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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random | 17 Comments

A Reggie Fils-Aime amiibo won’t be coming out anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo can’t make a joke about it! The company’s American subsidiary did just that with a new post on Facebook yesterday. View it below:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Random, Videos, Wii U | 10 Comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 1 Comment

The Samus amiibo had some interaction with the Moscow Metro gates, though it wouldn’t actually let you board the transit system for free. Here’s a look at whether some of the amiibo figures work with the Boston subway. The results probably shouldn’t shock you!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 17 Comments

Well, how about this! On today’s episode of Dancing with the Stars, one of the couples went all out with a complete Super Mario Bros. performance – down to the music and props on stage!

Thanks to Cameron for the tip.

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Images, Random, Wii U | 32 Comments

Not all amiibo are created equally! Take this Samus figure for instance, which is actually defective. Two arm cannons are included on the figure for some strange reason.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, Random, Videos, Wii, Wii U | 3 Comments

If you haven’t checked out “Honest Game Trailers” before, now’s your chance! Here’s one dedicated to Super Smash Bros.:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random | 38 Comments

Interestingly enough, Nintendo did not truly settle on a specific gender for its Toad characters from the Mario universe. That’s despite the fact that Toad takes on the appearance of a male and Toadette has female characteristics.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker producer Koichi Hayashida told GameSpot in a recent interview:

“This is maybe a little bit of a strange story, but we never really went out of our way to decide on the sex of these characters, even though they have somewhat gendered appearances. But I think what I can say is that Toadette and Toad are not siblings — perhaps it would be more accurate to say they are adventure pals. And that’s certainly true here [in Captain Toad].”

Hayashida also went on to clarify that Toads are not mushrooms. When GameSpot brought up the resemblance and nomenclature, Hayashida noted:

“This particular riddle might stay unsolved. That’s one of the great mysteries of the Mario universe.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Images, Random | 18 Comments

Let’s take a trip down memory lane… back when Nintendo was about to release Super Mario Strikers. Print magazines were still going strong, and there needed to be ads to promote the GameCube title.

The image above is one such ad that Nintendo was apparently considering. I hope I don’t have to spell out why it was rejected!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Wii U | 60 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. This is an interesting twist! Was the whole stunt staged? New findings certainly point in that direction!

Listings for castings were discovered on LA Casting last week:

Karissa’s full name also seems to be “Karissa Bannister”. She’s an actress who appeared in a Ford commercial.

One GameStop outlet held an event for Smash Bros. Wii U yesterday. That wouldn’t be news under most circumstances… if not for “Karissa”!

“Karissa”, a 10-year-old girl, managed to beat several top West Coast Smash players at GameStop’s event. You can get a look at Karissa dominating the competition in the videos below.

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