Nintendo announces MAR10 Day 2023 activities
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Original (3/2): Nintendo has passed along an announcement covering all of the plans it has in store for MAR10 Day, which is dedicated to Mario.
We already mentioned the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 4 release date and new Switch bundle. A few other things are planned, including a special sale.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie premiere date moved forward to April 5
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie will debut a little earlier than expected, as the film is now set to premiere on April 5, 2023. It was most recently on track for April 7. That’s not a huge change, but fans will be happy to hear that they’ll be able to see the movie a couple of days earlier.
Note that this change applies to the United States “and in more than 60 markets around the world.” Other marks will see the film in April and May. For Japan specifically, the movie is opening on April 28.
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Miyamoto on why Mario has been so popular
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When you think about games and the most popular characters in the medium, Mario has to be there as one of the top choices. He’s been around for decades, in multiple titles and genres – and now he’s even getting his own animated movie.
So what’s been behind Mario’s long-term popularity? Shigeru Miyamoto, the character’s creator, recently shared some thoughts.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie McDonald’s Happy Meals toys spotted for Japan, Portugal
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie has a few months to go until its debut (you can see the latest trailer here by the way), but it looks like McDonald’s already has a big promotion planned – at least in Japan.
A flyer is starting to be distributed at the restaurant revealing that toys will be included with Happy Meals in just a few weeks. Two (well, technically three) waves will be happening. The first features Mario, Peach, Toad, and Donkey Kong. The second has Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and a character that isn’t currently named but seems to be some kind of Luma. For the third round, it sounds like all of the eight toys will be offered at the same time.
Rumor: Super Mario Bros. animated movie details leaked
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
The Super Mario Bros. animated movie was announced years ago, yet there’s very little that we actually know. The main cast had been previous confirmed, but in terms of what to actually expect, things have been quiet.
Before that recent delay took place, rumored details about the film supposedly leaked online. The information is a bit dubious, but GamesBeat’s Jeff Grubb, who has a history with leaking news pertaining to games, seems to think that it could be legitimate and may have come about from audience testing.
Super Mario Bros. animated movie delayed to April 2023
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Super Mario Bros. animated movie has been delayed to April 2023, Nintendo has just announced.
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who is a co-producer on the film, shared the news. He and Illumination founder Chris Meledandri were in agreement to push the film back April 7 in North America and April 28 in Japan. It was previously planned for December of this year.
Miyamoto’s full statement about the Super Mario Bros. movie being delayed is as follows:
Princess Peach alternate look revealed before design was finalized
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Princess Peach has a design that’s famous today, but the character could have gone in a very different direction.
On Twitter this week, mangaka Gaku Miyao shared a photo of some Mario merchandise he worked on before Peach had a standardized design (see above). This was before the look we now know of was fully established.
MAR10 Day 2022 sale live at retailers and on the Switch eShop
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
MAR10 Day 2022 is a few days away, but a new Switch sale has started up at various retailers as well as on the Switch eShop. While the event won’t officially kick off until March 10, that doesn’t mean fans have to wait to start saving.
How can Nintendo “expand” 3D Mario?
Posted on 3 years ago by Luiz in Features, General Nintendo, Switch | 0 comments
During Nintendo’s last financial results briefing, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto made some comments about the series. He mentioned that the company wants to try expanding 3D Mario in new ways, but didn’t elaborate further. Although there’s nothing groundbreaking here, it’s nice to hear that they want to try something new with the series soon.
As big fan of those games, I decided to share some of my thoughts about future possibilities for 3D Mario. There are some crazy ideas here because I started to have a lot of fun producing this video, but I’m also curious to see you guys think about the topic as well. Feel free to share your dreams and expectations for the future of Mario after watching the video below.
Charles Martinet: “I want to voice Mario until I drop dead”
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Charles Martinet has no intention of leaving the role of Mario anytime soon.
Martinet has been handling the character in games now for almost three decades, having started out with Mario Teaches Typing in 1992. He has also played other key characters in the series, including Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi.
