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22.12.2023 - 17:43 / gameranx.com / princess Zelda / Nintendo
Nintendo has been doing its best to expand its brand beyond “just doing video games” by putting its IPs into the public viewing space in different ways. We know about their success in movies and such via Mario’s animated film, but another big success for them was Super Nintendo World. The park had a rocky start thanks to the pandemic happening right when they were supposed to open, but they bounced back well and have had a great turnout. Plus, they expanded the park into the United States and will be opening a third park location there, too. But, like with everything Nintendo does, expansion was inevitable.
As we reported earlier this month, the park’s first expansion will feature Donkey Kong. The reveal teaser highlighted that an entire new section of the park will be built so players can feel like they’re on Donkey Kong Island. But today, a new teaser dropped featuring the expansion’s slogan of “Play Wild.” In it, you’ll see a family going from Mario Park to Donkey Kong Park and enjoying everything that’s there.
We get a glimpse of the mine cart roller coaster ride that many will enjoy, and you can see how it will make you feel like you’re in the mine cart sections of the video game. But that’s not all we glimpse. We also see the family playing on the “DK bongos,” which has a unique tie to the character, and we see DK himself beating up a Tiki monster who is trying to stop the family from having fun, alongside other cameos if you pay attention.
The Donkey Kong expansion of Super Nintendo World is set to arrive in Japan in Spring 2024, with the US expansions coming soon enough after. Outside of the rides, there will be DK-themed stores and restaurants, so you’ll have an entire experience when you go to this part of the park. Plus, the Mario part will still be there if you haven’t experienced that yet!
But what will the next expansion be once this is done? That is the question, and we don’t know the answer just yet. Given Nintendo’s vast roster, there are many options they can do. Many would love to see a version of Hyrule at the park and perhaps partake in some adventures with Link and Princess Zelda! Or maybe the Pikmin will show up with Captain Olimar at their side! The possibilities are endless in this theme park.
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Nintendo has shared a nice little trailer for Mario Vs. Donkey Kong on the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo has revealed all of the new content that's coming to the Switch remake of Mario vs Donkey Kong, including two brand-new worlds, a "Casual" difficulty mode, and a two-player mode.
Nintendo has shed light on the new features available in its Mario vs. Donkey remake for Switch.
Nintendo has published the latest trailer for its Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake, confirming new worlds and modes.
A new trailer is available for Nintendo’s Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a remake of the 2004 Game Boy Advance classic coming to Nintendo Switch. It promises over 130 levels and showcases the new content. Check it out below.
Nintendo has released a new trailer and information for Mario vs. Donkey Kong, introducing the game’s 130-plus levels, new worlds, new obstacles, Casual Mode, and local cooperative play.
With the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event nearing, leaks and rumours are now coming out in full force. Samsung is expected to unveil three models as part of its latest flagship lineup - Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. While the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is the top-end smartphone that is expected to get all the bells and whistles, a recent leak suggests that the South Korean giant may bring a big display feature to its lesser siblings as well. This means the Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus may too benefit from it. Know what's coming.
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PLAY #36 is out now! New year, new us – and the bombs implanted within us have nothing to do with it, we swear! After a bit of a delay, Suicide Squad is almost here, so we chat to the devs to dig into the development, plus take a first look at GTA 6, interrogate Capcom on Ace Attorney’s future, and finally dish out awards for the year that was. Who tops the list? Read on for a peek at what’s in store!
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Ahead of the new year, the popular decentralized social media platform Bluesky has rolled out a new update. The Bluesky update 1.61 comes less than a week after the previous update which redesigned the logo to a butterfly and made the posts public for even those who did not have an account on the platform. Now, with the new update, Bluesky has added a new in-app video and music player for links. This player will function like the native player on X (formerly Twitter) where users do not have to leave the platform to play a YouTube video and can instead watch it on the platform. Alongside, Bluesky has also added a ‘Hide Post' feature that allows users to hide the posts they do not want to see.