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Latest News / Nintendo Announces Mario Kart Wii Tournaments

« on: May 01, 2008, 11:26:29 AM »

Starting today, Nintendo is holding a series of worldwide Mario Kart Wii tournaments on the Mario Kart Channel. The first tournament is for the fastest time in Mario Circuit. Of course, in order to participate in the tournaments, your Wii must be connected to the Internet.

Link: NOA press release

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Site Discussion / Talkback: Mailbag 17 Apr 2008

« on: April 17, 2008, 08:21:20 PM »

Discuss the latest mailbag here. And don't forget to send us your letters for the next mailbag!

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Latest News / Mario Super Sluggers Announced for North America

« on: April 10, 2008, 03:39:32 PM »

Nintendo of America announced Mario Super Sluggers today at its media summit. First revealed in Japan in October 2007, Mario's first baseball game for Wii is a follow-up to Mario Superstar Baseball for GameCube.

Link: NOA Press Release

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Latest News / Mario Kart Wii dated for U.S.

« on: March 12, 2008, 10:54:09 PM »

Today, Nintendo of America announced an April 27 release for Mario Kart Wii. The game is also set to launch in April for Japan, Europe, and Australia, but the U.S. will get it last.

Link: NOA press release

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Latest News / Japan WiiWare launch details

« on: March 11, 2008, 10:55:17 PM »

Nintendo has finally unveiled the launch date and lineup for WiiWare, a download service for original Wii games. On March 25, Dr. Mario & Virus Buster (1000 Wii Points) will be one of the nine games available for purchase when WiiWare goes live in Japan.

WiiWare is currently scheduled to launch May 12 in North America.

Link: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/index.html

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Latest News / Super Smash Bros. Brawl released in North America

« on: March 09, 2008, 12:05:01 AM »

After a couple of delays, the highly anticipated Super Smash Bros. Brawl is out now in North America.

In related news, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the subject of today's FoxTrot comic. You can read it online at FoxTrot.com.

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Latest News / Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games sells 5 million worldwide

« on: March 05, 2008, 02:53:26 PM »

SEGA announced today that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii and DS have combined for five million copies sold globally. On November 6 in North America, Mario & Sonic met for the first time in the Wii version, which was among the ten best selling games in December. According to the press release, the game saw even more success in Europe: "Mario & Sonic became the best-ever performing Wii game over the seven-day period that ended on December 11, 2007. In January, Mario & Sonic was the best-selling video game in England across all formats."

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Latest News / Super Smash Bros. Brawl released in Japan

« on: January 31, 2008, 07:49:15 PM »

Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the highly-anticipated third installment of the Smash Bros. series, is out now in Japan.

With more than a month to go before Brawl is released in North America, the official Brawl website has announced that its future updates will focus on hidden content.

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Latest News / Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) released in North America

« on: January 22, 2008, 10:25:25 PM »

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Nintendo DS ships to stores across North America today, two and a half months after the Wii version. It should be available in stores on the 24th.

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Latest News / SSBB: Yoshi's Island, Rainbow Ride returning in Brawl

« on: January 07, 2008, 12:08:53 PM »

Smash Bros. Dojo returns from its week-long vacation with news of more Super Smash Bros. Melee stages returning in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Five stages were revealed today, including Yoshi's Island and Rainbow Ride (known as Rainbow Cruise in SSBM).

Source: Smash Bros. Dojo

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Game Blog / More Mario in FoxTrot

« on: December 01, 2007, 11:57:13 PM »

FoxTrot cartoonist Bill Amend occasionally includes video game references in his comic strip, but it's been a while since Mario was mentioned. This Sunday's strip references Super Mario Bros. as Jason works on family Christmas card designs. Check it out online at FoxTrot.com.

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Latest News / Super Paper Mario PAL disc replacement details

« on: November 21, 2007, 11:55:25 PM »

European gamers who fell victim to the game-freezing bug in Super Paper Mario can now get a bug-free disc free of charge. The details have recently been announced on the Nintendo of Europe website.

Source: NOE announcement

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Latest News / Super Mario Galaxy rockets past 500,000 sold in the US

« on: November 21, 2007, 01:09:19 AM »

Nintendo of America announced yesterday that Super Mario Galaxy sold more than 500,000 copies its first week in the US. With its strong start, SMG became the fastest Mario title and Wii game to reach the half-million mark.

Source: NOA press release

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Latest News / Mario Party DS released in North America

« on: November 19, 2007, 11:34:22 PM »

Mario Party DS rolls onto store shelves across North America today. The first Mario Party for Nintendo DS arrives just in time for the DS's third anniversary on the 21st.

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Latest News / Two-disc Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack coming to Club Nintendo

« on: November 17, 2007, 02:20:01 PM »

Starting in January 2008, Japanese fans can redeem their Club Nintendo points for a Super Mario Galaxy "platinum version" soundtrack. The first disc will have 28 tracks of music from the game, while the second disc will have 53 "variations."

Also, this coming December, Club Nintendo will offer a 2008 calendar featuring art from Mario Kart Wii and Super Mario Galaxy. It is not yet known what other artwork will appear in the calendar.

Source: Club Nintendo