The creator of Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Star Fox and F-Zero is retiring early, only 59 years old–or wait, maybe he isn’t. …
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E3 2011: Hands-On with Nintendo’s New ‘Wii U’
Nintendo’s been a company built on paradigm shifts. They popularized gamepads when other consoles where still using joysticks, the Wii made motion control viable for gameplay input, and the 3DS aims to make 3D gaming a portable experience for anyone to enjoy.
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Nintendo Stock Price Struggling to Recover from Big Drop After Launch of 3DS
Even Mario’s vaunted jumping abilities may not be enough to help with Nintendo’s surprising stock market woes. Two weeks after the launch of their new 3DS system, Nintendo’s stock price dropped steeply on Friday to a one-year low of $30.10 per share. The previous low was $31.20 last September. As of this morning, the price was hovering …
“Mario Sports Mix” Out February
Get ready for the next chapter in competitive gaming since Super Smash Bros. The newest Mario title for the Wii, Mario Sports Mix, will be in stores in February 7, 2011 for North Americans, according to a press release from Nintendo. We’re a fan of the multi-player and easy-to-learn gameplay, which means even more of our non-gaming …
“Super Mario All-Stars” 25th Anniversary Edition: For Completists Only
There’s a problem when you’re a company like Nintendo, which leans very heavily on its franchise characters year in, year out and constantly goes to its back catalogue. Eventually, you start to hit the bottom of the well and wind up re-packaging stuff that’s already been re-packaged.
Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition …
The Mythology of Mario: Q&A With Nintendo’s Legendary Shigeru Miyamoto
Sunday November 7th saw the 40th running of the New York City Marathon and thousands of runners journeyed through the city as fast as their feet could take them. One very special visitor to the city didn’t lace up a pair of New Balance but has nevertheless been running his own personal race for more than two decades.
2010 marks the …
Super Mario Bros. Turns 25 Today
He may have gotten his start as Jumpman in Donkey Kong, but it was really the release of Super Mario Bros that made Nintendo’s mascot the icon that he is today. The Mario Bros. game were out in 1983, but it wasn’t until Super Mario Bros. came out that Princess Peach’s boyfriend got, well, super. The 8-bit classic came out 25 years ago …
Mario Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before
It’s so hot out and I don’t have AC. I bet I could fry an egg on that sidewalk or curb or whatever it is.
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Japanese Dude Beatboxes Various Super Mario Themes with Aplomb
The title pretty much says it all but give the video a whirl if you’re into A) music from the Mario franchise B) beatboxing or C) any of the previously mentioned items’ overlapping areas on a Venn diagram.
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