voice of... it's a me, mario! woo—hoo! and luigi too! haw—haw! and wario! and baby luigi! and baby mario! let's go! ya—hoo! and that was charles martinet, the voice of mario, nintendo's most famous character. and he's helping us to introduce ninty‘s brand—new games console. it's a little bit different as you might expect and marc has been trying it out. nintendo switch is an unusual games console because it does a couple of different things. firstly it's a portable machine. it's got this tablet like touchscreen with a 720p resolution, it can be played out and about on the move and then when it docks in this little station here, like mario after he has chowed down on those power—boosting mushrooms, it supercharges the machine graphics capabilities up to 1080p full hd and can be played using a normal television becoming a home console. the controllers, which nintendo has dubbed joycons, can slide off the side of the portable unit and they can be configured in a couple of different ways. the individualjoycon parts can be used for multiplayer and when it's docked, the player ca

, mice, madness, and... mario? it's a me, mario! woohoo! driving stateside can be a liberating experience. wide roads, big trucks, massive cars, but add 999 big trucks, massive cars, but add egg desert bottleneck like las vegas, it can be frustrating. —— at it. come on. beeping. but today i am driving an audi with more brainpower under the hood, sorry, bonnet. there is extra information about the speed limitand it is extra information about the speed limit and it also is telling me there is a red light that will turn green in about 30 seconds up ahead. three, two, one. green. the car is connected to las vegas‘s traffic management centre over ag. it reports its position and be centre tells them how long until the next light turns green. it informs me about the left light if i turn left instead. and around we go. 0ne about the left light if i turn left instead. and around we go. one of the advantages, says audi, is that it isa the advantages, says audi, is that it is a bit ofa the advantages, says audi, is that it is a bit of a stress and tension relief as you know you have

for click. this week, mice, madness, and... ..mario? it's—a me, mario! whoo—hoo! driving stateside can be a liberating experience. wide roads, big trucks, massive cars, but at a desert bottleneck like las vegas, it can be ever so slightly frustrating. beep, beep! come on. but today i am driving an audi with a little more brainpower under the hood — sorry, bonnet. there is extra information about the current speed limit, and it also is telling me there is a red light that will turn green in about 30 seconds up ahead. three, two, one. here we go. the car is connecting to las vegas‘s traffic management center over ag. it reports its position, and the centre tells them how long until the next light turns green. indicate left, and the centre informs me about the left light instead. and round we go. one of the advantages, says audi, is that it is a bit of a stress and tension relief as you know you have some time before the light goes green, so there is no point getting impatient. at the moment, this is only available in certain models of car, and only in las vegas, because this city

future. hello, and the voice of mario. luigi, you always put me last! and that was charles martin eight, the voice of mario, nintendo‘s most famous carrier —— character. he is helping us to introduce a brand—new games console. it‘s a little bit different. and mark has been trying it out. nintendo switch is an unusual games console because it does a couple of different things. firstly, it‘s a portable machine. it's firstly, it‘s a portable machine. it‘s got this tablet like a touch—screen. it can be played out and about and on the move. then, when it docks with this little station here, like mario, after he has chowed down on mushrooms, it supercharges the machine. it can be played using a normal television, becoming a home console. the controllers can slide off the site of the portable unit. they can be configured in a couple of different ways. the individual parts can be used for multiplayer. when it has docked, the player can use a separate controller or plug the phones into a battery pack, turning them into this beast. the controllers have a number of different cont

is about alternative. they have shoved mario over. when the iphone seven launched, there was huge excitement when nintendo realised smartphones had happened. they shot to the top of the charts. research was quite poor and people pointed out it had a lot of issues but i think they are missing a trick. sega is making huge amounts of money on royalties from old games. people of my generation have lots of affection and love for mario and zelda. when they did finally bring mario out they brought it very cautiously. they did it baby steps. it's very defensive, the way nintendo is operating. it's the old market, we have the hardware. this machine doesn't even use disks, its cartridges. on the other side, it has infrared motion sensors and you can use hand play, to play paper, scissors, rock. it's got me excited! it looks interesting, but if we rewind back to the original wii, which was a huge and unexpected success , which was a huge and unexpected success, it was a relatively cheap machine. families could get it for christmas. but $300 is a difficult sell. we appreciate you coming in an

future. hello, i'm charles martinet and i'm the voice of... it's a me, mario! woo—hoo! and luigi too! haw—haw! and wario! and baby luigi! and baby mario! let's go! ya—hoo! and that was charles martinet, the voice of mario, nintendo's most famous character. and he's helping us to introduce ninty‘s brand—new games console. it's a little bit different as you might expect and marc's been trying it out. nintendo switch is an unusual games console because it does a couple of different things. firstly it's a portable machine. it's got this tablet like touchscreen with a 720p resolution, it can be played out and about on the move and then when it docks in this little station here, like mario after he has chowed down on those power—boosting mushrooms, it supercharges the machine graphics capabilities up to 1080p full hd and can be played using a normal television becoming a home console. the controllers, which nintendo has dubbed joycons, can slide off the side of the portable unit and they can be configured in a couple of different ways. the individualjoycon parts can be used for m

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the first party games, super mario, zelda... they seem strong with that. the real test will be with third—party publishers, ubisoft, etc. in that regard, the presentation has shown off some good things. we had but as the come on saying that switch would have skyrim. —— bethesda. also fifa will come to it as well. and you advise technology fans to buy or not to buy. what do you recommend? with something like the switch, we have to see what the full launch looks like. zelda looks like a good launch game. but it is not quite enough to recommend an entire game system. 0k. thank you very much for coming in, john. have a good day and have a good weekend. let me leave you with two stories before we go. samsung chief jay y lee has been questioned for over 22 hours on suspicion of bribery in a corruption scandal involving president park geun—hye. the south korean special prosecutor's office is investigating whether samsung provided $25 million to a business and foundations backed by park's friend in exchange for the national pension funds support for a 2015 merger of two samsung comp

you risk, mario longueuil, elon musk, kevin plank, mark sutton, wendell weeks, writes previous, steve bannon and senior adviser stephen miller. the breakfast was an opportunity for the presidency hear directly from america's top business leaders about the challenges they face. and taking suggestions about policies and actions that can be taken to help them create jobs. policies and actions that can be taken to help them createjobs. the meeting included a really great exchange of ideas and the president has decided to reconvene the group ina has decided to reconvene the group in a month and then have them meet ona in a month and then have them meet on a quarterly basis. the president's vision is to initiate her trade deals that initiate jobs. you has appointed a tough trade experts who will fight on behalf of workers. the president will be taking several steps today. first was a presidential memorandum withdrawing the united states on the transpacific partnership, tpp is more the latter an agreement which includes the united states and 11 other countries. as the president has sa

live with an audience so it's quite exciting. james is actually blinking to control the mario game. you can see that on these screens in the front there. james is using just one sensor. it's picking up the muscles that move when he blinks his eyes. and in response he is playing this video game. we are looking at this, for example, if any of you have done an ice bucket challenge, we are hoping this can help als patients communicate with their computer. this summer we had a man who couldn't move or speak because he was locked in, playing a video game by blinking his eyes. that's what they are hoping to move towards. james, you are blinking good at this game, can i say! thank you very much. applause. we've got chris on a bike. what are we looking at here? what chris is doing is with the band similar to what he wore with the arm. the chain on the bicycle is shifting in response to him twitching his arms, so he's changing gears without moving his fingers at all. a huge round of applause for our brilliant guests! professor v and his team! applause. we all love furry animals, nice, fluffy furr

—off. a woman's been charged with kidnapping. and in half an hour: mice, madness and mario. all the latest goings—on in the tech world in click. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is warning gps they could face funding cuts if they don't keep surgeries open for longer to meet demand from patients. the government says many people are going to hard—pressed accident and emergency departments because they can't get gp appointments. doctors‘ leaders accuse the government of failing to address an nhs funding crisis. our political correspondent, tom barton, reports. waiting time targets missed. hospitals declaring major alerts. the news from the nhs last week wasn't good. now there's a suggestion from number ten that part of the cause is that family doctors just aren't open for long enough. a downing street spokesman said, "it is increasingly clear that a large number of surgeries are not providing the access that patients need and that patients are suffering as a result". and so ministers are proposing withholding extra funding from gps who can't show they're

costing too much. and in half an hour, mice, madness and mario — all the latest goings on in the tech world in click. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is to set out her vision of how she'll approach negotiations to leave the european union. in a speech on tuesday, theresa may will outline plans which some are seeing as a signal she wants to pull out of the single market. but the chancellor says that could force the uk to change its economic model, comments which have prompted labour leaderjeremy corbyn to suggest that britain will be reduced to a "strange entity". our political correspondent, tom bateman, said mrs may wants to create the image of a truly global britain. she will give this big speech on tuesday. there will be other eu ambassadors there representing those governments we will be negotiating with, and also britain's own negotiating team. we had downing street put out some of the lines we know she will say. she will say this is about being a truly global britain, about being able to go out to other parts of the world and hammer out free—trade deal

, mario soares, who has died at the age of 92. as a left—wing lawyer, mr soares was jailed under the military—backed regime, before becoming the country's first democratically—elected prime minister. three days of national mourning will start on monday. stay with us here on bbc news because it still to come their sour, we look at what is behind the rising number of hot and destructive mega— fires in the united states. at least a0 people have been killed by a massive bomb in a fuel tanker in syria. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, although so—called islamic state is suspected. the blast ripped through a central market in the town of azaz, which lies on the border with turkey. from neighbouring lebanon, alex forsyth sent this report. fear, panic and chaos, the aftermath of this morning's explosion. many were killed, others wounded, by the attack outside a courthouse in a busy commercial district in the centre of the city. translation: a car bomb went off in the city centre, near civilians. there are no fighters here. all of them are civilians. as rescue worke

president and prime minister of portugal, mario soares, has died at the age of 92. as a left—wing lawyer, mr soares was jailed then exiled during the right—wing dictatorship that ruled portugal up to 197a. mr soares became the country's first democratically elected prime minister and also served as president later. the former human rights lawyer nana akufo—addo has been sworn in as the new president of ghana. several african heads of state were in the capital accra for the ceremony. the peaceful handover of power is being seen as a success for democracy in africa, where leaders are often reluctant to step down. here's what the new president and some of the crowd had to say. we are adventurous people who are in a hurry for success. i have no doubt that the gallops, energy, sense of enterprise and innovation of the canadians can be harnessed to make ghana the place where dreams come true. i am sure he will reduce taxes with one district, one tax, he will help create more employment.” with one district, one tax, he will help create more employment. i think we need to get more i

, mice, madness and mario — all the latest goings on in the tech world in click. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has accused the government of threatening a "trade war" with europe if it doesn't get the deal it wants over brexit. he was responding to comments by the chancellor, phillip hammond, who told a german newspaper that britain wouldn't "lie down wounded" if it no longer had access to the single market and hinted that corporation tax could be cut in response. on tuesday, theresa may is due to reveal details of her brexit strategy. 0ur political correspondent tom bateman reports. under pressure to reveal a plan for brexit, theresa may will hope to answer her critics this week, calling for unity and an end to insults over leaving the eu. injune, people voted for change, and a change is going to come. when she first detailed her thinking on brexit, the prime minister said it must mean control of immigration policy and ministers with the power to strike global trade deals. her speech on tuesday seems likely to reflect that, which many int

portugal, mario soares — regarded as a father of the country's democracy — has died at the age of 92. mr soares played a key role after the 1974 carnation revolution — a military coup that put an end to decades of right—wing dictatorship. two years later he became the country's first democratically elected prime minister, when the socialist party swept to power. he went on to serve a second term and 10 years as president. the repair bill to fix the country's potholes could soon reach £14 billion. that's according to councils in england and wales, who say the government should pay for the repairs from fuel duty. the government says it's already putting £250 million into fixing the problem, but the local government association says that's not enough, as duncan kennedy reports. councils fix 2 million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. but it never seems to be enough. now, the councils claim the repair bill could soon reach £14 billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, a pothole every five seconds in this co

. tributes are being paid to the former president and prime minister of portugal, mario soares, who has died at the age of 92. as a left—wing lawyer, mr soares was jailed under the military—backed regime, before becoming the country's first democratically—elected prime minister. three days of national mourning will start on monday. two people have been arrested after a smoke bomb was let off during a protest outside harrods department store in central london. the protest, which blocked roads in the knightsbridge area was organised by the union that represents hospitality workers in the store — as part of a row over tips. sarah harris has this report. chanting, a smoke bomb and arrests — not what is expected on saturday in the heart of knightsbridge. this demonstration was in support of harrods restaurant staff, who it is claimed are not allowed to keep most of their tips. just the day before yesterday, they did admit they had been taking 50%. they didn't give any explanation why they were taking 50%. that 50% figure is refuted by staff, and we have had access to internal records of

. in other news: the former president and prime minister of portugal, mario soares, has died at the age of 92. as a left—wing lawyer, mr soares was jailed under the military—backed regime, before becoming the country's first democratically—elected prime minister. there's been an argument in england over the state of the national health service. the british red cross says there is a humanitarian crisis in english hospitals, but managers deny the claim. last week, over a0 accident and emergency departments had to send ambulances to other hospitals, because they were too full to deal with more patients. in beijing, a new team of environmental police will try to reduce levels of toxic smog engulfing the chinese capital. they'll look for local sources of air pollution, such as open—air barbeques. there's also a plan to reduce coal consumption by thirty %. many residents have been forced to stay in their homes for days at a time over the past month to avoid breathing the polluted air. the president of ivory coast says he's reached a deal to end a mutiny in the army. the defence mi

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and prime minister of portugal, mario soares, who is regarded as a father of the country's democracy, has died at the age of 92. mr soares played a key role after the 1974 carnation revolution, a military coup that put an end to decades of right—wing dictatorship. two years later he became the country's first democratically elected prime minister, when the socialist party swept to power. he went on to serve a second term and 10 years as president. at least 18 people have died in flooding in southern thailand. thousands of villages have been cut off and submerged after a week of heavy rain and floods. flights, trains and bus services have been disrupted in the south of the country. the country's meteorological department has warned that the unseasonal downpour will continue for at least another two days. the repair bill to fix the country's potholes could soon reach £14 billion. that's according to councils in england and wales who say the government should pay for the repairs from fuel duty. the government says it's already putting £250 million into fixing the problem, but the lo

, smartphone gaming, they have dire —— barely touch that. they brought in a mario at in 0ctober they brought in a mario at in october but no more than that. the nintendo brand has been staying away from mobile gaming, perhaps because it did not want to eat into its own mobile market with the 3ds and others. they have sold millions of those. it is understandable perhaps why it nintendo did not want to get into that. they released three apps last year, pokemon go which was the cessation of the year, that was —— that with the sensation of the year, maria cabrera run broke records and force the nintendo share price up the roof. trackback the roof. —— force the nintendo share price up the roof. —— mario runner. in other business stories we're following today. male motorists typically pay £101 more a yearfor their car insurance than women, according to the comparison site confused.com. the site says the gap had widened compared with a year earlier, even though insurers are banned from specifically considering gender when setting premiums. luxury retailer fortnum & mason has reported a

exciting. so james is actually blinking to control the mario character, and you can see that on these screens in the front there. james is using just one sensor. it's picking up the muscles that move when he brings his eyes and in response he is playing this video game. so we are looking at this, for example, if any of you have done an ice bucket challenge, we are hoping this can help als patients communicate with their computer. in fact, this summer we had a man who couldn't move or speak because he was locked in, playing a video game just by blinking his eyes. that's one thing we are hoping to move towards. james, you are blinking good at this game, can i say! thank you very much. applause and finally, we've got chris on a bike. what are we looking at here? what chris is doing is with a band similar to what he wore with the arm, the chain on the bicycle is shifting in response to him twitching his arms, so he's changing gears without having to move his fingers at all. a huge round of applause for our brilliant guests! applause we all love furry animals, nice, fluffy furry anim

mobile gaming with pokemon go and super mario run, which is something no one thought they would do, and now with switch they have a focus on it being a more portable tablet console hybrid which is really interesting. time will tell if it works. anis a, is it the sort of thing you have been desperately waiting for? most definitely, yes, because when nintendo announced the macro when —— wii u way back when there was a lot of hype and a lot of people were underwhelmed with the wii u so the new console will hopefully satisfy a lot of things that the wii u couldn't. joy-con, tell us what that is? it is a detachable controller that you can take off or put on the nintendo switch console, and supposedly you can put it on an actual controller that you play with your tv, all you can put it on the screen your tv, all you can put it on the screen console itself and hold it around, like the old game boys, or you can take it off and have two players using two different controllers for the same game, so there are lots of possibilities of multiplay with people online and people like couch gaming an