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Los Angeles, United States (AFP) – Nintendo’s first theme park outside of its native Japan will open in California next month, just weeks before Mario gets the big-screen treatment in a major new Hollywood film. Super Nintendo World will be part of Universal Studios Hollywood — an amusement park that is traditionally home to rides based on film and TV franchises from “Waterworld” to “Harry Potter.” But with the video game industry now eclipsing movies in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nintendo shares surged more than five percent on Wednesday after the game giant said it would release a Super Mario app for iPhones next month. The stock price rose as much as 5.5 percent to 26,215 yen before closing the morning session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange up 4.38 percent at 25,950 yen. Shares in Nintendo, creator of the Pokemon franchise, have been on a tear since the July release of […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nintendo skyrocketed in early trade Thursday after the Japanese gaming giant and Apple announced that an exclusive Super Mario game will be available on iPhones later this year. The Tokyo-listed stock surged 18 percent to 29,200 yen ($287) in response to the news. Apple and Nintendo jointly announced that “Super Mario Run”, featuring Nintendo’s iconic game character, would be sold in App stores for exclusive use on the US firm’s hugely […]
