Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 15 Comments

Shigeru Miyamoto was seen wearing a new shirt featuring Mario, who is donned in samurai gear, during his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Harmless, right? You would think so, but there’s apparently something going on there.

Nintendo’s Bill Trinen started the speculation train after he wrote the following on Twitter:

The shirt could be related to Super Mario Run. On the other hand, many believe it could have something to do with the upcoming Mario title for Switch. It’s worth noting that the kanji on Miyamoto’s shirt signifies “ran” (or “run”).

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Nintendo and McDonald’s are teaming up once again for another Mario promotion in the UK. Between January 11 and February 7, Happy Meals will be based around the legendary character.

McDonald’s has all sorts of things planned for the event. An official note mentions balloons and a couple of activities plus an eBook promotion. You can s eethe full McDonald’s message after the break.

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A wave of merchandise that mashes up both Mario and Pokemon has been revealed for a release in Japan. It is mostly based around Pikachu, and it includes plushes of him dressed as Mario and Luigi, New 3DS cover plates, a 3DS game cartridge book, hanafuda cards, and even cards for the Pokemon Trading Card Game. There will also be keychains, folders, notebooks, playing cards, and tee-shirts available only in the Pokemon Center in Kyoto. The goods will become available on October 29. Check them all out below:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 17 Comments

During the Nintendo Switch preview trailer, Nintendo showed some games running on its new device. One brand new title we got a glimpse of was a new Mario. There were only a brief few seconds of footage, but that was enough to get us interested!

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Earlier today, Nintendo published a new interview with Shigeru Miyamoto about Donkey Kong on its Japanese website. It was conducted in celebration of the NES Classic Edition/Famicom Mini due out on the market next month.

To say that the interview was interesting would be an understatement. It’s unfortunately Japanese-only right out, but Wired has provided a pretty good rundown of what was talked about. Miyamoto revealed how Nintendo’s company bathtub helped soothe his thoughts, working with Nintendo of America and pushed for Donkey Kong’s name, how he tried conveying that Mario was in his 20s, and more.

Head past the break for a summary of Wired’s article. We encourage you to read their full piece here as well.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 6 Comments

These days, it’s easy to associate Sonic with Nintendo. The character has appeared in Olympics games with Mario, and SEGA even partnered with the big N on some exclusive games. During the early ’90s, however, things were much different as Mario and Sonic were pretty big rivals.

Game Informer put up a new piece today about how Sonic eventually landed on Nintendo platforms following SEGA’s exit from the gaming hardware business. It contains some interesting quotes from the likes of creator Yuji Naka, Sonic developer Takashi Iizuka, and even Shigeru Miyamoto.

Read up on some noteworthy comments below. You can find Game Informer’s article here for more.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

More and more shows have been popping up on the content distribution platform Steam as of late. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 is the latest, and a bunch of episodes from the old television series can now be purchased and viewed.

If you’d like to give it a look, head on over to the official page here. Episodes cost $2 each. Alternatively, you can pick up a 13 episode bundle for just under $18.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 29 Comments

When Super Mario Run was announced last week, Nintendo also said it had plans to bring out some unique stickers for iMessage. If you’re an iOS user, you can download them now. An official iTunes page for the download is located here.

With the stickers, you can send messages to others using Mario’s expressions and items. Users can even add a cap or mustache to look like the famous plumber himself.

Note: the stickers require iOS 10.0 or later.

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The closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics had a rather big tie-in to Nintendo. Mario was shown in a video clip, and Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe came out of a Warp Pipe dressed as Mario to ring in the next event in Tokyo.

Abe’s “cosplay” was received favorably. Heck, even the G20 leaders were praising him for it. However, some wondered why his outfit did not include Mario’s famous mustache.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

The Verge is the latest outlet with an interview focused on Super Mario Run. The site spoke with Shigeru Miyamoto, who unveiled the mobile game yesterday. Miyamoto talked about how Super Mario Run came to be, whether we’ll see a Mario game on mobile in which you have full control, and more.

Head past the break for a roundup of Miyamoto’s comments. You can read The Verge’s full piece here.

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