan, the company’s former localization manager, first spoke about cultural differences between the United States and Japan and how “tween and teen boys tend to be drawn to tougher characters” in the west. However, it also seems that Nintendo didn’t exactly believe they were making Kirby angry – rather the character was depicting a look in which he’s “determined against all odds.”
Astral Chain director Takahisa Taura possibly gone from PlatinumGames
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While there have been no official announcement as of yet, it’s looking like Astral Chain director Takahisa Taura could be gone from PlatinumGames.
Speculation first began after Taura, along with others who had worked at the studio, removed the “PG” from their handles on social media. That was certainly a sign, but not enough to say anything definitive. On top of that though, fans have now spotted that Taura’s Facebook page lists “Eel Game Studio”.
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Yamper joins the Pokemon Build-A-Bear plushie line
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Yamper, the Electric-type Pokemon originally introduced in Generation 8, is now getting its own Build-A-Bear plushie.
The creature is known as a herding dog in the Galar region. It’s able to make electricity from the base of its tail.
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Celeste developer cancels new game Earthblade
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Earthblade, which was being created by Celeste developer Extremely OK Games, has now been cancelled. The studio provided an update on its official website today.
The decision to cancel Earthblade was made in December. A few things factored in here, including a split with Pedro Medeiros over “the IP rights of Celeste,” according to Extremely OK Games’ Maddy Thorson. While a resolution was met, Medeiros has moved on from the team and is hard at work on his game Neverway.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie coming in 2027 [update: March]
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December 19: According to a Variety report, Paramount Pictures will be releasing a Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie. The film is targeting a Spring 2027 debut.
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has proven to be a success for Paramount and SEGA. Its latest addition, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, officially arrives in theaters tomorrow. A spin-off miniseries, Knuckles, also landed on Paramount+ earlier this year.
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My Nintendo adds Donkey Kong Country Returns HD sticky notes cube
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Accompanying the latest Switch release on My Nintendo is a new physical reward for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. As of today, members can claim a sticky notes cube.
According to Nintendo, the different sides of the cube “are colorfully printed with bananas and a DK barrel, with Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong featured on every sheet. Each cube comes attached to a wooden pallet.” You’re advised to gently remove sticky notes to keep it intact. The sticky notes cube size measures 2 3/4″x2 3/4″x2″.
These are the strongest final bosses in Kirby history
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features, General Nintendo, Switch | 0 comments
While we wait for the next entry in the Kirby series (and therefore the next galactic crisis Kirby has to stop), we figure it’s as good a time as any to rank the strongest final bosses that are most canonically powerful. Out of all of Nintendo’s big franchises, Kirby might be the one most famous for its dramatic final boss battles. The scale and scope of these clashes have only increased over the years, and it’s certainly reached a peak with 2022’s Kirby and the Forgotten Land. As new games in the series are released, more lore and story tidbits come out to help us better understand the incredibly dangerous world Kirby happens to live in.
Miyamoto explains how he came up with the famous Mario pipes
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Have you ever wondered how the famous pipes in the Mario series came to be? Thanks to creator Shigeru Miyamoto, we’ve got some insight.
Shumplations recently translated a classic interview that Game Maestro conducted with Miyamoto in 2000. As he stated during that discussion, Nintendo needed to come up with a way for enemies “that went to the bottom had to re-appear at the top of the screen.” Then while he was walking in Kyoto, he “saw a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall,” and that was the solution he came up with.
