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Let's Rank The Mario Kart Games, Worst To Best
10.3.2023
For almost thirty years we’ve been driving like maniacs, questioning the meaning of fairness and ending friendships in Nintendo’s Mario Kart series. So why not end a few more by trying to rank these games from worst to best.Read more
Looks Like Mario Kart 8 Secretly Buffed Its Weaker Characters In Latest Update
10.3.2023
There’s a common wisdom in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Lighter characters handle better, but they can’t reach the top speeds seen from some of the heavier competitors. It’s a trade-off that keeps most of the characters relevant in Mario Kart meta. Now that everyone has had plenty of time to “git gud,”...
Looks Like Mario Kart 8 Is Getting Five New Characters
9.3.2023
Mario Kart 8, a game that was first released ten years ago on the Wii U, is still not done. The 2017 Switch version of the game is currently in the midst of a run of downloadable content that is bringing not only new courses to the game, but new drivers as well.Read more
Mario Day: Three New Switch Bundles, And Cheaper Games To Boot
2.3.2023
Mario Day is coming on March 10. You don’t get to take the day off work, but you can save some money on a video game as Nintendo just announced new Switch deals ahead of the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie.Read more
I Love 'The Worst' Video Game Ranking List Of All Time
1.3.2023
Earlier today, The Times published what it hoped would be an esteemed list, an evergreen piece setting in stone what the paper considered the “20 best video games of all time”.Read more
Mario Kart Fans Aghast To Learn About Secret Points That Tilt The Scales
24.2.2023
The Mario Kart community recently found out that the GameBoy Advanced racing game was secretly giving bonus points to certain characters in the roster, and not everyone is happy about it. Characters such as Bowser are getting the largest amount of bonus points, while Peach and Toad get less....
Nintendo's GBA Emulation For The Switch Is Stunning
16.2.2023
In last week’s surprise-packed Nintendo Direct, alongside the leg-sweeping announcement that Metroid Prime was finally remastered for Switch, came the fantastic news that the previously paltry Nintendo Switch Online offerings were now boosted by the inclusion of Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket and Game...
Everything We Saw During The Surprise Nintendo Direct
9.2.2023
Nintendo always likes to sneak up on us with its Nintendo Direct upcoming product showcases. After only a day’s warning, tonight we found ourselves bombarded by news of the Japanese giant’s gaming plans for 2023. Here is everything we saw.Read more
Mario Kart 8 Gets New Track And A Fashionably Late Birdo
9.2.2023
During today’s Nintendo Direct, the company announced the next batch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, which will bring Birdo to the long-running kart racer this spring.Read more
Pedro Pascal Stars In Excellent Mario Kart x HBO Sketch
6.2.2023
When I see news that Saturday Night Live has released another sketch dedicated to the Mario Kart franchise, I get flashbacks.Read more
One Of The Lowkey Best Nintendo Switch Deals Is Back
2.2.2023
Nintendo has brought back its voucher program just in time for decent savings on some of the Switch’s biggest games. Missed out on Splatoon 3 or Bayonetta 3 last year? Now you can grab both for over $20 off.Read more
Nintendo’s Big Mario Kart Ride At Universal Can Only Be Ridden By Thin People
1.2.2023
Super Nintendo World, the latest addition to Universal Hollywood’s theme park, is set to open in just a few weeks, giving Mario fans the opportunity to step into a vivid recreation of the Mushroom Kingdom, packed with sights and sounds they know and love. Not all of them, however, will be able...
The Weirdest Nintendo Switch Accessories You Can Buy
11.1.2023
Nintendo hardware has long leaned into the weirdest ends of gaming. In turn, accessories for the company’s peculiar consoles have gone even further into the realms of the downright peculiar. With the announcement of the fantastic-looking Nyxi GameCube controller for the Nintendo Switch, recreating...
Square Enix Abandons Its Chocobo Racing Game Just 9 Months After Launch
22.12.2022
A game not included on our list of major 2022 games that died this year was Square Enix’s kart racer, Chocobo GP. There’s a reason for that, as it will remain playable for the foreseeable future. However, as Square Enix announced on December 21, the game is effectively dead now since “no further...
The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2022
20.12.2022
Pokémon saved the Switch in 2022, which was also the year that the console officially started to feel old.Read more
Mario Kart 7 Gets Patched 10 Years After Last Update
14.12.2022
Mario Kart 7 may be only one numerical entry behind the most recent game in the series, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t old as shit. In fact, it was first released on the Nintendo 3DS eleven years ago, in December 2011.Read more
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Are The Fastest-Selling Games In The History Of Nintendo
23.11.2022
Where there’s cute and lovable Pokémon, there’s always a way. Despite less-than-stellar reviews and tons of performance hitches and bugs, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet just broke sales records on the Nintendo Switch and beyond, moving 10 million copies in their opening weekend alone. Read more
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Latest DLC Is Loaded With Classic Courses
21.11.2022
Just in time for the holidays, perennial best-seller Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is getting upgraded again with its latest batch of DLC tracks. Booster Course Pass Wave 3 goes live on December 7, and will add the golden autumn Maple Treeway track from Mario Kart Wii in addition to original tracks from...
Here Are The Best Black Friday Gaming Deals
18.11.2022
It’s that time of year again. The pumpkins have all been smashed, the peppermint is in the mocha, and all Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is you (and her big fat royalty check from Columbia Records). The holiday pre-season is officially upon us, with deals and discounts on a ton of games...
Anime Might Help Predict What Happens In The Mario Movie
7.10.2022
Hey, did anything happen to get revealed yesterday? I’m kidding, yes, the first official trailer for the Super Mario Bros. movie, of course. While half the internet is losing their collective minds over the vocal performance of Chris Pratt, another, more cultured subset of the interwebs has started...