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Game Blog / Mario Sports Mix release info

« on: December 23, 2010, 10:21:54 PM »

Nintendo of America recently announced that Mario Sports Mix will launch on February 7 next year. Wii owners in Europe can get in on the multiplayer basketball, dodgeball, hockey, and volleyball a bit earlier when the game releases there on February 4. Although the Australian Classification Board rated the game in September, there is currently no release date set for Australia.

Check out NOA's new Mario Sports Mix teaser trailer on our YouTube channel for footage of all four of its sports!

Link: NOA press release

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Mario Chat / Re: TRU Exclusive Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Collection

« on: December 13, 2010, 03:13:23 PM »

You have to buy two games to qualify for the $25 gift card, right? At least that's what my TRU sales ad says.

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Latest News / Super Mario All-Stars out now in North America

« on: December 13, 2010, 02:15:31 PM »

Super Mario All-Stars, a limited-edition package commemorating the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., is now available in North America. The package includes the Super NES game Super Mario All-Stars on a Wii game disc, a soundtrack CD with 10 music tracks and 10 SMB sound effects, and a 32-page booklet titled Super Mario History: 1985-2010, all for $29.99 MSRP.

Link: NOA press release

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Latest News / Donkey Kong Country Returns out now in North America

« on: November 22, 2010, 04:17:12 AM »

Yesterday, Donkey Kong Country Returns launched in North America, the first region to receive DK's return to 2D platforming. Australia will get the game next, with a release date set for December 2. The development team behind Donkey Kong Country Returns, Retro Studios, also made the critically-acclaimed Metroid Prime trilogy.

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Mario Chat / Re: A little something I found while playing Super Mario Bros. 1

« on: November 10, 2010, 10:36:37 PM »

That's something I always thought was cool. They start to pursue you after about 110 game seconds. Source: http://themushroomkingdom.net/smb_breakdown.shtml#bad ;)

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Latest News / Re: Mario All-Stars confirmed for U.S.

« on: October 28, 2010, 11:20:34 PM »

Edited to make it less vague.

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Latest News / Mario All-Stars confirmed for U.S.

« on: October 28, 2010, 07:37:59 PM »

Almost two months after a Super Mario All-Stars special edition for Wii appeared on Nintendo's Japanese site, Nintendo of America's Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary site has a "pre-order now" notice, finally confirming a U.S. release of the game. At the time of this writing, NOA's anniversary site links to five retailers' web sites, but it appears that only two are ready to take pre-orders: Amazon and GameStop.

According to NOA's press release, this version of Super Mario All-Stars is a limited run, launching on December 12 with a MSRP of $29.99. Similar to the Japanese and European versions, a CD soundtrack and history booklet will be packed in with the game.

Link: NOA press release

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Site Discussion / Re: Talkback: Super Mario's Release Date Is Missing!

« on: October 23, 2010, 11:39:56 AM »

Updated with more info (at the end).

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Latest News / Wii and DSi XL Mario bundles coming to North America

« on: October 21, 2010, 10:22:27 PM »

Nintendo of America confirmed today that the red Wii and DSi XL Mario bundles -- previously announced for Japan and Europe -- will be released in North America next month. New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be packed in with the red Wii, and the red DSi XL will include Mario Kart DS. Both bundles will launch on November 7.

Link: NOA press release

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Site Discussion / Talkback: Super Mario's Release Date Is Missing!

« on: October 19, 2010, 01:13:57 AM »

Discuss the SMB U.S. release date article here.

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Latest News / Europe's Wii and DSi XL Mario bundles

« on: October 11, 2010, 12:39:38 PM »

Later this month, Nintendo of Europe (NOE) will release limited edition Wii and Nintendo DSi XL bundles to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros.

Launching on October 29, the "New Super Mario Bros. Wii Pack" includes New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Sports, a red Wii, and red controllers. It will also have Donkey Kong already installed on the system. NOE is also giving away eight of these special Wii bundles to winners of their Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Video Competition.

The red Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Nintendo DSi XL comes with a copy of New Super Mario Bros. and will launch in Europe on October 22.

Link: NOE news

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Latest News / Mario All-Stars headed to Europe

« on: October 07, 2010, 11:10:41 PM »

On the 3rd of December, Europe will commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros. with the release of Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition for the Wii. Like the Japanese version, it will come with a Mario history booklet and CD soundtrack. The price was not announced.

Link: NOE news

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General Chat / Re: The ANGST thread: Complain here!

« on: October 07, 2010, 12:55:36 PM »

I see what happened. You should be able to get in now.

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Latest News / Super Mario 25th Anniversary Wii for Japan

« on: October 07, 2010, 03:26:05 AM »

On their Japanese website, Nintendo has revealed the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary special edition Wii. The console and controllers are colored red, and the Wii Remote has Wii MotionPlus built in. It will release in Japan on November 11.

Also included is a "25th Anniversary" version of Super Mario Bros. already installed on the system. In this version, the "?" on each gold block has been replaced with a "25."

Link: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/mario25th/wii/index.html

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Game Blog / Re: Welcome to Warp Zone!

« on: September 30, 2010, 06:00:25 PM »

Some will most likely make it on to the links section also.