A timeline of the Year of Luigi including games, merchandise and promos
The Year of Luigi was a celebration of the 30th year since Luigi’s first appearance in a game. It was a bonanza of Luigi themed games, downloads, media and merchandise.
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Japan get Mario Kart or Rosalina playing cards with Amazon pre-orders of Mario Kart 8
Remember our post about the
pre-order rewards for Mario Kart 8 available to the UK & Europe where people
could get Bullet Bill T-Shirts, Limited edition blue shells, and a selection of
keychains? well I thought it was strange at the time that we hadn’t heard
anything similar for Japanese or North American pre-orders as they usually wipe
the floor with us on promotions and freebies.
Nintendo of Japan have today struck back; for anyone in Japan who preorders
Mario Kart 8 from Amazon there will be some really neat looking playing cards as
a free gift.
Last weeks new screenshots from Super Smash Bros Wii U / 3DS
This week we’ve seen five new screenshots of the new Super Smash Bros, hot off
the press from the directors room of Sakurai Masahiro! (on Miiverse)
The 7 Tracks of Mario Kart 8 that Nintendo have revealed so far
Monday is rubbish. But as the distant revving of engines echoes in the
distance and grows closer by
the day we are comforted by two more teasers for Mario Kart 8 were revealed by Nintendo on their UK
Facebook page.
Cloudtop Cruise
A course set in the clouds, I think we’ll see some anti-gravity stuff coming
into play here?
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Bone Dry Dunes
Ahh yes, the obligatory desert course! I was wondering how long it would be!
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New Nintendo push to sell concept of the Wii U globally
The Wii U offers the family play that we were used to on the Wii.
In light of the horrible start the Wii U has had, Nintendo vowed at the start
of 2014 to really up its game in terms of promotions and marketing and simply
getting their products in the public eye again; as well as directly selling the
concept of the Wii U globally.
Premium Super Mario Playing Cards arrive for Club Nintendo Europe
Club We might all get the same Nintendo games in the end wherever we are in the world, but the same can’t be said for Club Nintendo physical rewards.
Every so often their will be another couple of tempting collectibles released in each different Club Nintendo region and this quarter is no exception; the newest addition to Nintendo of Europe’s portfolio are these shiny new Super Mario Premium Playing Card packs which you can pick up for a princely 3000 stars.
Mario Golf: World Tour – Diving into Cheep Cheep Lagoon
Mario swings his club in Cheep
Cheep Lagoon
Remember
our article back on 21st Feb when Nintendo revealed Mario Golf: World Tour
for Nintendo 3DS would feature an underwater course? well its been a good three
weeks since we’ve heard much further on the latest installment of the Mario Golf
series which is due for release on 2nd of May 2014.
Nintendo seem to have been focusing their marketing energies on other games
like Yoshi’s New Island which just landed, and the two games that we are all
hoping will save the Wii U – Mario Kart 8 and the upcoming Super Smash Bros 3DS/Wii
U title. But after 21 days of waiting we’ve got a bit more for the avid Mario
Golfers amongst us.
Super Mario Happy Meal Toys revealed – due for release 19th of March
When was your last visit to McDonald’s? mine wasn’t this year, thats for sure, but all that will be changing soon, and if you are either an XL Kid like me you’ll probably be putting away a few more burgers than normal soon, and if you are a parent of a Mario fan, prepare for … Read more
Yoshi’s New Island North American TV Commercial revealed
With Yoshi‘s New Island’s release for Nintendo 3DS only three days away in North America, Nintendo of America have released a new live-action TV commercial mostly highlighting the new powerups and transformations; Yoshi is capable of Bobsleigh transformation now? The guy is becoming more like a Swiss army knife than a Dinosaur. More on … Read more
Potential UK Release date for Super Mario happy meal toys
Our next Happy Meal invites kids to Run, Jump and Power Up with Super Mario! Although there has no official post been made online with a date for this as yet, I did actually speak to my local McDonalds head office today, and was told fairly reliably that these Mario Happy Meal Toys will be … Read more