Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games – European website open
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Nintendo has opened the official website for Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. You can access it here. The site is filled with various gameplay information, screenshots, and a trailer.
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Super Mario 3D World to feature a bunch of live music
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With the Super Mario Galaxy games, it was the first time we saw Nintendo truly taking advantage of a live orchestra. Super Mario 3D World, the company’s latest 3D platformer, will be receiving similar treatment.
Destructoid managed to obtain confirmation from lead composer Mahito Yokota that many tracks will feature a live performance.
He told the site:
“There are naturally a lot of tracks performed live. We’re arranging the music with a big-band feel, taking advantage of a full horn section with trumpets and saxophones.”
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Mario/Luigi Wii U bundle pre-orders open at Best Buy, GameStop
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or GameStop Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games screenshot – Legends Showdown
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A new screenshot from Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games has surfaced showing the game’s Legends Showdown events. In the mode, players can compete against dark versions of their favorite characters.
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Super Mario 3D World – opening cutscene footage
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New Super Mario 3D World art
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More Super Mario 3D World footage (including a look at the awesome title screen)
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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games screenshots
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Images: Parents make hand-painted Mario nursery for their daughter
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Nintendo of America has shared photos of a Mario-themed nursery – you can find them above. It was created by two parents for their daughter.
Miyamoto says online play “wasn’t the focus” for Super Mario 3D World
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Super Mario 3D World’s multiplayer looks like a bunch of fun. It’s great and all that you can play locally with three other friends, but wouldn’t it have been nice to tackle the game online with others as well?
Kotaku recently decided to ask Shigeru Miyamoto about the lack of online play in Super Mario 3D World, to which he said the functionality “simply wasn’t the focus for us this time around.” Miyamoto explained that Nintendo was interested in making “something that people could experience fully while playing comfortably with others who were nearby them”.
He said:
