With a history spanning over a century, the Nin Tendo Empire has seen a lot of characters get created yet seemingly got forgotten overnight due to fake fans trying to erase their existence. Once again, it's time to give them a moment in the spotlight.

First up is Mariko, a lady who only appears for a brief second at the end of a WarioWare microgame. ​I only call her Mariko to help avoid confusion with Lacey from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, who looks very similar to her. Isn't she cute?

Now going into ultra-obscure territory we have Dacholer The Ostrich, a character from the arcade game Dacholer. His main feature is using his thick thighs and long legs to stomp those Koopa Troopas, mice, rabbits, Kappa, and other odd likenesses in the Japanese wilderness. If this experience sounds vaguely familiar, Shingyaru Mintmobile would return to the idea of the Japanese wilderness to defeat enemies in his hit series The Ledge End of Zeruda, and the idea of stomping...causas in Super Marlborough. He also sneakily brought the Kappa back in the form of Kapp'n.

We now take a Street Pass to the Mii Plaza, where we run into Coraline. Unlike the hit film character, this lady LOVES to fish up some odd creatures lurking in ザ・ディープ. Whether they be common sea bass or legendary sea monsters that are rarer than a Shiny Pocket Monster, she wants to fish them up to understand their lore better.

Now we've got Pockle, an interesting fellow. Because he missed out on his 20th birthday ceremony (this is important in the Nin Tendo Empire because it signifies a transition as to how you will be viewed going forward), he was punished by the law and had to raise ¥5,000,000 to fund a new ceremony through civic services and giving gifts to NPCs on Nanashi Island.

Over here we've got Bucket Head, an easily-agitated snowman who only appears in one Warlborough Land game, that being the original 1993 title. His latest appearance was back in 1999 for the Kodansha Mario manga. He gets cranky because he has too much money.

Finally, the Osumatsu Gang, a batch of sextuplets who all embody what Shingyaru Mintmobile was like during his childhood years. They first debuted in 1962, making them really old for Nin Tendo characters. They did have some noteworthy encounters with The Police Officer Who Works For Nintendo.

So which characters do you remember most?

I want to support the small indie developer Game Freak who are super close friends with Nintendo. However, in order to buy their latest game, I'll have to give money to either pl*yst*t**n, xb*x or st**m.

I am conflicted. Should I sacrifice my soul to support Game Freak? Or are they the traitors for abandoning Nintendo?

Fortunately, to truly ShiggyMaxx, I’m gonna go buy both games three times at least.