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2021’s top stories in video game and Nintendo news【SoraNews24 Year in Review】
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Dec 31, 2021 - Tweet
How to shut down anti-gaming haters, confusing fan art guidelines, an N64 personality test, and a Zelda arrest.
- Japan
- (crazy • crime • funny • Legend of Zelda • Nier: Automata • nintendo • Pokémon GO • retro games • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • video games • weird • year in review • Year in Review 2021 • Yoko Taro)
Japan picks the 100 greatest games of all time in Video Game General Election
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2021
Decades-spanning list goes all the way back to classics from the 8-bit era.
- Japan
- (COK • Dragon Quest • Final Fantasy • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Pokemon • ranking • Super Mario • survey • Video Game General Election • video games)
Brand-new Nintendo shop announced for Osaka
- Casey Baseel
Nov 5, 2021
Nintendo Osaka will have a super-convenient location for locals, travelers, and Pokémon fans.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • nintendo • Nintendo Osaka • Nintendo Tokyo • Osaka • Super Mario • video games)
Want to turn Ikea shelves into an awesome Nintendo interior? Japanese game fan shows how【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 22, 2021
Ikea gets the ball/barrel rolling with a design that’s sure to remind fans of an all-time Nintendo classic.
- Japan
- (cool • Donkey Kong • ikea • interior • Mario • nintendo • Super Mario • video games)
Super Mario and Pikachu join forces for new parade at Universal Studios Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2021
With characters from Super Mario, Pokémon, Sanrio, and Sesame Street, it’s like the Smash Bros. of theme park parades.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • awesome • COK • cool • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Super Mario • Super Nintendo World • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan announces first expansion with new Donkey Kong area
- Casey Baseel
Sep 28, 2021
Donkey Kong, his pals, and new roller coaster will be waiting in jungle expansion that nearly doubles the size of Nintendo’s domain at USJ.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • COK • Donkey Kong • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Nintendo World • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)
New voice of Super Mario for CG movie is Chris Pratt, Donkey Kong also will appear
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2021
Pratt and a collection of comedy icons star in Nintendo’s return to movie screens.
- Japan, USA
- (celebrities • Chris Pratt • Illumination Entertainment • movies • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Mario movie • video games)
New line of Super Mario loungewear has the perfect pajamas for your stay-at-home life
- Dale Roll
Sep 8, 2021
Shirts, pants, sweaters, cushions, blankets, slippers, all with Super Mario characters. What more could you need?
- Japan
- (accessories • clothing • COK • fashion • Gelato Pique • loungewear • nintendo • Nintendo Tokyo • pajamas • roomwear • Super Mario • video games)
Japanese grade students make working game consoles entirely out of cardboard for their summer homework
- Katie Pask
Aug 24, 2021
Coolest. Homework. Ever.
- Japan
- (cool • Gameboy • handmade • homemade • homework • Mario • nintendo • summer homework • Super Mario • technology • twitter • video games)
This “shiitake mushroom” is one of the most mind-blowing pieces of Nintendo fan art ever【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2021
It may not be Mario, but you can practically hear the character shout “It’s me!”
- Japan
- (bread • cool • crazy • fan art • food • funny • mushrooms • nintendo • Super Mario • video • video games)
Goombas defeated at Universal Studios Super Nintendo World — Animatronics fall off Mario mountain
- Casey Baseel
Aug 13, 2021
They are the weakest Super Mario enemy, after all.
- Japan
- (accident • Amusement Parks • funny • goomba • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Nintendo World • Universal Studios Japan • video games)
Super Mario Bros. animated movie seemingly going deep in Nintendo lore with return of classic foe
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2021
Sounds like an enemy who’s been a thorn in Mario’s side since before he ever set one foot in the Mushroom Kingdom is coming back.
- Internet, Japan
- (movies • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. movie • video games • Wrecking Crew)
New Super Mario-themed smartwatch gives you animated rewards for reaching fitness goals
- Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2021
Nintendo star and TAG Heuer want you to think of the step counter like a power-up system.
- Japan
- (cool • fitness • nintendo • smartwatches • Super Mario • TAG Heuer • video games • watches)
Japanese Mom’s son makes Mario Maker course just for her, easy to clear, impossible to forget【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2021
Mom and young son exchange touching messages via Nintendo platformer.
- Japan
- (kids • Mario Maker • moms • moving • nintendo • Parenting • parents • Super Mario • touching • video games)
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
- Casey Baseel
Jun 25, 2021
Dark horse candidate isn’t thrown away by fans, pulls off upset.
- Japan
- (Mario • nintendo • Super Mario • survey • video games • Yoshi)
Make summer super with Nintendo’s new Super Mario outdoor goods lineup【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2021
This Question Block holds the greatest power-up of all: cold drinks!
- Japan
- (cool • interior • nintendo • outdoors • Super Mario • video games)
Super Mario kimono, Bowser underwear part of gigantic Nintendo/Japanese fashion brand collab
- Casey Baseel
Jun 19, 2021
Department store Parco teams up with the video game giant to create over 300 new fan fashion items.
- Japan
- (bags • cool • fashion • kimono • nintendo • Parco • Super Mario • underwear • video games • yukata)
Super Universal Studios Japan employee gives Super Mario fan’s photo an awesomeness power-up
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2021
Quick-thinking employee knows just what to do when the camera comes out.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • cool • funny • Mario • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Nintendo World • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • video games)
Super Mario Bros. is actually a three-person co-op game, as long as you play it like this【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2021
No one needs to wait their turn to play as Luigi thanks to an epiphany about the Nintendo classic.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • famicom • funny • NES • nintendo • SNJO • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • video • video games)
Have a Super Mario Summer with Nintendo’s newest line of outdoor leisure products
- Dale Roll
May 22, 2021
Spruce up your at-home camping with these awesome Mario goods!
- Japan
- (barbecue • camping • cool • fun • goods • Mario • nintendo • summer • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • video games)
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Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Princess Mononoke was going to look totally different, new Studio Ghibli artbook shows
Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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