Nintendo and Daily Briefs (Dec. 28): The Art of Splatoon / PlatinumGames / Mario Fukuwarai

Today’s Nintendo and Daily Briefs: cover of the Art of Splatoon artbook (in much higher quality), but also…

• PlatinumGames
• Mario fukuwarai
• Super Mario Bros. (movie)
• Tool Assisted Speedrun

The Art of Splatoon

A few days ago, Dark Horse Comics announced that they would release the Art of Splatoon artbook in English on June 13th. Here’s the cover of that artbook in much better quality:

Source: Dark Horse Comics

PlatinumGames

Here’s some pictures of the annual End-of-Year party (with the usual bingo) at PlatinumGames:

Mario Fukuwarai

Fukuwarai (known as Lucky Laugh in English) is a game that kids (and sometime adults) play around New Year in Japan. Its goal is pretty simple: you put various parts of a face on a blank face.

Today, Nintendo shared a pdf file to print: it’s a Mario face that kids can play Fukuwarai with. Click here to check it out for yourself!

Super Mario Bros. (movie)

The live-action movie based on Super Mario Bros. is anything but a good movie. But as is often the case with “It’s so bad, it’s so good” movies, Super Mario Bros. gained a cult following over the years, with special screenings at theatres, and more. In fact, the movie will be re-released on Blu-Ray in February, and it’s even getting a Limited Edition with a Steelbook.

Here’s some pictures:

Tool Assisted Speedrun

Here’s the latest Tool Assisted Speedrun for Adventure Island IV, finished in 16:36.64…