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Oricon: Japanese Favorite Video Game Character
Yesterday Oricon released another one of their survey polls on gaming characters. 1000 men and women were asked which was their favorite video character, and Nintendo’s mascot Mario came in tops.
Here are the rest of the results [...]
Super Mario Scarf Level 1-1
Here’s something you might want to suggest if your grandma wants to knit you something. A knitting and Super Mario fan has decided to knit the entire level 1-1 of Super Mario Bros.
In addition, she will also be blogging about the entire process on her blog: The Mario Scarf Blog
Source: The Mario Scarf Blog via [...]
Teen Staged Kidnapping For Nintendo Money
What if you have no money and really really wanted to buy a Nintendo Wii? Tried asking your parents and they said NO. Well, this “creative” young teenager staged his own kidnapping for money to buy a Nintendo Wii.
A young man known only by his surname of Yang was charged by police Shangqiu, China, for [...]
Nintendo’s Hiroshi Yamauchi Is Japan’s Richest
Here’s another story to show that the bigs boys at Nintendo are REALLY doing well. Hiroshi Yamauchi, the retired president of Nintendo is now Japan’s richest man according to the latest forbes report.
He is reportedly worth $3 billion, and his net worth has tripled since 2006, thanks mostly to booming sales of the Wii gaming [...]
Shigeru Miyamoto Voted Time Magazine Most Influential 2008
Time Magazine has released their list of Most Influential People of 2008 voted by readers. Interestingly, Nintendo’s video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto came in at the top with more than 2 million votes.
With Nintendo profits soaring 47.4% in their last fiscal year, I’m sure the big boys at the top of Nintendo couldn’t agree more.
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