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Game Blog / GameStop Selling 3DS eShop Codes (Super Mario Land 2, Pushmo)

« on: March 19, 2012, 02:55:32 PM »

Gamestop.com has started selling download codes for two 3DS eShop titles: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Pushmo.  While 3DS and Wii titles have been available for redemption from Club Nintendo for a few months now, and a select number of WiiWare and Wii Virtual Console titles have been available on Nintendo's online store and Amazon, this would be the first time 3DS eShop titles have been available for sale.  Gamestop appears to only be carrying two titles at the moment, but perhaps more will follow.

Link: Gamestop product page - Super Mario Land 2
Link: Gamestop product page - Pushmo
Source: Nintendo Life

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Game Blog / $179.99 3DS with Super Mario 3D Land at Target

« on: March 19, 2012, 12:45:37 AM »

It appears that Target is running a sale on the 3DS & Super Mario 3D Land bundle.  The bundle is listed for $179.99 on Target's web site.  While the price is listed as being an "online" price, you can check local stores to see if they have the bundle in stock.  If you've been waiting to get a 3DS, this represents a $20 discount on the system and game.

Link: Target.com: Nintendo 3DS - Flame Red - with Super Mario 3D Land

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Game Blog / MK7 Wi-Fi Racing with Charles Martinet this Monday (Australia, NZ, and beyond)

« on: March 17, 2012, 12:59:22 AM »

This Monday Charles Martinet will be racing against random gamers from Australia and New Zealand.  For a chance to test your skills against the voice of Mario, just enter the Australian / New Zealand community code (39-7327-4613-9024) into Mario Kart 7, then play in the community between 6:30pm(AEST) and 7:30pm(AEST) on Monday, March 19.  If you get matched up with Martinet, his Mii will appear in your Mii Plaza -- assuming you've enabled the Invite Mii option in the Mii Plaza settings.

For anyone interested who lives outside the Australia and New Zealand portion of the world, it may be worth noting that community codes don't appear to region locked.

Links:
Nintendo of Australia Mario Kart 7 Community site
Nintendo World Report's article

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Game Blog / 1 Day Sale: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem for $15 (shipped)

« on: March 08, 2012, 08:08:15 PM »

Cowboom is currently selling new, sealed copies of Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! for $9.99 plus $5 shipping.  This is Cowboom's "Deal of the Day" and the sale will end at midnight tonight.  If you're interested, you should probably hurry on over to their site!

Link: Cowboom.com Deal of the Day

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Latest News / More Mario Sales Figures: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Sells 5Million+

« on: March 08, 2012, 06:32:11 PM »

Nintendo of America issued a new press release detailing sales figures for a number of their key titles.  Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold more than five million copies in the U.S., but it's far from the best selling Wii Mario game -- Mario Kart Wii still holds that title.  Total U.S. sales for Mario's Wii and 3DS games are as follows:

* Mario Kart Wii - 11.3 million
* New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 8.86 Million
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 5.43 million
* Super Mario Galaxy - 5.04 million
* Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 5 million
* Super Mario 3D Land - 1.85 million
* Mario Kart 7 - 1.45 million

Link: NOA press release

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Latest News / Super Mario 3D Land Presentation at GDC Today

« on: March 07, 2012, 04:31:58 PM »

Nintendo's Koichi Hayashida will be giving a presentation entitled "Thinking In 3D: The Development of Super Mario 3D Land" at today's session of the 2012 Game Developers Conference.  Nintendo of America is going to be offering updates on their Twitter feed today at 3:30 PST (#SuperMario3D by @NintendoAmerica).  Industry and news sites will hopefully have a transcript of the event up later today.

Links: NoA Twitter Feed for #SuperMario3D
GDC Page on "Thinking In 3D: The Development of Super Mario 3D Land"

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Game Blog / TMK Social Networking -- We're Over 300!

« on: March 07, 2012, 12:57:29 AM »

TMK's Twitter and Facebook pages have been rolling along!  Aside from the relatively rare glitch or double post (double post), all is going according to plan. Over 350 folks are now following our regular Mario-related updates, and we look forward to making new friends.

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Latest News / Win Mario Party 9 and Party with Mario and Luigi (NOA Contest)

« on: March 06, 2012, 04:19:47 PM »

For the upcoming release of Mario Party 9, Nintendo of America is giving away six copies of the game and six 30 minute appearances by the famous Mario Bros.. The contest ends on March 7th, so you'll need to hurry on over to Twitter if you want to enter! 

Contestants need "to (1) be an @NintendoAmerica Twitter follower during the Contest Period, and (2) using the hashtag '#1UPMyParty,' tweet in 140 characters or less why Sponsor should crash your party along with a brief description of your party (including city and state where the party will be) during the Contest Period." 

If you win, be sure to send TMK a photo.

Link: Mario Party 9 Contest

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Game Blog / Counterfeit Mario Merchandise -- THE BLOG!

« on: March 06, 2012, 01:26:24 AM »

If you've ever had a burning desire to see third-rate imitations of Mario toys, shoes, shirts, backpacks, and sequin-covered thingies, then you might appreciate "Yoshi Turtle" -- a blog focused on bootleg Nintendo merchandise. 

I was going to make a slightly-witty reference to the most bizarre item I found on the blog, but I'm not really sure whether the guillotined USB Mario is weirder than the Yoshi entirely bedecked in sequins.  For that matter, how many "points for originality" should be awarded to a depicting Mario clad in the skin of Yoshi -- while also wearing a pair of Mickey Mouse ears?

Source: Yoshi Turtle

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Game Blog / Giant Lego SMB3 Airship

« on: March 05, 2012, 02:45:31 AM »

A guy going by the name of "Baron von Brunk" has made a giant airship out of Lego.

More specifically, it's a giant Super Mario Bros. 3 airship made from over 8,000 Lego blocks and measuring about six feet in length!

Go visit Brunk's website, or read the CNN "Geek Out!" interview with Brunk.

Source: http://vonbrunk.tumblr.com/post/17876499706/airship
http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/28/super-mario-3s-airship

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Latest News / Super Mario Bros. released on 3DS Virtual Console

« on: February 16, 2012, 05:56:36 PM »

Super Mario Bros. is now available on the 3DS eShop.  Previously available only to 3DS Ambassadors, the 3DS version is identical to the original NES release, albeit with a save state function.  The game is available for $4.99 on the 3DS eShop, and 3DS Ambassadors can upgrade to the newer version for free.

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Game Blog / Anti-Mario Propaganda Posters (WWII Style)

« on: February 16, 2012, 04:30:00 AM »

Fro Design Co. is offering a set of "vintage"-looking posters designed to warn countless Goombas and Koopa Troopas of the dangers embodied in the mustachioed "red menace" while also stirring their passions into action against the plumbing scurge.  If you ever wondered what it would be like to live in an alternate dimension in which World War II featured sentient reptiles fighting against the Italian invaders . . . wonder no more!

There are nine different poster designs, and each is limited to a print run of just 150 (signed and numbered, of course.)  Grab the entire set for only $150 -- or just stare at the images on the website.

Source: http://frodesignstore.blogspot.com/2012/02/complete-mario-propaganda-set.html

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Latest News / Super Mario Bros. Gets an Update on the eShop (3DS Ambassadors)

« on: February 16, 2012, 04:07:39 AM »

Early Wednesday morning in North America, Nintendo released an update for the the 3DS Virtual Console version of Super Mario Bros.  While the game content hasn't changed, the emulator and manual have.  The title now includes the standard 3DS Virtual Console save state function and a full manual.  Interestingly enough, the manual seems to adhere fairly closely to that of the original game, at least in terms of background story and character names; for example, Princess Peach is referred to solely by her original U.S. name of "Princess Toadstool."

This update was released last week in Europe, and even earlier in Japan.

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Game Blog / St. Valentine's Day WTMK Broadcast for all the Princesses and their Plumbers

« on: February 14, 2012, 05:42:14 AM »

WTMK is running a special Valentine's Day-themed selection of tunes for you on this happy day.  Tune in now and get yourself in the mood for love!

Or for playing video games.

Tune In Now: http://themushroomkingdom.net/wtmk.shtml

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Game Blog / Facebook/Twitter Alert Update

« on: January 29, 2012, 05:28:22 PM »

All site Updates, News, Blog posts and Youtube uploads should now be appearing on the TMK Facebook page and Twitter account.  If anything appears amiss, do let us know!

TMK Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/TheMushroomKingdom
TMK Twitter : http://twitter.com/TMK_Mario