Plumber No More

How do you evolve a franchise with an almost-static main character? You look to his antagonist: Bowser, King of the…

35 years on, Princess Peach’s lot is somehow still primarily about being kidnapped and rescued. But is there hope on…

Over the past week or so, Xbox Series X preview units were made available to select members of the media. Microsoft…

Anyone who says “you can’t go home again” obviously never played a Mario game.

No one does things more strangely than Nintendo. In an ambush Mario Direct this morning, the 35th birthday of the…

The partnership between Nintendo and Lego, two of the world’s most popular family-friendly entertainment brands, has…

Welcome to Ask Kotaku, the new weekly feature in which Kotaku’s rank and file weigh in on the burning questions of…

The world’s most famous plumber (or not) returns to a two-dimensional state in Paper Mario: The Origami King, out…

He came into my office, shadows trailing in behind him like he was being followed by the specter of Death. He was a…

Mario Kart Tour’s big winter update went live yesterday and it feels underwhelming, making me question whether or…