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Not Even Charles Martinet Knows What A ‘Mario Ambassador’ Is
5.9.2023
Charles Martinet, the iconic voice behind everyone’s favorite mustachioed plumber for over 25 years, has transitioned from playing the character into being a “Mario Ambassador” instead, Nintendo recently announced. But there’s one problem: Martinet still doesn’t know what his new role at Nintendo...
Not Even Charles Martinet Knows What A ‘Mario Ambassador’ Is
5.9.2023
Charles Martinet, the iconic voice behind everyone’s favorite mustachioed plumber for over 25 years, has transitioned from playing the character into being a “Mario Ambassador” instead, Nintendo recently announced. But there’s one problem: Martinet still doesn’t know what his new role at Nintendo...
Miyamoto Was Like ‘That’s Not How Elephants Work’
1.9.2023
The next mainline 2D Mario game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, looks fantastic, shaking up the franchise’s formula with new powers, worlds, and enemies. In particular, one new power that turns Mario into an elephant became quite popular online. However, at first Mario’s creator Shigeru Miyamoto, wasn’t...
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is A Whole New Approach To 2D Mario Games
31.8.2023
During today’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder-centric Nintendo Direct, we got to see a new and far more detailed look at the upcoming side-scrolling platformer, bendy pipes and elephantine Mario included.Read more
Final Fantasy XVI Star Shares His Mario Voice And It’s Perfect
23.8.2023
Ever since Nintendo announced Charles Martinet will be stepping back from his long-time role as the in-game voice of Mario, fans have been wondering who might be taking over the reigns in the future. Enter Ben Starr, the man behind Final Fantasy XVI’s superb performance for hero Clive Rosfield…and...
Barbie Fever Blue Shells Super Mario Bros. Movie’s High Score, Takes Over 2023's Top Box Office Spot Nationally
23.8.2023
If you had told me back when the Switch came out that Nintendo would release a major Mario motion picture five years later starring Christopher Pratt, I might have believed you, but I wouldn’t have ever guessed it would go on to be one of the biggest box office hits of 2023. I also would never have...
Fans Think Mario’s Voice Sounds Weird In The New Game [Update: Charles Martinet Wasn't Involved]
21.8.2023
Mario is back in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but longtime fans don’t think the Italian plumber sounds like his old self. They’re now listening to a one-second clip of Mario saying “Wonder” over and over again to try and decipher if it still sounds like longtime series voice actor Charles...
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
Barbie Fever Is About To Blue Shell Super Mario Bros. Movie’s High Score
18.8.2023
If you had told me back when the Switch came out that Nintendo would release a major Mario motion picture five years later starring Christopher Pratt, I might have believed you, but I wouldn’t have ever guessed it would go on to be one of the biggest box office hits of 2023. I also would never have...
'Indecent Image' Shown During Mario Movie Screening
11.7.2023
A screening of the Super Mario Bros Movie in Northern Ireland, one that was held specifically for young children, is now the subject of a police investigation after an “indecent image” was somehow shown during the middle of the film.Read more
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,...
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,...
Zelda Movie Rumors Have Nintendo Fans Mighty Nervous After Super Mario Bros.
9.6.2023
While rumors that Nintendo is close to closing a deal with animation studio Illumination for a Legend of Zelda film should come as no surprise in the wake of the record-breaking success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, some fans have made it abundantly clear online that they aren’t all that jazzed...
Super Mario Bros. Movie Pirates Getting Hit With Malware
18.5.2023
If you thought you were being slick by downloading illegal uploads of The Super Mario Bros Movie online (and perhaps uploading them in parts to Twitter), there’s a chance your computer has a mystery item box of its own in the form of a malicious virus—womp womp. Read more
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...
Sheesh, The Full Super Mario Bros. Movie Keeps Popping Up On Twitter
1.5.2023
With Twitter struggling since Elon Musk was forced to buy the social media platform in October 2022, folks on the decaying Bird App have taken to posting entire films online thanks to the site’s stark lack of content moderation and safety, including the Chris Pratt-led The Super Mario Bros....
Miyamoto Says Negative Reviews Of Mario Movie Helped It Grow
26.4.2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a bona fide hit. In its first five days in theaters, the new animated film brought in over $375 million globally. And despite a lot of negative and meh reviews from critics, it’s expected to cross a billion dollars at the box office soon. In fact, according to Shigeru...
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...
A Government Twitter Account Apologizes For Post About Super Mario Bros. Gay Luigi
20.4.2023
Earlier this week, Colombia’s Ministry of the Interior tweeted, “I hope Luigi is gay” in response to a tweet that appeared to claim Mario was heterosexual. The tweet was deleted, but screenshots resurfaced some time after—with many criticizing the use of a gay slur. Whoever runs the government...