April2018

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  61

  News Nintendo's Online Services Are Down For Russian Users As Officials Block Telegram Messenger

  Collateral damage?

  Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor may have gone a tad overboard while complying with court order to block Telegram messenger in the country.  In an attempt to block servers used to circumvent the ban, Roskomnadzor blacklisted several million addresses used by Google’s and Amazon’s cloud platforms, thus...

  • Tue 17th Apr 2018
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Russia
  • Online
  • 3DS
  • Wii U

February2018

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  21

  News Russian Super Mario Odyssey Commercial Was Created By The "Banana Switch" Team

  Behind the scenes feature reveals more about this important advert

  As 2017 was coming to the end, Nintendo’s Russian division made the surprise decision to produce its own TV commercial for Super Mario Odyssey, a first for the company in that country. The ad, which we’ve covered alongside other tactics designed to win over hearts of many...

  • Thu 8th Feb 2018
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Russia
  • Video
  • Super Mario Odyssey

January2018

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  93

  Feature Nintendo Is Finally Taking One Of The World's Biggest Countries Seriously

  After years in the cold, Russia is finally on Nintendo's map

  Nintendo had a big stand at Comic Con in Russia last year, with Stephanie Corneliussen of Mr Robot fame attending to play a spot of Super Mario Odyssey Last summer, most of the world was surprised to see a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch bundle releasing in Russia and nowhere else –...

  • Thu 4th Jan 2018
  • Features
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Russia

April2017

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  72

  Rumour Russian Nintendo Store Leaks Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle

  Possibly, if it's not an elaborate fake

  We're honestly not 100% sure if this isn't an elaborate fake, but we'll leave it to you to make your own minds up. This Reddit thread makes a convincing argument for the existence of a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle for the Nintendo Switch. The theory is that this will be announced later today in the

  • Wed 12th Apr 2017
  • Mario Kart
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Russia
  • Rumour

October2015

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  35

  News How A 165-Foot Super Mario Mural Helped Heal The Upset Created By Russian Military Propaganda

  Reaching for the stars

  Super Mario celebrates his 30th birthday this year and over those three decades the character has become recognisable to people from all over the world. Such is Mario's fame that when a group of Russian artists known as ArtFacade was commissioned to paint murals across damaged walls exposed by the removal of advertising...

  • Wed 7th Oct 2015
  • Super Mario
  • Russia
  • Artwork

October2014

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  19

  News Moscow Mural Replaces Crimea With Super Mario

  Nintendo's icon spreads a positive message

  Buildings are often used as giant canvasses to spread a message, and while this is mostly general advertising, it's not too uncommon to see a political statement splashed boldly onto a highly visible location. One 19th century residence in Moscow however proudly carries a depiction of Mario himself!...

  • Thu 30th Oct 2014
  • Mario
  • Russia