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Nintendo Reveals Bowser Likes 'Em Thicc
11.10.2023
Bowser is attracted to Princess Peach. We didn’t need Jack Black singing about it in the massively successful Mario movie to figure that out. However, according to official Nintendo marketing materials, it seems Bowser prefers his Princesses bigger and thicker. Read more
Our Fave Cosplay Looks From Dragon Con 2023
3.10.2023
Atlanta Georgia’s annual convention, Dragon Con, is infamous in the cosplay community for the quality of looks on the show floor. And of course, this year’s convention did not disappoint, from elaborate Godzilla costumes to a lengthy cosplay parade.Read more
Lego’s Newest Mario Set Is A Fantastic And Affordable Piranha Plant
21.9.2023
After some teasing and online speculation, Lego has officially revealed its next collaboration with Nintendo: A brick-built Piranha Plant that will fit perfectly on your desk or bookshelf. Unlike previous Lego Mario sets, this one won’t break the bank with its price tag. Read more
Nintendo Is Doubling Down On Mario Games After The Super Mario Movie
14.9.2023
If it feels like Nintendo has put a ton of Mario on the menu lately, there’s a clear explanation for the boom of Italian-American fare—and it’s not that the Feast of San Gennaro is coming up. Not long after its April debut, The Super Mario Bros. Movie became the highest-grossing film of the year...
Shigeru Miyamoto Reveals Former Mario Voice Actor Called Him 'Papa'
7.9.2023
After it was announced that legendary voice actor Charles Martinet would no longer portray Mario in future Nintendo games (starting with October 20's Super Mario Bros. Wonder) but would become a “Mario Ambassador,” fans were confused. What is a Mario Ambassador? Why isn’t Martinet voicing...
Nintendo’s Genius Plan To Sell More Switches Depends On Kids Fighting
6.9.2023
The Nintendo Switch has sold an unprecedented 125 million units so far, putting it right behind the Nintendo DS (154 million) and Sony’s PlayStation 2 (over 155 million) on a list of best-selling consoles of all-time. Could the handheld hybrid surpass them and become the best-selling gaming device...
Nintendo’s Genius Plan To Sell More Switches Depends On Kids Fighting
6.9.2023
The Nintendo Switch has sold an unprecedented 125 million units so far, putting it right behind the Nintendo DS (154 million) and Sony’s PlayStation 2 (over 155 million) on a list of best-selling consoles of all-time. Could the handheld hybrid surpass them and become the best-selling gaming device...
Longtime Mario Voice Actor Charles Martinent ‘Stepping Back’ From Role
21.8.2023
Charles Martinet, the actor whose voice has been synonymous with Mario since the mid-90s, is moving into a new role at Nintendo, the company announced on X (formerly Twitter).Read more
The New Super Mario Bros. Oreo Cookies Actually Are A Game, Too
10.7.2023
Oreo cookies’ limited-edition Super Mario collaboration is now available for purchase at Walmart and other big-box retailers. The cookies’ themed packaging advertises them as “collectible,” which is also how mold spores would describe themselves, if they could. Read more
GameStop Deal Will Get You One Of The Biggest Games Of the Year Free
30.6.2023
GameStop is a broken company that treats its employees like crap, but the meme stock phenonomon’s accruing losses can be your gain. A current “buy one, get two free” deal on used games can save you a lot on some of the biggest hits of 2023 so far including Diablo IV, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,...
Super Mario Odyssey, Not The Mario Movie, Gave Us The Best Princess Peach
30.6.2023
Last week as part of the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast, the company behind the Mario games announced that in 2024, Princess Peach will be headlining her own game for the first time in 18 years. No title was announced for the game and few gameplay details can be gleaned from the brief teaser,...
‘Elephant Mario’ From Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has The Internet Screaming
21.6.2023
Immediately after Nintendo wrapped up its 40-minute Direct presentation with a look at the upcoming side-scroller Super Mario Bros. Wonder, fans across the internet have been posting about how much they love the mustachioed plumber’s new form that turns him into a giant elephant man.Read more
Everything At Nintendo's 40-Min Direct For 2023's Big Switch Games
21.6.2023
Hey, listen: You weren’t playing Zelda during that whole presentation were you? It’s okay. I don’t blame you. Well, whether you were elsewhere during Nintendo’s Direct presentation today or exploring the vast world of Hyrule, we’ve got the roundup of everything Nintendo showed off, including Pikmin...
Nintendo's Next Mario Game Is Here And It's Not What You Expect
21.6.2023
Nintendo revealed the next major Super Mario game and it’s called Super Mario Bros. Wonder and it’s a 2D side-scroller with some completely new mechanics, like Mario turning into an elephant. Read more
Seth Rogen's One Mario Movie Sequel Request: Give Donkey Kong Pants
14.6.2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is officially out on DVD and Blu-ray. To promote it, Universal Pictures has released some new behind-the-scenes videos about the blockbuster animated adaptation of Nintendo’s beloved series. The videos provide some interesting insight into how the film was created,...
Apparently Bowser Is Just 34 Years Old (I’m Sorry)
6.6.2023
Video games aren’t real life, sure. I get that. But it’s still odd to realize that certain game characters who have been around for what seems like forever, aren’t actually that old. For example, according to a new video from Nintendo, Mario’s archnemesis—Bowser—is only in his thirties. Some of...
This Kid’s Talent Show Performance of Bowser’s 'Peaches' Is The Slay Of The Century
26.5.2023
When I saw the Super Mario Bros. Movie, the one moment I lost it in the theater was when Jack Black’s Bowser sang his piano-driven ballad “Peaches” midway through the movie. It was silly, pathetic, and hella catchy. This past week, a school audience got to relive that moment when a kid performed...
After Breaking Box Office Records, Super Mario Bros. Movie Now Available Digitally
16.5.2023
Illumination’s animated adaptation of Nintendo’s long-running Super Mario franchise has racked up an impressive box office high score of $1+ billion worldwide. And now, while it continues to squeeze all the money it can out of moviegoers at the multiplex, it’s time for Mario and Luigi to come home....
The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s Jack Black Made An Incredible Love Letter To Gaming
12.5.2023
You probably know Jack Black from his long career as the enthusiastic star of films like School of Rock and Kung Fu Panda, and most recently as the actor who was the perfect amount of excited to voice Bowser for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. While Chris Pratt convinced me that he’s never touched...
Nintendo Renamed This Super Mario Bros. Movie Character, Possibly To Avoid Racism
20.4.2023
The official Nintendo account just tweeted that, in Japan, the foreman character in the NES game Wrecking Crew will be renamed from “Blackie” to “Spike” in games and The Super Mario Bros. movie. This change was already made in the U.S. and EU versions of the original game, likely because Spike’s...