Special Smash bros video coming with new game info

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Masahiro Sakurai hosts a special video presentation all about new content for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on June 14 at 7:40 a.m. PT

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An update on June 14 brings new content to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, including Lucas from Mother 3 as a playable character, a new Wii U Miiverse stage and Mii Fighter costumes inspired by Splatoon.

To celebrate this update, Masahiro Sakurai will host a special video presentation on June 14 at 7:40 a.m. PT outlining the details. Check it out by visiting  http://e3.nintendo.com/.

You definitely don't want to miss it.

 

Source: Nintendo  Press release 

 

My Thoughts:

This seems strange considering the timing and E3 being just around the corner. Why not include this in to previous Nintendo direct micro? So I wonder if this video will be something substantial or just a quick five minute overview of the new content and the big news is for Nintendo's E3 digital event. We shall see come Friday how big this news is.

Super Mario Brothers added to videogame hall of fame

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Super Mario Bros. Inducted Into the World Video Game Hall of Fame

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A committee of journalists, scholars and video game industry members has inducted Super Mario Bros. into the new World Video Game Hall of Fame in the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. The original game for the Nintendo Entertainment System is one of six inductees in this inaugural class.

Launching in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Mario Bros. is one of the most well-known and best-selling games of all time, selling more than 40 million units worldwide and starring instantly recognizable characters like Mario, Luigi and Bowser. (Photo: Business Wire) 

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The World Video Game Hall of Fame recognizes electronic games that meet the following criteria: icon-status, longevity, geographical reach and influence. Launching in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Mario Bros. is one of the most well-known and best-selling games of all time, selling more than 40 million units worldwide and starring instantly recognizable characters like Mario, Luigi and Bowser. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the long-running franchise. To evolve the series like never before, Nintendo is launching Mario Maker, a game for the Wii U console that lets players play, create and share their own Super Mario Bros. levels using four Super Mario Bros. game themes – from the 8-bit pixel art of the original game to the world and characters of New Super Mario Bros. U.

For more information about the World Video Game Hall of Fame, visit http://www.worldvideogamehalloffame.org/.

 

 

Source : Nintendo press release  

My Thoughts

If any game deserves this honor it's most certainly Super Mario Brothers, congratulations to Nintendo.