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@nintendosouthwales.bsky.social

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We are long-running independent community group for Welsh Nintendo fans. We host free monthly Nintendo Switch and retro gaming events in Cardiff and Swansea

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Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 17d

🦔🏁 Race across land, sea, air, and space at our free local event at @cardiff-hub.bsky.social Central Library on Sat, 11 Oct. 11am to 5pm

🎮 #SonicRacingCrossWorlds Tourney
🎮 #LittleNightmaresIII Showcase
🎮 Nintendo Switch 2 & Retro Free Play
🎮 Mystery Activity

www.facebook.com/events/13382...

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Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 53m

🔵🟣 #PokémonHorizons: Season 3 comes to #BBCiPlayer 27th October

A year after events in Laqua, Liko, Roy, and Dot discover a curious pink mist affecting Pokémon. Can they unravel this mystery and rebuild the Rising Volt Tacklers?

youtube.com/watch?v=JE46...

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 17h

🛍️❓ NSW Poll - If you could only have one permanent physical UK store, #Nintendo Store or a #Pokemon Center, what would you choose?

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 21h

⚫️🟢 1 week until we return to Lumiose City in #PokemonLegendsZA

Pre-load is rolling out for those who pre-ordered a digital copy. Still considering the physical version?

Get the Switch 2 ver. for £49.49 or the Switch ver. for £42.29 with #Currys ⬇️

www.currys.co.uk/search?q=Pok...

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 1d

🎮🌐 Nintendo adds a trio of classic titles to #SNES #NintendoSwitchOnline

🔴 Mario & Wario
🔴 Fatal Fury Special
🔴 Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

Joy-Con 2 Mouse (Nintendo Switch 2) or a compatible USB Mouse (Nintendo Switch) is required to play

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 1d

🍰🥳 You said it Jimmy! Taking a day off for birthday

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 2d

🔴🔵🟡 Nintendo's mysterious 'Close to You' animated short may be #Pikmin related

- Pikmin squeak heard when Mum exits
- Pikmin leitmotifs
- 2 Pikmin pull dummy to and fro at 1 min
- Pikmin Bloom says "Pikmin invisible to humans"
- Red Pikmin in background at 1:38

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoI1...

Close to You – Nintendo

YouTube video by Nintendo UK

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Illustration: a portrait of Rieko Kodama with some of the games she has worked on. The dominant colors are yellow, purple and red. Counterclockwise from top left: Rieko Kodama, Alis and Lutz from Phantasy Star, Sonic in a maze, Alex Kidd and his motorbike next to Flicky on a waterfront pier, Joe Musashi and his dog near the Statue of Liberty facing a skyline, the three playable characters from Golden Axe seen from behind on the edge of a cliff, and one of the flying ships from Skies of Arcadia.

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Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 2d

🦔🌎 #SonicRacingCrossWorlds #Minecraft DLC launches 8th October

DLC adds 3 new playable racers in Steve, Alex, and Creeper, plus a new Minecraft track and vehicle

Also, a “Minecraft Festival” event runs from 9th to 11th October. Players do not need the DLC to participate

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Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 3d

⭐️🎵 #NintendoMusic Update: The doors of the #PaperMarioTheThousandYear Door music vault have been well and truly blown off!

275 tracks from the Nintendo Switch version and 111 songs from the classic GameCube release original have been added to the app

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 3d

🇬🇧📊 #SuperMarioGalaxy 1 + 2 launches inside the top 3 of the latest UK weekly video game retail chart

▪️ 7 of the top 10 are on Switch 2 and Switch
▪️ 55% of FF Tactics: TIC boxed sales were on Switch
▪️ 35% of Sonic Racing's boxed sales were on Switch

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 4d

🎮❓ What are you playing this #weekend?

Taking an enhanced nostalgia trip through a pair of intergalactic Super Mario classics, battling your way through the world of Ivalice, or something else?

#SuperMarioGalaxy #FinalFantasyTactics #SonicRacingCrossWorlds #Splatoon3

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 5d

🏁🌐 If you're up at an unholy hour on Sunday morning, you can watch the #NintendoLive: #MarioKartWorld: Invitational 2025 stream from Japan

📺 General Tournament - 8:00am UK
youtu.be/h92Htze5trQ

📺 Parents & Kids Tournament - 5:30am UK
youtu.be/PFDktkZs7WM

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 5d

🦔🏁 1 week until our free local event @cardiff-hub.bsky.social on 11 Oct. 11am-5pm

Sign-up on day or pre-reg for tourneys via
www.facebook.com/groups/Ninte...

🎮 Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Tourney
🎮 Little Nightmares III
🎮 Game & Wario: Islands Tourney
🎮 Switch 2 & Retro
🎁 Prizes
☕️ Free tea & coffee

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Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 5d

🎮❓ The revamped Nintendo Classics section on #NintendoSwitchOnline makes us yearn for a unified #NintendoClassics app housing tabulated libraries for all 7 of the individual retro apps currently available

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 6d

🌪️🌧️ #StormAmy hammering #Wales this weekend

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 6d

🟡🟢 Shout-out to the lucky Trainers visiting the #PokemonTCG: Mega Evolution & #PokemonTCGPocket Museum Pop-up in Westfield London this weekend

We do love ourselves a stamp rally

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 6d

🏁🎁 Team-based online #HatsuneMiku Festival event is live in #SonicRacingCrossWorlds until 6th October

Rack up points to obtain special gadgets, titles, and decals

Sadly, the World Match online mode is disabled during the Festival period

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 7d

🦔🏁 The mystery is over! We'll be hosting both #SonicRacingCrossWorlds and #GameandWario: Islands Tournaments at our free #Cardiff Central Library event on Saturday, 11th October

Find out more at⬇️

www.facebook.com/events/13382...

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Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 7d

⚫️🟢 2 weeks to go until we embark on an all-new adventure in Lumiose City in #PokemonLegendsZA

🛒 Get the Nintendo Switch 2 ver. for £49.49 or the Nintendo Switch ver. for £42.29 when you pre-order with Currys ⬇️

www.currys.co.uk/search?q=Pok...

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 8d

🪐⭐️ Two classic cosmic Super Mario adventures have landed on #NintendoSwitch. Here's a look at the review scores for #SuperMarioGalaxy + #SuperMarioGalaxy2

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 8d

🎮🗓️ It's a new month of #NintendoSwitch2 | #NintendoSwitch releases. What's on your wishlist for #October?

#MarioGalaxy #LittleNightmaresIII #Persona3 #PokemonLegendsZA #OnceUponAKatamari #DragonQuest #MinaTheHollower #Jackbox #YookaReplaylee #MortalKombat #BallxPit

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 8d

⚔️🛒 #Bandai to release fully-licensed The Legend of #Zelda miniature collectible weapons set in late February 2026

Sadly, the collection is exclusive to Japan so finding an online retailer that has them in stock is the only way to get your hands on these at present

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 9d

🏁🌐 Watch the #MarioKartWorld Invitational 2025 livestream from Japan this Sunday, 5th Oct

Feat. UK and EU reps from #MK8D EU Champs 2023 and the general public

📺 General Tourney - 8am UK
youtu.be/h92Htze5trQ

📺 Parents & Kids Tourney - 5:30am UK
youtu.be/PFDktkZs7WM

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 9d

⭐️🏁 My Nintendo Store UK unveils #KirbyAirRiders reusable cup pre-order bonus item and plushie bundles

store.nintendo.co.uk/en/kirby-air...

Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 9d

⭐️📔 #Amazon Pre-Order Deal: Get 19% off Rosalina's Storybook

This hardcover storybook from #fSuperMarioGalaxy arrives 25th November 2025

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1506754902

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