Over a month has gone by since the debut of the Nintendo Switch (the inspiration for Season of Switch), and it looks like it's a runaway success - Nintendo's latest console has sold around 1 million units since March 3, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo console! Also, the company announced some new games for the Switch in its April 12th Nintendo Direct. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (also known as Luigi's Mansion 2 in some regions), released for the 3DS in 2013 as a part of the Year of Luigi, had some big shoes to fill as the successor to Luigi's Mansion for the GameCube, released in 2001. The original brought Luigi out of his brother's shadow as he explored a haunted mansion, guided by Professor E. Gadd (pun intended), inventor of the Poltergust 3000 (another pun intended) that Luigi uses to capture ghosts inhabiting the mansion. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon brings Luigi to the aptly…
Welcome to the first-ever Season of Switch post! Kicking off this season is, of course, the launch of the Nintendo Switch itself four days ago; it's been sold out almost everywhere since then. In fact, it's said that the Switch has sold faster than the Wii did in its first few days after launch! While there have been a few hardware (screen bezels scratching when docking) and software (Joy-Con syncing) issues, reviews are mostly positive. The console has real potential, and that will continue to be shown through software fixes and new games that will be released over time. Anyway, it's time for the first game feature: Super Mario Galaxy!
Super Mario Galaxy, released in 2007, holds special significance for me: it's the first Mario game I ever played. I was drawn in by its stunning, bright graphics, motion-control-powered gameplay, and the story, and I had to know more about and play more…
I'm back in the month of February! You know what that means...Mario Sports Mix came out yesterday in the UK, and will come out in TWO DAYS in North America. Mario Sports Mix already came out in January at Australia, Asia, and Europe, and came out in NOVEMBER 2010 in Japan! As the last Mario Sports Mix article said, Mario Sports Mix allows you to play four sports as all of your favorite Mario characters, in some familiar Mario places. You can also play as your Miis from the Mii Channel on the Wii. There are also some guest appearances from characters of Square Enix games. Check it out! Find out more about Mario Sports Mix at its website, https://mariosportsmix.nintendo.com, and the Super Mario Wiki page about it, https://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Sports_Mix.
Happy Martin Luther King Day and 2011! Sorry it has been so long since I last wrote (in 2010). Back in good old Summer '09, I wrote a Blog entry on the old The E Club, since Luigi was in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle of that day. If I remember correctly, the clue was "Brother of Nintendo's Mario". Who wouldn't be able to figure that one out? Too bad I accidentally deleted the original entry.
So, in today's NY Times Crossword (January 17, 2011), I saw another clue about Luigi. It said something like, "Video game Mario's brother". It basically says the same thing, right? So, why did I post this entry all along?
Right next to that clue, there was another clue, that said something like, "Adventure with Captain Kirk". Wow! A Mario clue and a Star Trek clue...right next to each other! It took me a while to figure out that clue, but I realized the answer was "Trek". It's weird...two clues…
Nintendo just keeps thinking of ideas for new games! As a big Mario fan, I, E, am updating myself for new Mario game updates. If you are like me, you should get the same answer in this question: Is Super Mario Galaxy 2 the last Mario game released for a while?
A. True | B. False
If you picked B, surprisingly, you are correct! Today, I searched Nintendo's data to find a new Mario game that will be released in 2011. It is called Mario Sports Mix! It is another one of those jazzed-up Mario sports games for the Wii, that features basketball, volleyball, hockey, and dodgeball, played Mario style, with power-ups and Mario characters. In this game, you can play as: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Toad, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Bowser, and Bowser Jr. You will also see non-playable characters like Shy Guys and Lakitus. The setting of these sports are played at familiar places…
Today was an exciting day for me, even though it hardly started, because I finally got the 242nd Star in Super Mario Galaxy 2! As shown in the last Blog entry, Grandmaster Galaxy is the last galaxy in the whole game, after you collect all 120 stars and green stars, it's unlocked. It took me a long time to beat the Grandmaster Prankster Comet, The Perfect Run with Mario, but a Nunchuk glitch made Mario fall off. Finally, I beat it as Luigi. Also, this September, It's Mario's birthday and the release of the first "unofficial" Star Trek episode! In November, it's Luigi's birthday!
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You may have noticed that I haven't been writing on here or The E Club World lately. That is because I was playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 for a very long time, and in fact, beat it! Here are some things that may help you in this game. The Final Galaxy: Grandmaster!
How to get it: Get 240/242 Stars, Green Stars included, and the secret galaxy will open up in World S. This is unlike Super Mario Galaxy, where Grand Finale Galaxy, unlocked after all 120 Stars are collected, is the easiest galaxy in the game; Grandmaster Galaxy is the HARDEST galaxy in the game! (See videos below)
Grandmaster Galaxy: The Ultimate Test
Grandmaster Galaxy: The Perfect Run
As you may know, the sequel to the famous Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, is out NOW. Did you reserve it in advance, like video game stores like GameStop provide for only $5, and are curious of the NEW, cool worlds that await you? Well, I was also curious, and I have done some research on it, starting when I searched "Mario" in the first Yahoo! Search bar and the Super Mario Galaxy 2 Website came up. It has provided The E Club with secret Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Transmissions." Here are the "Transmissions," some cool clips from the game. Transmissions 1-6
Transmission 15 (Look Familiar?)
Transmission 16: THE LAST ONE!
Do you like the game New Super Mario Bros. Wii? Well, this article and the New Super Mario Bros. Wii article on The E Club Lite are dedicated to this new game and will show you videos of each world! Here's how the system of the videos goes: If the world has 4 parts to it, 2 parts of the world will be shown on The E Club, and the other 2 will be shown on The E Club Lite.If the world has 3 parts to it, two parts will be shown on The E Club and 1 will be shown on The E Club Lite, and if there's another 3 part world, The E Club Lite will have 2 parts on it, and The E Club will have 1. Enjoy!
World 1: 2 Parts
See the other two exciting parts of W-1 on The E Club Lite!
Do you need help on the game Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story? This article is made for all of the tough stuff! Based on E's experiences in this game, read some of the info and try it out on your game. If one topic says: (Mario and Luigi), the info is something you will do with Mario and Luigi. For Bowser, it will say (Bowser). If it says (Bowser and Mario Bros.), it is where Bowser and the Mario Bros. work together. (Mario and Luigi) In the Bowser Castle, there is a "Preservation Room." There are switches with shapes on them that have a square, a circle, a triangle, and there is a green button on the door. With the Mario Bros.' hammers, press the following combination of buttons: Square, square, circle, triangle, triangle, triangle, then door.The doors will open up, and you battle aliens called Shroobs. The recommended item is Snack Basket, which can be unlocked by having the…
Hey, Mario fans! Do you want more Mario fun on The E Club? Well, this is one of the articles to read! This one is about the new, animated, 3rd in the Mario and Luigi RPG series game I tried out called "Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story." It is for the DS and the DSi. It is when there's an evil mad scientist called Fawful who gives the mushroom-like creatures, Toads, a disease called the Blorbs. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and other Toads have a meeting to try to stop the Blorbs, but Bowser comes in and inhales the Toads, Mario, Luigi, and Peach. Now, the Mario Bros. must work together to get Peach, the Toads, and themselves out of Bowser's body, and get rid of the Blorbs. You can play as both Bowser and the Mario Bros. There are lots of forms of Fawful in Bowser's Inside Story, so if you want to see them and have rare gameplay as the one and only Koopa King, GET THE GAME!
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Do you like New Super Mario Bros. DS and want some info on it? Well, you came to the right place! Below this writing is a link to the official New Super Mario Bros. website! There is a "New Strategy" tab that shows you all of the secrets and star coins in 4 out of the 80 levels. Want more New Super Mario Bros. fun? Around Christmas 2009, New Super Mario Bros. Wii came out. It's the sequel to the DS game. I have it and wrote another Blog entry summarizing it.Do you want to be Luigi on the adventure mode of New Super Mario Bros. DS? All you need to do is highlight your account, press and hold L and R, and then select your account by pressing A. You will hear Luigi saying his name, and you can play as Luigi. Want more info on New Super Mario Bros. DS? Click here to go to the New Super Mario Bros. DS website!
Are you a Super Mario fan? Well, this is a good time to be one because new Mario games like Super Mario Galaxy 2, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii are coming out. Also, a Super Mario MOVIE came out on movie vending machines called Redbox on July 28, 2009. Get it today at Redbox machines! It is called Super Mario World: Yoshi the Superstar. It has some episodes with Yoshi in them from the Super Mario World TV series in it.
Do you like Star Trek? Do you like Mario? I am a big fan of both. I played over 7 Mario Games, which include Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario 64 DS, New Super Mario Bros. DS, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and some Mario flash games. If you want to know where you can find Mario flash game sites and Star Trek info, click on a link below*: (They are all approved by E, and the second to last link is Star Trek.com, and the last link is Star Trek Eleven's official site!) http://www.mariogames1.com/categories/1/mario-games.html
http://www.oyunlar1.com/mariogames.asp
http://www.craziness.com/
http://www.startrek.com/
http://www.startrekmovie.com/
Enjoy these sites!
*There are more Mario flash game links on other pages on The E Club!