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Mega Man is celebrating his 26th birthday today. The series’ very first game launched in Japan way back on December 17, 1987 for the Famicom. Mega Man has had a rough going these past few years, but we still love the Blue Bomber!

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For a while there we weren’t sure if Nintendo was going to add Miiverse communities for older 3DS titles, but today it looks like they are: A soft update for the online community added communities for the following games:

Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Mario Tennis Open, and a whole bunch more. Check out the full list here if you have a Nintendo Network ID.

Via Siliconera

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Thanks to JW for the tip.

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Here’s something a bit out of the blue. Nintendo has, unexpectedly, started sending out Pizza Hut gift cards to some Club Nintendo members.

What does Pizza Hut really have to do with gaming? You’ve got me. Although Reggie did work there at one point…

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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo has selected the YouTube Channel Hey Ash, Whatcha’ Playin? as the winner of its Wii U Video Challenge. HAWP’s video, The Wind Waker, was chosen as the top selection from a field of content creators who created video projects inspired by the Super Mario 3D World and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD games for Wii U.

Hey Ash, Whatcha’ Playin? was one of 30 of YouTube’s top content creators, identified for their talent and passion for gaming, who were given one week to produce videos for the challenge. The submissions were fun, humorous and touching, and collectively have been viewed more than 1.5 million times. To view the collection of 30 Nintendo-themed video submissions, click here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 4 Comments

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX looks to be getting another character. A Japanese magazine scan apparently reveals that Rosalina will be joining the arcade racer through an upcoming update. It’s unclear if Rosalina would be playable, though we’d certainly hope so.

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Masahiro Sakurai is only 43 years old, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be around forever. One of these days, the Super Smash Bros. creator will need to step away from game development.

Sakurai tackled the topic of how long a developer can continue creating games in his regular column this week. First, he revealed an interesting tidbit: he’s one of the oldest members of the team for the new Smash Bros. games.

“As I look around the new Smash Bros. development office, hardly anyone here is older than I am.”

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