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Lego's first Mario Kart sets start throwing out shells on January 1
Lego's first Mario Kart sets start throwing out blue shells on January 1. They include buildable characters, vehicles and more.
Lawrence Bonk08.21.2024
A Super Mario 64 mod may be as close as we ever get to Mario Maker 3D
Mario Builder 64 is a Super Mario 64 mod that lets you build and share your own levels. You can even run it on a Nintendo 64 with the right gear.
Kris Holt05.21.2024
Nintendo is done paying Elon Musk for X integration
Nintendo has had enough of X’s (Twitter’s) API fees. The Mario maker said on Wednesday that starting on June 10, direct integration from the Switch’s album to Elon Musk’s Nazi-curious platform will no longer work.
Will Shanklin05.09.2024
We’re officially getting another Super Mario Bros. movie in 2026
Shigeru Miyamoto announced on Mario Day that Nintendo and Illumination are working on another movie in the Super Mario Bros. franchise. It's set to come out April 3, 2026 in the US and other areas.
Cheyenne MacDonald03.10.2024
Princess Peach: Showtime's latest trailer shows off four new transformations
Nintendo just released a new trailer for the upcoming platformer Princess Peach: Showtime. It shows off four new transformations for the head of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Lawrence Bonk02.14.2024
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is coming to Netflix on December 3
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is coming to Netflix in a few weeks. Until now, it's been a Peacock streaming exclusive in the US.
Kris Holt11.10.2023
Zelda, Mario and Pikmin give Nintendo a boost as Switch sales continue to dwindle
In its latest earnings report from March to September 2023, Nintendo has revealed that it sold 19.5 million copies of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which was released in May.
Mariella Moon11.07.2023
Super Mario Bros. Wonder review: The joy of pure imagination
After more than 10 years since the last mainline Mario game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder has finally arrived to delight fans of sidescrollers with a non-stop rollercoaster of inspiring surprises.
Sam Rutherford10.20.2023
Nintendo confirms Mario and Luigi's new voice actor
Nintendo has confirmed the new voice actor of Mario and Luigi for Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Kris Holt10.13.2023
Nintendo is bringing Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door to the Switch in 2024
Nintendo is bringing another classic Mario RPG to the Switch. The company plans to release an updated version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the console in 2024, 20 years after the original game debuted on the GameCube.
Kris Holt09.14.2023
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is coming to Switch on February 16, 2024
During today's Nintendo Direct, the company revealed Mario vs. Donkey Kong is coming to Switch on February 16. It's a new version of a Game Boy Advance puzzle platfomer that sees Mario having to recover Mini-Mario toys that his oldest rival stole from a factory.
Kris Holt09.14.2023
Nintendo is sunsetting Mario Kart Tour next month
‘Mario Kart Tour’ has carved out a niche for itself in the mobile gaming space since launching as a beta in 2019, but all good things must come to an end. Nintendo just announced that there are only three more tours scheduled for the next month and after that the tours will repeat from the beginning. There will be no new courses, drivers, karts, gliders or features of any kind added after October 4th.
Lawrence Bonk09.11.2023
Nintendo's Mario-red special edition Switch comes out next month
Nintendo just announced its plans to release a special edition Mario-themed Switch.
Stephanie Barnes08.31.2023
Super Mario Bros. Wonder hands-on: A delightful reinvention of a classic
After more than a decade since the last brand-new 2D Mario game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder brings a lot of exciting updates to Nintendo's classic sidescroller and based on our preview, it's going to be a blast.
Sam Rutherford08.31.2023
The voice of Mario is hanging up his mustache after nearly three decades
After voicing Mario for the past 27 years, Charles Martinet will no longer be voicing the character.
Devindra Hardawar08.21.2023
The NES at 40: Seven ways it changed the gaming world forever
Nintendo's 8-bit console casts an outsized shadow on the gaming world. As it turns 40, we look at the ways it imacted our gaming universe today.
James Trew07.15.2023‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is already the biggest game adaptation of all time
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ has overtaken 'Warcraft' to become the biggest video game adaptation ever at the global box office.
Kris Holt04.14.2023
'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' sets box office records as the highest grossing video game movie
Global sales reached over $377 million.
Sarah Fielding04.14.2023
Museum creates giant ‘Donkey Kong’ cabinet with a little help from Nintendo
The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York unveiled an absolutely massive 'Donkey Kong' arcade cabinet, with a total height of nearly 20 feet. The museum indicated in a tweet that Nintendo actually helped out with making the cabinet larger, which makes sense as the company is protective of its IPs, and 'Donkey Kong' was the first appearance of Mario.
Lawrence Bonk04.10.2023
Nintendo's Miyamoto says smartphones won't ever be Mario's primary platform
On the eve of the launch of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario's days on smartphones may be numbered.
Steve Dent04.05.2023