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New features, designs, and interactive noises abound — you’d be a real Goomba to miss out!
Beautiful selections from Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda, and more stir the heart and the nostalgia too.
Now you can telecommute from Isabelle’s office, the mountains of Hyrule, or the halls of Garreg Mach Monastery.
Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Godzilla, Evangelion and the Yakuza franchise are just some of the big names inviting you to step into their rendered environments.
Team-up with Nintendo goes above and beyond by creating a new way to play that’s unlike traditional Legos or video games.
Lego’s Twitter announcement shows Mario being built out of little blocks instead of bashing them to get coins.
Intellectual Property High Court slams the breaks for the company once known as “MariCar.”
Electropop outfit Galantis and pop singer Charli XCX made a Mario-influenced bop to promote USJ’s latest land!
No boring charts or dull text for video gaming’s most playful AAA publisher.
A massive photo safari of the treasure trove of amazing stuff waiting at Nintendo’s brand-new Shibuya destination store!
Extra-cute Animal Crossing kitchenware also on offer at Japan’s first-ever dedicated Nintendo store.
The Switch’s Nintendo Labo VR Kit is going to give us new ways to play two of the company’s best-loved games ever.
Crafty designers create an endless loop of origami-style fun out of what looks like a simple sheet of paper.
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