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The company that gave the world Mario, Link, and Samus is the undisputed champ of the modern console war, with nearly 150 million Switches sold since 2017. But now, speculation is rampant about the company's next console, rumored to launch in 2025.

Nintendo will license its character to new partners, says company president Satoru Iwata. There's a precedent for this: Nintendo has already done the same for arcade games.

Mario Kart 8 will be released in May, Nintendo revealed at a financial briefing in Tokyo today. No word if that includes the Western release as well. (Note: It's worldwide!)

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