Plumber No More

Before the world knew him as Mario, Nintendo's iconic plumber had a simpler name: Jumpman. That name makes sense,…

“I don’t mean to sound gay here, but…” “You did what? You bought her flowers? That’s a bit bent, mate.” “He’s pure…

Console Wars author Blake Harris gave the internet another peek at the treasure trove of an historic Nintendo…

Seven and a half years ago, one of the most acclaimed pro wrestlers of all time, Chris Benoit, murdered his wife…

Recently released in Japan, Captain Toad is a cute little Super Mario 3D World spin-off about collecting coins,…

In the early 1990s, Sega had a 6% market share in the US whilst Nintendo had 94% – but by the middle of the decade,…

Continuing in the Borderlands series' grand tradition of making sly winks at everything from Minecraft to Game…

Gail Tilden used to work at Nintendo. She was one of the founding editors of Nintendo Power, so knows better than…

Mr. Miyamoto, you recently asked me to ask Kotaku's readers to say which games they'd like you to make for the Wii…

Poor Luigi. Mario’s lanky counterpart is most often defined not by his own merits, but by his proximity to his elder…