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Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a record-breaker

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We know Super Mario Bros. Wonder has been well received by critics and fans alike, but Nintendo has now shared how popular it has been, at least in Europe. Within the first three days of sales, the game has become the fastest-selling Super Mario game EVER in Europe. Imagine the sales if the game was released on all platforms... https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1717521898827874483
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Super Mario Oreo Cookies are now a thing

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In today's unusual news, Mondelēz International has unveiled a new limited edition Oreo cookie featuring characters from the Super Mario universe. The brand collaboration features 16 unique cookie embossments including Super Mario heroes, enemies, and power-ups. Each pack is filled randomly and can be pre-ordered on their website - at least for residents of America. Considering the high sugar content will probably preserve these things for years to come, I
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Super Mario RPG is getting an HD remake!

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Announced today, Super Mario RPG is getting an HD remake for the Nintendo Switch, and for those of us in Europe, this will be its debut outside of Japan and the US. Originally released back on the SNES in March 1996, due to localisation issues, a European version never emerged. This is now due to change with the HD remake announced as part of today's Nintendo Direct event. And it
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Radiohead’s OK Computer – reimagined using Nintendo 64 sounds

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Talented Youtuber on4word has recreated the entirety of Radiohead's masterpiece OK Computer album using sounds from famous Nintendo 64 games. Games such as Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Banjo Kazooie, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and many more have had their sounds extracted and re-used to create something truly special. The complete track listing along with its gaming source is: Airbag [Super Mario 64] Paranoid Android [Mario
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LEGO Donkey Kong sets are on the way!

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Hot on the heels of the new LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog sets comes something for Nintendo fans - a LEGO Donkey Kong family set! The Danish toy giant is stomping down all of their girders to bring the Kong family to the world of LEGO Super Mario. Tweeted earlier today, LEGO revealed designs for Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong, and Funky Kong. There's no word on specific
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Super Mario RTX

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Have you ever wondered what a darkly-atmospheric Super Mario game would look like? Well, one super-fan did and has created exactly that using the Unreal Engine. As the developer stated, "I played around in Unreal Engine 5 and made a showcase of Mario game I always wanted to play. This is a satirical fan made gameplay video used to show off UE5 rendering and it's not something that will be
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LEGO Mighty Bowser set announced

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The LEGO Group has announced the latest edition to its adult Super Mario range - the largest LEGO Mighty Bowser ever made - coming in at 2,807 pieces! The King of the Koopas is highly detailed and comes complete with a posable mouth, arms, fingers, and tail. In addition, there is a button that controls the neck and head movements and it has the ability to launch fireballs. The Mighty
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Happy Birthday, Mr SNES-ident… Nintendo’s Super NES turns 30 today!

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Some news that is guaranteed to make many of us feel old is the revelation that today, Aprill 11th, marks the 30th anniversary of the arrival of the Nintendo Super NES on European shores. Shocking, isn't it? Still, it's fair to say that Nintendo's console changed the lives of many of us, and also graced us with some of the best, most memorable games of all-time. There are, of course,
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