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Nintendo has confirmed that the next Super Smash Bros. game, a new 3D Mario game and a Mario Kart for Wii U will all make their debut at E3 2013.
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Nov. 17, 2012.
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Mario. He’s a cultural icon recognized around the world. But how often do people really stop to thinking about how much he’s impacted the game industry landscape in his hundreds of releases.
With its release of this week’s release of Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Sunday’s New Super Mario Bros. U, it’s a great time to look back at the Top 5 Most Important Mario Games.
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Nothing is better than grabbing a bunch of friends and playing some video games all night long. All of you guys are having the time of your lives… until your so-called friends start to look more like enemies. What started out as laughing and joking has now turned into screaming and threats. Your face turns as red as the Red Shell that just hit you and your friend’s face turns as blue as the Blue Shell he just threw as you strangle him for jeopardizing your victory. Soon the games become battles and a war has just begun.
I was having trouble of thinking of a Top 5 to do, when it hit me — literally; my friend hit me as I utterly destroyed him in a round of Blazblue. Since this wasn’t the first time something like this happened, I knew that video games, while fun, destroy friendships. So I felt I should share the most rage-inducing games that I have experienced.
Read what games may result in you punching your friends!
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The star of Community and a current king of comedy, Joel McHale, teamed up with Nintendo to create a new viral marketing ad. The result is a very humorous and somewhat racy ad for the 3DS. It also manages to be one of the funnier ads the usually stuffy Nintendo has ever released.
Now we just have to figure out how we all can get Mario and Luigi as our writers.
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Opening Your Day: Mario Kart Wii
Jump-start your day with a burst of speed and acrobatics.
The Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo City is currently taking place until February 12. The annual festival has brought a multitude of anime and pop culture inspired snow and ice sculptures. Of the 228 sculptures, some include beloved characters like Mario, Pikachu and even the Jaws shark.
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The number of spinoff games from our favorite Italian plumber are numerous. We have: Paper Mario, Mario Paint, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Dr. Mario, Mario and Sonic at the Olympics… the list is gigantic.
Then, of course, there’s the most famous of them all: Mario Kart. The series has been an enormous system-seller since it started on the SNES. But the only question remaining is how it measures up in comparison to the rest of the series’ high pedigree of games.
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Nintendo And West Coast Customs Show Real Mario Karts
Nintendo, along with West Coast Customs, showed off two life-size karts from Mario Kart 7 during an L.A. auto show. One is based off Mario’s standard kart with a glider attachment while the other is based off Luigi’s Bumble V Kart that even features a rear propeller.
The karts will be on display at the L.A. Auto Show from November 18 to the 27; however, fans will have a chance to win one of the karts through GameStop’s PowerUp Rewards program. Members of PowerUp Rewards Pro will receive two entries with each purchase through December. Winners will be announced in February.
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The Nintendo 3DS price drop isn’t going to be the only thing that Nintendo is using to push 3DS sales, 2 of the most highly anticipated 3DS titles, Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario Land 3D finally got their release dates.
Nintendo of America has confirmed that Super Mario Land 3D(formerly known as Super Mario 3D) will be coming to a store near you on November 13th while Mario Kart 7 (formerly known as Mario Kart 3DS) arrives in the following month, on December 4th.
It’s never too early to start dropping hints to your friends and family for your Christmas presents!
“Mario Kart” Racing To The 3DS
Nintendo was showing off a ton of trailers for 3DS titles today. Among them is the huge Mario Kart that’s coming for the new portable. There are new features such as a glider, underwater racing and customizable Karts.
The new racer will be out this Holiday 2011.
Real Life Mario Kart
All courtesy of the special effects wizard Freddie Wong. You really have to love some of the power ups come to life and the frowning guy that got launched into the ditch.
