The Art of Octopath Traveler: 2020-2023 revealed, pre-orders open
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Fans of the Octopath Traveler series might be interested in a new book coming from Square Enix. Later this year, the company is releasing The Art of Octopath Traveler: 2020-2023 in partnership with Dark Horse.
This is a hardcover book spanning over 200 pages. Octopath Traveler 2 plus the mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent are covered here.
Below is the official product description:
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New LEGO Mario sets teased for 2027
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo’s partnership with LEGO on the Super Mario line will continue into 2027, it’s been confirmed.
A teaser about what’s to come next year was just posted on social media. We don’t know much – a short clip shows Mario jumping out of the famous Warp Pipe – but that’s pretty much it.
Here’s the tease in question:
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MAR10 Day 2026 recap announcement – all of the news for Mario’s 40th anniversary
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
MAR10 Day 2026 is officially in full spring, and we have an announcement straight from Nintendo going over all of the news from the day. The company is celebrating Super Mario’s 40th anniversary in a number of different ways.
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Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 / Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary pin set added to My Nintendo
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A new reward has arrived on My Nintendo in North America to celebrate the Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary. Starting today, members can get their hands on a pin set celebrating the event as well as Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2.
You’ll be getting two jumbo collectible pins. They measure 2″ x 2″, for those wondering.
LEGO Super Mario reveals Luigi Mario Kart set, pre-orders open
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The MAR10 Day festivities continue, and we’re now hearing about a new Luigi Mario Kart set for the LEGO Super Mario line. It will be available on April 1, 2026.
The set contains 2,234 pieces that bring Luigi and the Mach 8 to fans in brick form. The buildable figure has a posable head, arms and hands, seated confidently behind the wheel of the first-ever large-scale LEGO brick recreation of the Mach 8 kart.
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Donald Glover revealed as the voice of Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, plus Wart and Honey Queen
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has just revealed more of its voice cast, including Donald Glover as Yoshi. We also know that Wart will be played by Luis Guzman. Also, Issa Rae will be playing Honey Queen.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie had previously confirmed much of its voice cast. Brie Larson was originally revealed as the voice of Rosalina while Benny Safdie is in charge of Bowser Jr.
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie final trailer released
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We’re less than a month away from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and the film’s film trailer has just come in. The video just debuted during a dedicated Direct.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie takes inspiration from the Wii game released many years ago. However, aspects of other entries in the series are used as well such as Super Mario Odyssey.
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WarioWare director Goro Abe has retired from Nintendo
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Today, Goro Abe announced his retirement from Nintendo, which took place at the end of February. That news was shared on his personal X account.
Abe first joined the company in 1999 and worked on Wario Land 4 as a programmer. Later on, he worked almost exclusively on the WarioWare series. He has served as director / chief director on various entries in the series.
The most surprising mispronounced Pokemon names
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments
Today, we’re going over a list that includes more commonly-mispronounced Pokemon names. Some of them are particularly surprising!
During the 2025 Pokemon World Championships event, the official Pokemon Twitter account put out some commonly-mispronounced Pokemon names. And it makes sense why people pronounce some of them wrong: the games don’t have any voice acting, so for the most part players don’t hear the names of creatures spoken out loud unless someone brings them up in conversation. Even then, it’s very easy to accidentally pronounce them wrong or put emphasis on the wrong syllable.
Nintendo has now set a new record for the most expensive amiibo ever
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The situation with amiibo pricing seems to be taking another turn as it now looks like the figure line has hit a new record price.
The news only applies to the Kirby Air Riders series – at least for now. Nintendo dated the King Dedede & Tank Star figure for July 2 a few days ago. Unfortunately, it’s costing more than fans had hoped.
