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What's streaming this weekend: Indiana Jones, Paris Hilton, Super Mario and 'Ladies of the 80s'
Read full article: What's streaming this weekend: Indiana Jones, Paris Hilton, Super Mario and 'Ladies of the 80s'This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Dove Cameron and Peter Gabriel, Harrison Ford’s last hurrah as Indiana Jones swings onto Disney+ and Elvis will be honored with a starry special “Christmas at Graceland” featuring Post Malone, Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves and Kane Brown.
FREE ‘Little Mermaid’ ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘Cinderella’: Costume fun encouraged at these fall Houston movie events
Read full article: FREE ‘Little Mermaid’ ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘Cinderella’: Costume fun encouraged at these fall Houston movie eventsDiscovery Green has announced its Screen on the Green fall schedule for its free movie events.
Nintendo's profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets a boost from hit film
Read full article: Nintendo's profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets a boost from hit filmNintendo is reporting a 52% increase in profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success of its Super Mario movie and the new Zelda video game.
Sneak peek! Super Nintendo World to officially open at Universal Studios Hollywood in February 2023
Read full article: Sneak peek! Super Nintendo World to officially open at Universal Studios Hollywood in February 2023Super Nintendo World is officially opening at the Universal Studios Hollywood on Feb. 17, 2023, according to a release.
‘Super Mario Bros.’ is coming to the silver screen next year with an all-star cast -- including Chris Pratt
Read full article: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ is coming to the silver screen next year with an all-star cast -- including Chris PrattThe world’s most beloved video game hero of all-time is coming to movie theaters next year with an all-star cast.
Nintendo profits boom as people stuck at home play games
Read full article: Nintendo profits boom as people stuck at home play gamesNintendo’s says its profit for the fiscal year that ended in March jumped 86% on healthy sales of the Switch handheld machine as people staying at home due to the pandemic turned to video games.
Nintendo’s profit soars as pandemic has people playing games
Read full article: Nintendo’s profit soars as pandemic has people playing games(Nintendo, the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games, reported Thursday that its fiscal first half profit more than tripled as passed time while stuck at home during the pandemic playing games. AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)TOKYO – Nintendo, the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games, reported Thursday that its fiscal first half profit more than tripled as passed time while stuck at home during the pandemic playing games. Kyoto-based Nintendo Co.’s profit for the six months through September soared to 213 billion yen ($2 billion), up from 62 billion yen a year ago. Six-month sales soared to 769 billion yen ($7.4 billion) from 444 billion yen. Nintendo raised its full year profit forecast through March to 300 billion yen ($2.9 billion), up from an earlier projection of a 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) profit.
Nintendo profit zooms as virus has homebodies playing games
Read full article: Nintendo profit zooms as virus has homebodies playing gamesAll rights reserved)TOKYO Nintendo Co.'s profit multiplied more than sixfold in April-June as people stuck at home during the pandemic turned to playing video games. Quarterly sales at Kyoto-based Nintendo jumped, doubling to 358 billion yen ($3.4 billion) on-year. Nintendo Switch sales, both of the handheld machines and software games, were zooming amid the pandemic. The company stuck to its previous forecast for a 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) profit for the fiscal year through March 2021. Thats slightly lower than the nearly 259 billion yen Nintendo earned the previous fiscal year.
A vintage Super Mario Bros.' game was sold for $114,000 at a Texas auction
Read full article: A vintage Super Mario Bros.' game was sold for $114,000 at a Texas auctionAn unopened, factory-sealed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. was sold at a Dallas auction for a total of $114,000, breaking previous records for a video game, Dallas Morning News reported. The auction took place at Dallas-based Heritage Auctions Comics and Comic Art event on July 10. The bidder who wished to remain anonymous snagged the vintage copy of the game, released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). We knew this would be a strong live session, but I dont think anybody could have anticipated how much bidding action there was on Heritage Live! These results only verify Heritage Auctions position in this rapidly growing market.Previously, the same game was bidded for $100,150, Dallas Morning News reported.