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Wei Man takes a look at what Nintendo's first- & second-parties have to offer

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Feature: Did You Know?

This little feature showcases little tidbits of information that you may not know about Nintendo, as well as other video-game-related topics. Stay tuned, you might just learn something new and interesting about the gaming industry!

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16 A mysterious Banjo-Kazooie character was to have his own game 5/6/06
15 Nintendo was the reason for the lack of Rare's Stop 'N Swop 11/11/05
14 Two characters in The Twin Snakes named after ones from a 1986 film 8/8/05
13 Super Mario Bros. 2 was a replica of an older Japanese game 7/22/05
12 NES hardware was to look different than it ultimately came to be 6/7/05
11 Goldeneye 007 originally started out as a different kind of shooter 5/9/05
10 Nintendo planned an alternate intro for Ocarina of Time 4/22/05
9 Adult Link was considered to make an appearance in The Wind Waker 4/1/05
8 Nintendo hasn't only been part of the video game and card industries 2/27/05
7 Robin Williams's daughter was named after a Nintendo character 1/16/05
6 Nintendo is actually no stranger to offering online gaming services 1/10/05
5 The original plan was to include about 40 levels in Super Mario 64 12/29/04
4 A nude Samus model was in the N64 version of Super Smash Bros. 12/19/04
3 The Wind Waker was originally the first story of the Zelda series 12/7/04
2 Classic Metroid enemy Kraid was planned to be in Metroid Prime 11/29/04
1 Nintendo founded in 1889, created Hanafuda playing cards 11/21/04

// A mysterious character within the Banjo-Kazooie series was meant to star in his own N64 spin-off...

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