Tag: super mario
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Nintendo Will Demonstrate Mario for Wii U at E3 This Year
Everyone’s favourite cheeky plumber had better get the suntan lotion ready, as he’s going to be heading to the E3 gaming event in Los Angeles this summer to demonstrate the latest Super Mario Bros. title for the Wii U. Mario’s creator and current Head of Development at Nintendo, Shigeru ‘Shigsy’ Miyamoto, has recently spoken with…
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Nintendo 3DS Hits 5 Million Sales in Japan Within One Year
Despite a bad opening for Nintendo’s innovative 3D portable DS – imaginatively titled the 3DS – the gaming gadget has finally reached a milestone five-million sales in its home of Japan. Meaning the portable has actually done better than its no 3D predecessor and in just less than a year since it was released on…
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GEEK 2012: Retro Retreat for Throwback Gamers Starts Today in Kent, England!
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If you’re a avid player of vintage or contemporary gaming and have a bit of time on your blistered hands this half term week, why not check out GEEK 2012 which starts today in the seaside town of Margate, East Kent? The five-day Game Expo East Kent (cleverly abbreviated as GEEK) can be found alongside…
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Police Academy’s Jonesy Appears in History of Video Games SFX Feature
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Police Academy star, stand up icon, gamer and personal hero Michael Winslow appears in a new clip currently going viral on the social internet. The actor, best known as the nuisance causing noise-maker Jonesy in the comedy cop films, is an avid player who knows his game and has made the video with website XPlay…
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Patent Pending: Sega VR – Virtual Reality Gaming Headset
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Herman Melvin once said “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” With that in mind we once again delve in to the technological limbo, searching through the gadget archives to bring you the best and the worst of the gadgets that never quite made it to the main event. If…
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Gaming Weekly: Video Games Awards, Batman Arkham City Skins DLC, PS Vita UK Tour + More!
The Gadget Helpline’s Gaming Weekly is your 7-day run-down of some of the most talked about topics within the gaming community online. We aim to deliver the week’s top gaming gossip, discuss future release news and the share the latest trailers – spanning the whole console market from Xbox 360 to Wii, as well as…
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‘The Legend of Zelda’ Creator Shigeru Miyamoto To Step Down From Nintendo Role?
Shigeru Miyamoto, the iconic games designer behind Nintendo staples such as The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros is considering stepping down as head of the games creation division to focus on smaller projects within the company. It’s been reported that the visionary games maker has been talking openly to a games magazine about…
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Nintendo 3DS Gets 3D Video Recording Update
The Nintendo 3DS just recently got a life-saving pair of 1-Ups in the form of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 proving November was good to the “little portable that could”. And it doesn’t look like the lucky streak will end this month either, as Nintendo has just dropped an update which delivers…
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RETRO REPLAY ► Uninspiring PS Vita advert appears – We look back at some great gaming ads!
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The Gadget Helpline: RETRO REPLAY feature will bring you a weekly throwback to the days of old school gaming and will present a little history on the new wave of classic titles currently getting a revival on our modern gaming gadgets. However.. Once again we’re taking a slightly different tack. Read on! Japan has got…
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Nintendo celebrates 3DS racer by giving away real-life Mario Kart!
Nintendo took the unlikely pole position at the LA Auto Show this week to celebrate fantasy racer Mario Kart 7 on the portable 3DS console. And also unveil something that fans of the franchise have been dreaming of since they first revved up their engines on the Mario Circuit – REAL LIFE MARIO KARTS! It…
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Nintendo 3DS losses now match its profits following Yen value rise
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Japanese games-maker Nintendo’s troubles regarding its 3DS handheld gaming gadget surface again today after it was revealed that the sudden increase in value of the native Yen has meant the console’s recent price drop has cost the company losses equal to its profits. Following a painful public apology from Mr. Iwata himself, Nintendo addressed a…
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Nintendo reveals Mario Kart 7 3DS Steering Wheel – as console price rises in advance of popular titles
It’s almost time for Mario to come riding in to save Nintendo’s portable 3DS gaming gadget as Mario Kart 7 moves into pole position ahead of its November 28th launch. And with it comes the inevitable tie-ins and add-ons. The first to get the green light is this official Nintendo steering wheel which, just like…