McDonald’s had wanted the “M” on Mario’s cap to more closely resemble its logo
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Mario’s cap is highlighted by the “M” at the very front. Meanwhile, the McDonald’s logo also prominently features the same letter. Did you know that the restaurant food chain wanted more synergy between the two at one point?
Yoichi Kotabe, who worked as an artist at Nintendo for two decades, revealed the news in an interview with French publication Le Monde. When asked about his first assignments, he mentioned coming up for various Mario designs and poses before eventually making the boxart for Super Mario Bros. 3. Kotabe went on to mention that he emphasized the “M” of Mario’s cap and wanting to distinguish it from the McDonald’s logo – despite the fact that McDonald’s wanted the hat to resemble its logo more.
Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki was once offered to work on a game for Nintendo
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In an interview with French outlet Le Monde, former Nintendo artist Yoichi Kotabe revealed information about a nearly historic partnership that ultimately failed to pan out.
According to Kotabe, Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli fame was given an offer to work on a game for Nintendo. Miyazaki had some interest in the partnership and came up with an idea in which players would see the eyes of an insect. Unfortunately, since he was busy, the collaboration with Nintendo was abandoned in the end.
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Yo-kai Watch 3’s western release combines all three versions into one game
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Yo-kai Watch 3 initially launched in Japan with “Sushi” and “Tempura” versions. A year later, a third “Sukiyaki” version was released. What does this mean for the western version of Yo-kai Watch 3?
This was initially unclear, but Nintendo and Level-5 did something rather interesting for Yo-kai Watch 3 in the west. As it turns out, all three versions were combined into one game. That means every Yo-kai can be obtained in a single save file.
For Yo-kai Watch 2, Nintendo originally brought Fleshy Souls and Bony Spirits to the west. Psychic Specters would come out a year later. Fortunately, we’re avoiding a similar situation with Yo-kai Watch 3.
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Dauntless confirmed for Switch
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Phoenix Labs has announced that it will be bringing its online action-RPG Dauntless to Switch. It’ll be hitting Nintendo’s console in 2019.
Here’s an overview, along with a trailer:
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The Game Awards 2018 winners announced
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The Game Awards 2018 have come to a close, and winners across all categories have been revealed.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveals Joker from Persona 5 as first DLC pack character
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has revealed a new DLC character for its first pack. Joker from Persona 5 is on the way, Nintendo announced at The Game Awards.
Here’s the trailer in both English and Japanese:
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version 1.1.0 patch notes
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Nintendo has posted the full patch notes for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version 1.1.0. It’s confirmed to add a hard difficulty in Adventure mode, enable online features, and more.
The full patch notes are as follows:
Mortal Kombat 11 announced, coming to Switch
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During The Game Awards tonight, it was revealed that Mortal Kombat 11 is on the way. For Nintendo fans, the big news here is that it’s coming to Switch.
Here’s an official blurb and debut trailer:
Stranger Things 3: The Game coming to Switch
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Stranger Things 3: The Game is coming to Switch, the Duffer Brothers announced at The Game Awards today. It’ll be released next year.
Stranger Things 3: The Game will be largely based on the Netflix show’s third season. Co-op will be supported. BonusXP is handling development.
Here’s the first trailer:
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Square Enix sharing Dragon Quest XI S news at Jump Festa 2019
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Square Enix finally gave an update on the Switch version of Dragon Quest XI at the Tokyo Game Show a few months ago. We now know that it’s called Dragon Quest XI S, but not much else. That’ll be changing in just a couple of weeks.
Square Enix has confirmed a stage show for Dragon Quest XI at Jump Festa 2019. It’ll be held on December 22 at the following times:
