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Latest News / Nintendo 3DS release dates and price drop announced

« on: July 28, 2011, 10:39:26 PM »

Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7, previously known only as Super Mario and Mario Kart, respectively, will both launch this holiday season in North America. Super Mario 3D Land is currently scheduled for a November release, while Mario Kart 7 will arrive sometime in December. Both games have the same release schedule in Japan as well.

Nintendo of America also announced today that the Nintendo 3DS will drop in price from $249.99 to $169.99 on August 12. Along with the price drop, Nintendo has started a "Nintendo 3DS Ambassador" program for early adopters. Nintendo 3DS owners who connect to the eShop before August 12 (Eastern time) will automatically become Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors, and will qualify for 10 free NES and 10 free GBA Virtual Console games. The free games, available by the end of 2011, include Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr., Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. For more information about the 3DS Ambassador program, please see the NOA press release.

Links:
NOA press release
NCL announcement

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Site Discussion / Forums upgrade

« on: July 11, 2011, 03:46:14 AM »

We just upgraded to the long-awaited SMF version 2.0. Unfortunately, this broke the old FF theme. If you switch to the old theme you won't be able to switch back, so please be patient while we fix stuff.

Edit: The old FF theme has been disabled because in its current state it will log several errors for each pageview.

Edit2: I've cleaned up the default theme a bit. Avatars and smileys are available in the SMF Curve and Core themes.

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Latest News / New Mario game details from E3 2011

« on: June 07, 2011, 12:33:40 PM »

Nintendo showed footage of Luigi's Mansion 2 and announced a new Smash Bros. title during their press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this morning.

Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO of Nintendo of America, stated that Luigi's Mansion 2 for the Nintendo 3DS is an all new game including several new mansions. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced that the next Smash Bros. game is coming to both the 3DS and Wii U, Nintendo's upcoming home console.

Mario Party 9 for Wii was also announced, but not mentioned during the conference.

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Latest News / Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console to launch with Super Mario Land

« on: June 02, 2011, 10:21:09 PM »

The Game Boy classic Super Mario Land will be available for download when Nintendo of America opens the Nintendo eShop on Monday evening, June 6. Nintendo 3DS users will first have to download a free system update to access the digital store.

Alleyway, which features a spaceship-paddle piloted by Mario, is set for a June 6th release as well.

Super Mario Land and Nintendo eShop will also launch together on June 7 in Europe, Australia, and Japan.

Links:
NOA press release
NOE news
Nintendo Australia news

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Latest News / Nintendo reveals Mario Kart Wii bundle and 'Nintendo Selects' series

« on: May 04, 2011, 10:02:31 PM »

A Mario Kart Wii console bundle and "Nintendo Selects" collection will launch later this month, Nintendo announced today.

The Wii bundle includes Mario Kart Wii and a Wii Wheel -- replacing Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort -- at a suggested retail price of $149.99. Nintendo will release the bundle on May 15 in North America and May 20 in Europe.

The Nintendo Selects series kicks off in North America on May 15 with four Wii games: Mario Super Sluggers, Animal Crossing: City Folk, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Wii Sports. Each game has a MSRP of $19.99. In Europe, the Nintendo Selects series launches on May 20 with WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Mario Strikers Charged Football, Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City, and Wii Sports.

Links:
NOA press release
NOE news

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Latest News / Sega announces Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

« on: April 21, 2011, 11:03:48 PM »

Earlier today, Sega officially announced Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Wii and Nintendo 3DS. Sega expects to announce a release date later this year.

According to the press release, the previous Mario & Sonic titles have sold over 19 million copies worldwide.

Links:
Sega press release
Official game site

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Friend Codes / Pokémon Black/White

« on: March 29, 2011, 12:43:37 PM »

Let me show you my Pokemans... friend codes.

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Friend Codes / 3DS friend codes

« on: March 27, 2011, 05:42:33 PM »

Post your Nintendo 3DS friend code here!

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Site Discussion / Talkback: Mailbag 09 Mar 2011

« on: March 09, 2011, 01:35:31 AM »

Discuss the latest mailbag here.

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Latest News / GDC 2011: Super Mario 3DS details

« on: March 02, 2011, 11:47:59 PM »

During his keynote speech at the Game Developers Conference earlier today, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed more details about the upcoming Super Mario game for Nintendo 3DS. Four screenshots were displayed on the screen behind Iwata as he announced that the game is being developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo, the team behind the Super Mario Galaxy series. When the temporary "Super Mario" logo appeared on the screen, Iwata pointed out the tail in the shadow of the "O" and promised that the tail will be explained at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

Here are some screen captures from the keynote address video at http://gdc2011.nintendo.com:



Link: NOA press release

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Game Blog / Mario All-Stars limited edition returning to stores in March?

« on: February 12, 2011, 07:56:00 PM »

Did you miss your chance to grab a copy of Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii back in December? Based on Toys R Us's website, it appears that an All-Stars re-release is ready to hit stores on March 13. You can pre-order from the Toys R Us website now, but note that they limit it to one item per customer.

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Game Blog / Super Mario game in development for 3DS

« on: February 01, 2011, 03:49:38 PM »

In the latest volume of Iwata Asks: Super Mario 25th Anniversary, Shigeru Miyamoto mentions that he is "making a new Super Mario Bros. game for the Nintendo 3DS system." Though this doesn't exactly come as a surprise, it's nice to have confirmation. No other details were given, but I'd say it's likely that we'll hear more about the game during this year's E3.

Link: Iwata Asks: Super Mario 25th Anniversary Volume 5

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Site Discussion / Wanted: Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary CD info

« on: January 05, 2011, 09:49:17 PM »

For those of you that have access to a non-USA All-Stars package, we would like to know the catalog number on the soundtrack CD, as well as the track list. Right now we only have the USA version, so if you have one from any other region, it would help. Please scan 'em or snap a few pics, then post 'em here or e-mail us. As long as the info is readable, we'll credit you on that soundtrack page!

[Mario Piano Sheet Music]

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Game Blog / Warp Zone #2

« on: December 31, 2010, 12:30:38 AM »

Welcome to the second edition of Warp Zone! Here's another batch of links for your viewing (and listening) pleasure.

Mario Piano Sheet Music (mariopiano.com)
This site is home to sheet music transcriptions of Super Mario Bros. themes and sound effects, complete with optimized fingering for all you ivory ticklers. I've tried most of them out on guitar and they sound dead-on.

GameBard (gamebard.com)
Poetry meets game reviews on GameBard. Since its launch in September, GameBard has reviewed more than 30 games, including New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wario Land: Shake It!, and Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Iwata Asks: Donkey Kong Country Returns (us.wii.com)
Satoru Iwata -- the president and CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd. -- interviews the three DKCR senior designers from Retro Studios and the producer and assistant producer from the Nintendo side. This is probably the first "Iwata Asks" that they had to translate to Japanese.

Super Mario Galaxy Medley (youtube.com)
Diwa de Leon put together this impressive five-part Super Mario Galaxy medley using six instruments: Violin, hegalong, djembe, tambourine, guitar, and his voice.

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Game Blog / Mario gaming for charity at ExtraLives.org

« on: December 28, 2010, 05:00:12 PM »

They've already conducted The Legend of Zelda and Sonic the Hedgehog marathons, and in a few days, ExtraLives.org will start a Mario marathon to raise money for Free The Children. From December 30th to January 2nd, they plan to play the Super Mario Bros. series, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, the Mario Galaxy series, Hotel Mario(!), and more. In addition to helping a good cause, a $5 donation will enter you into a raffle for various prizes, so be sure to join the fundraising festivities at ExtraLives.org!