Posted on 8 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in Features, General Nintendo, Random | 10 Comments

No April Fools’ Day news story from us, but we do have something that fits in with the festivities…

The Donkey Kong Country series is well known for the high quality of its music. With the atmospheric score of David Wise, the quirky tunes of Eveline Fischer and the unforgettable melodies of that other guy, it’s a franchise full of famous songs. So with that in mind, it’s worth highlighting the finest tracks that formed the soundtrack to our childhoods. Here are ten of the best tracks inspired by the hit video game:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 2 Comments

Play Nintendo is continuing its video series to promote the launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Take a look at the second episode below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 9 Comments

Nintendo has a new off-beat video up showing Mario and Luigi visiting Whistler Blackcomb. This is a big ski resort located in British Columbia, Canada. Check out the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 21 Comments

Nintendo UK shared a rather random – and very brief – video involving Shigeru Miyamoto today. Fans are being asked to guess the amiibo Miyamoto tries to impersonate in the video below. So… who’s that amiibo?

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 5 Comments

Tomorrow is March 10… which Nintendo is officially calling “Mario Day”. You’ll get “Mario” after combining “Mar” and then “10” (or “IO”). Clever, right?

In any case, Nintendo put up a new video to promote Mario Day. That can be found below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random | 3 Comments

Nintendo and Google have teamed up for a neat little promotion surrounding The Legend of Zelda. Today, if you access Google Maps, you’ll notice that Link is actually used as the street view icon. You can check this out for yourself right here.

Thanks to the bunch of you who sent in a news tip about this.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 6 Comments

Four NASCAR drivers recently gave Mario Kart 64 a go. Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Aric Almirola and Kurt Busch raced in Luigi Raceway to see who’d come out on top. Watch the full video below.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 6 Comments

The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Fire Emblem. Check it out below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Random, Videos | 1 Comment

The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Pokemon Black and White. Check it out below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 8 Comments

A fan animation has been posted online – see below – showing a neat take on Super Mario Kart. “Hat-Loving Gamer” demonstrates what the SNES classic would be like with 101 players. There are some pretty crazy character choices, along with items and mechanics that aren’t in the actual game.

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