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Post by Boo Destroyer on Dec 21, 2020 11:48:20 GMT -5
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Post by Nester the Lark on Dec 22, 2020 17:16:10 GMT -5
Nintendo of America tweeted about reaching 11 million Twitter followers... and Xbox congratulated them.
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Post by nocturnal YL on Mar 27, 2021 10:22:55 GMT -5
March 31 is coming soon…
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Post by Da Robot on Apr 1, 2021 23:32:03 GMT -5
MEANWHILE IN FIRE EMBLEM HEROES . . .
Certainly different from past years April Fools FEH updates.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Apr 21, 2021 20:47:11 GMT -5
Super Mario Bros 2 X Super Mario Bros 2.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Aug 13, 2021 11:40:43 GMT -5
According to Nintendo Life, Walker Boone, who voiced Mario in the Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario World cartoons of the early '90s, passed away earlier this year. I used to watch the SMB3 cartoon as a kid (as well as the Super Mario Bros Super Show, where Mario was portrayed by Lou Albano in both the live action and animated segments). I didn't watch the Super Mario World cartoon much, but looking back on it now, it really wasn't worth watching anyway. It's sad to lose these actors that portrayed Mario in the early days.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Aug 27, 2021 8:43:20 GMT -5
According to Nintendo Life, Lance Barr, who designed the North American NES and SNES (and "small" SNES redesign) consoles, as well as the Wii Nunchuck controller, is retiring from Nintendo after working there since 1982. This is my personal opinion, but I've never understood why people disliked the NA SNES design. It's one of those things where it never even remotely occurred to me until I had internet access and saw so many people online comment on it.
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Post by Spud on Sept 3, 2021 10:48:37 GMT -5
For the life of me, I didn't realize the NA SNES was a different design until now. (^v^')
I kinda like the big purple pull switches, pretty unique.
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Post by Da Robot on Oct 31, 2021 7:52:56 GMT -5
While the LEGO Super Mario series has been releasing new sets (and Luigi) at a steady pace, they have just announced Luigi's Mansion themed sets. And yes, that is a brick built, E.Gadd and Polterpup.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Dec 8, 2021 10:28:32 GMT -5
Here's an interesting interview with Yoichi Erikawa, the founder of Koei. I didn't know they originally started out making business software. Random musings: So, Dynasty Warriors is basically the action-game version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Samurai Warriors is the action-game version of Nobunaga's Ambition. In the mid '90s, Koei also made a simulation based on the American Revolutionary War called Liberty or Death. It didn't turn into a series, but if there were a Warriors game based on it, what would it be called? Revolution Warriors? Colonial Warriors? Liberty Warriors? Come to think of it, it wouldn't be a hack-and-slash game because the war was fought with firearms. So maybe it would be a shooter more like WinBack (also by Omega Force)? But then it wouldn't be a Warriors game... I'm putting too much thought into this.  |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Jan 20, 2022 10:18:49 GMT -5
Here are some pictures inside the building that used to be Nintendo's old headquarters. As mentioned before, it's currently being converted into a hotel. |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Mar 27, 2022 9:01:27 GMT -5
The hotel that was converted from Nintendo's old HQ isn't quite open yet, but here's a really good tour of the inside. It has a lot of cool little nods to the building's legacy.
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Post by Nester the Lark on May 13, 2022 9:05:11 GMT -5
And now, according to Nintendo Life, the Yamauchi family has announced that they want to renovate the areas around the hotel. It'll be a gradual, long-term project starting in 2025, and could go on until 2050, with cooperation from local residents. |
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