In Real Life

Ever Wanted To Play Super Mario Bros. With A Banana?

Or a Play-Doh controller? Or doodles on a piece of paper? This unbelievable Kickstarter, launched by two MIT grad students, promises to create an invention kit that lets you turn just about anything into an electronic input device.


May 11, 2012
In Real Life

Bo Jackson Doesn’t Care About Your Level Design, Super Mario Bros.

He’s gonna tear through Super Mario Bros., Goombas be damned.


May 10, 2012
In Real Life

The Most Terrifying Mario You’ll Ever See

Check out this creepy rendition of Nintendo’s iconic plumber, drawn by Tumblr user Wednesday Wolf. It will haunt your dreams forever.


May 3, 2012
Nintendo

It Takes A Musical To Get Princess Peach To Stop Being So Lazy

Princess Peach has some voice, huh? She should bring some of this singing talent to Wii Music 2.


May 1, 2012
Nintendo

This Mario Themed Toilet Won’t Have Plumbing Problems

Kotaku AU

Imagine doing a ‘number 2′ in this Mario themed toilet. The things I would do, I would make the ‘going down a pipe’ noise upon release and when I flush. Actually that’s the only ‘cool’ thing I can imagine doing. I’ll just leave now.


April 25, 2012
Nintendo

Each Level Of Super Mario Bros Condensed Into A Single Screen

You must play Super Mario Summary, a platformer that designer Johan Peitz created during the latest Ludum Dare game dev challenge.


April 21, 2012
Nintendo

New Super Mario Bros. 2 Hits Japan 3DSes This August

A new side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. game called New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be released for the Nintendo 3DS this August, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced today in Japan. Hit the jump for screenshots.


April 17, 2012
In Real Life

Man Wants To Build The Entire First Level Of Mario… With Lego

Kotaku AU

Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Kickstarter project is a nice idea and all that, but let’s take time out to give financial support to the real heroes — like Lego artist Zachary Pollock, who need $26,400 to buy an astonishing 780,000 LEGO studs in order to build the entirety of Super Mario Bros 1 – 1… pixel by pixel.


April 14, 2012
Nintendo

Nintendo Registers ‘Super Mario 4′ Domain

Nintendo has just managed to throw massive fuel onto the fire of rumour and speculation with a simple domain name registration.


Nintendo

How Drawing Comics Helped Shigeru Miyamoto Make Great Mario Games

Stories of how Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto draws inspiration for game design from his everyday life have become beloved bits of video game mythology. The Legend of Zelda sprang from his experiences playing outside in caves as a child, his family’s pet canine sparked the idea for Nintendogs and so on.