Bowser has been around long enough that many gamers have found themselves wondering: is Mario's longtime nemesis really all that bad? Maybe he's just...misunderstood? Perhaps his intentions are pure, but as a flawed despot struggling to maintain order in his kingdom, he doesn't always make the best decisions. » 12/10/14 11:30am 12/10/14 11:30am

Nintendo recently turned Mario into a cat. Now you can turn your cat into Mario. Sort of. » 7/01/14 11:00am 7/01/14 11:00am

Nintendo surprised fans by promoting one of Mario's sidekicks to a starring role this morning. Let's take a look at the Mushroom Kingdom's newest hero, shall we? » 6/10/14 3:30pm 6/10/14 3:30pm

Travel back in time once more to the 1980s, a magical age when video game tips and tricks were delivered by warm, friendly voices over tinny television speakers, and no one called you names for needing help beating a Mario platformer. » 3/16/14 11:00am 3/16/14 11:00am

If you have been watching TV over the past few weeks—particularly, if you spent all of Saturday watching a Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family because it was on and you like wizards whatever don't judge—you've probably seen a commercial or two for the Wii U. » 12/04/13 4:30pm 12/04/13 4:30pm

Aww. While you can find a variety of posts on Miiverse, finding one like this one in Super Mario 3D World—which was posted this weekend by Tiny Cartridge—makes you wish it's just a post where it is someone pulling your leg and not actually a kid throwing out a cry for help. » 12/02/13 8:30pm 12/02/13 8:30pm

Happy Thanksgiving! Here's a picture of Mario chasing after a decapitated Toad head. (via Alison Rapp) » 11/28/13 6:00pm 11/28/13 6:00pm

I freakin' loved the new Super Mario Bros. But I'm a human, with hands for loving video games. I'm not a cat, dressed up like Mario and forced to re-enact the moves of a video game for the enjoyment of humans on the internet. » 11/27/13 2:00am 11/27/13 2:00am

Sure, Super Mario 3D World is a great game — but how is it as a musical? » 11/26/13 4:15pm 11/26/13 4:15pm

The upcoming Wii U platformer Super Mario 3D World, like many other Nintendo games, won't have online multiplayer. If you want to play with other people, you'll have to do it in the same room. » 10/25/13 4:00pm 10/25/13 4:00pm

Yeah, the name could have been snappier, but if you're in need of a new Wii U game to look out for, they don't get more promising than this. » 10/23/13 6:00am 10/23/13 6:00am

Do you know Mario? Do you really know Mario? The long and storied history of the plumber (ahem, not janitor) has been a crazy ride through all sorts of changes, new settings and new features. And it's those changes that make up the core of the games he stars in. » 10/15/13 11:32am 10/15/13 11:32am

Hey, look at these snazzy new Wii remotes! The Mario and Luigi-themed controllers showed up during the Super Mario 3D World segment of today’s Nintendo Direct. These Wii Remote Plus peripherals come out on November 1st. Wonder if one of them lets a player jump higher than the other? » 10/01/13 10:09am 10/01/13 10:09am

In the video above, watch Jason Schreier, Kirk Hamilton and Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek play five minutes of Nintendo's Super Mario 3D World at E3. » 6/11/13 4:03pm 6/11/13 4:03pm