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GeekFact: The Nintendo DSi originally released in 5 colours;
• Mario Red
• Luigi Green
• Luigi’s Teeth White
• Luigi’s Overalls Blue
• Luigi’s Large Intestine Maroon

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GeekFact: The name “Nintendo DS”, in full, stands for
“Never Instruct Nintendo To Ever Not Discontinue Online Digital Storefronts”

This is suspected to be a contributing factor for DS games being among the most pirated games in history.

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@Xploshi Hey, gaming fan! Please don’t discredit us. here’s the original post for anyone curious! https://t.co/TcMoLObO6F

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Recently disclosed letters between Sega and Nintendo during the height of the 90s console wars reveal that things between the two video game companies was more tense than previously thought.

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Despite being the subject of much debate, it would seem the source of lag in Koroko Forest is indeed related to the giant, high-poly cube in the sky.

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In an interview with Eurogamer, Miyamoto shared details about Pikmin 4's development:
"We initially had planned for the game to release on the Wii U and it was nearly completed, but I realized last minute that there wasn't a dog in it. We then spent 8 years designing the dog."

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An Elemental spinoff staring beloved character “Gale” has been announced by Pixar. Will you be watching?

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According to a recent press release from Nintendo, Luigi has been paroled after 6 years in prison. Do you think this is deserved?

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Note the fabricated game review for a non existent magazine on the box art.
It’s said that Miyamoto was NOT impressed with the graphic designer responsible and fired him personally!!

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As part of Nintendo’s initiative to represent other cultures, “Wario Kitchen”, a cooking simulator themed around Indian cuisine, was fully developed but was ultimately destroyed when somebody spilled a large quantity of piping hot chicken korma on an office server tower.

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Miscreant “Parts Simpson” has been removed in a recent software patch of The Simpsons Season 11 DVD.
Do you agree with this decision?

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@handsplasticx Unfortunately, this is a hoax! For true information about this matter, see here:
https://t.co/6uil4jzAPM

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On the 14th of August 2008, a mysterious rerun of the Family Guy episode “Long John Peter” included a noseless Brian in the intro, with only eyewitness accounts and forum posts serving as proof it ever happened.

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@Xploshi Hello game fan! 👋
we’re sorry to hear that some people have such a ridiculous lack of taste :(
That said, please stop claiming to be affiliated with our brand! It’s bad for our reputation 😄

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Ever wondered what Sonic The Hedgehog would be like in 8 bit? 😄 🎮 👾

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@RMaster007 Hello RMaster! The picture is an artist’s interpretation of the incident. As stated, no actual images of noseless brian are known to exist.

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On the 14th of August 2008, a mysterious rerun of the Family Guy episode “Long John Peter” included a noseless Brian in the intro, with only eyewitness accounts and forum posts serving as proof it ever happened.

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@durrettperson Hello Cole! The picture is an artist’s interpretation of the incident. As stated, no actual images of noseless brian are known to exist.

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If you have footage of the anomalous Noseless Brian, please reply with it here!

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Recently disclosed letters between Sega and Nintendo during the height of the 90s console wars reveal that things between the two video game companies was more tense than previously thought.

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LEAK: During development of Splatoon 3, Big Man was internally known as “Big Mandibles” as he was originally intended to be a giant stag beetle. When the developers realised all the stag beetles in the office fish tank had drowned, the character was dramatically overhauled.

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In 2007, to promote the Wii, 600 Shigeru Miyamoto lookalikes were scattered around the US and tasked to climb into the windows of American homes to set up a Wii and covertly record the resident’s reactions upon discovering the console. 537 of the Miyamotos were arrested.