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A few years ago, Disney came out with a new Mickey Mouse short that has the famous character making his way through Tokyo. For a brief couple of moments, there’s a scene that pays homage to Mario with classic sound effects and all.

Game Informer decided to ask Shigeru Miyamoto about the short at E3 last month. He hadn’t seen it, nor did he know about its existence at all. After looking at the video, he did say, “Is copyright an issue for them to use our sounds? [Laughs] It’s very flattering. We finally got a cameo together.”

Ask Game Informer said that this meant Mickey Mouse could be used in one of his games, Miyamoto shook his head and responded, “They are very strict. [Laughs].”

We’ve posted the full Mickey Mouse short below for those that are interested. The Mario homage comes in at the 2:25 mark.

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In an interview with IGN, Shigeru Miyamoto teased what Nintendo is planning next for Mario. Miyamoto said that the company is trying to make “a new kind of Mario”, which has a possibility of showing up at E3 next year.

He said:

“We’re always challenging ourselves to create something new, so hopefully you’ll see a new kind of Mario in about a year or two. Maybe next E3 we’ll be able to share something.”

Later in the discussion, Miyamoto noted that there are different challenges with Mario compared to Zelda – which is seeing a refresh of sorts through Breath of the Wild – due to the wide audience Mario games reach.

“It’s kind of difficult with Mario because some of the more important conventions of Mario are based on the approachability and accessibility of those games. (Having new people join Nintendo has allowed Nintendo to look) at the conventions with fresh eyes.”

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Nintendo is attempting to trademark the coin sound effect used in the Mario franchise. On February 10, the filing was submitted in Japan and published on March 22.

You can actually check this out by visiting the page here. Then at the first text input, put in 2016-014590 and hit search prompt. If you manage to get to the trademark page, press the ???? button to hear the trademarked coin sound effect.

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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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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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Taito is preparing a new figure based on Super Mario Maker. On February 25, Builder Mario will be sold at Taito Stations in Japan. For this figure, you can move the hands, legs and neck.

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Nintendo and McDonald’s have worked together many times before when it comes to Happy Meal toys. Various regions have seen offerings involving Mario, and that trend is continuing once again.

The latest set of Mario toys will be available at McDonald’s locations across Japan starting on January 8. Two different Mario toys, Luigi, Bowser, and more will be distributed. You can see everything that will be available in the image above.

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Well over 20 years ago, Dayvv Brooks worked at Nintendo as a product analyst. One early assignment he had was to take poorly translated Japanese text and making it sound better.

Speaking with Kotaku, Brooks explained how he came up with the names of the different Koopalings, including how Lemmy was inspired by Motörhead rock band founder Lemmy Kilmister.

He said:

“Music has always been a big part of my life. I’ve been a DJ for years and have been a music collector for even longer. When I first saw the group of seven Koopalings, music was on my mind.

The hairstyle on one of them reminded me of Ludwig von Beethoven for some reason and Ludwig von Koopa was born. Next was the one with the glasses—that has to be Roy Koopa in homage to Roy Orbison, who almost always wore glasses. Then Wendy O. Koopa (Wendy O. Williams) [and] Iggy Koopa (Iggy Pop). One looked like a loudmouth, so he was Morton Koopa Jr. from [the] loud-mouthed talk show host Morton Downey Jr. And then there was Larry. There’s no real-world equivalent—he’s not Larry Mullen Jr. from U2 or Larry King—he just looked like a Larry.

That brings us to Lemmy. In addition to being a great name, it’s perfect for a video game character. This Koopaling struck me as being the kind of character who would do his own thing, no matter what anyone else thought. I think it was those crazy eyes. Lemmy Koopa was in the crew.”

Kotaku says that Nintendo had to approve Brooks’ translation ideas, all of which were signed off by the company.

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Here’s an off-beat (but nice!) video from Nintendo that has Mario surprising people with gifts:

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Mercedes-Benz has gone live with a new video featuring Mario to promote its latest collaboration with Nintendo. Give it a look below.

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