Mario

Super Mario is a series of beloved platformer games following the adventures of two plumbers exploring the Mushroom Kingdom. The latest game, Princess Peach Showtime, comes to Nintendo Switch on March 22, 2024. The first Super Mario Bros. released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan on September 13, 1985.

Kotaku EastJapan

In Just Two Years, Nintendo Fan Completes Game Boy Collection

Twitter made the process of completing it faster than expected

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2021

CultureNews

The Latest Nintendo Lego Set Is A Super Mario 64 Block

The Question Block reveals four Super Mario 64 levels

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2021
CultureTotal Recall

That Time Miyamoto Helped A Game By Crouching In It For 20 Mins

Retro Studios got to see the Nintendo master at work up close

By Ethan Gach Published September 8, 2021
CultureSpeedrunning

Mario Kart 8 Speedrunner Has Nearly Perfected Blowing Himself Up

Skilloz throws perfect blue shell to achieve MK8 speedrunning greatness

By Renata Price Published September 2, 2021
CultureSpeedrunning

These 10 Award-Winning Super Mario World Levels Want To Murder You

Behold the top ten stages from this year’s Kaizo Level Design Contest

Jeremy Signor Published September 1, 2021

And Now, Mario Kart Tracks In Flight Simulator

Nintendo’s cartoon kart tracks add whimsy to Microsoft’s hyperreal flight sim

By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2021
CultureOdds and Ends

Official Animal Crossing Sneakers Look Very Cozy

These Wild Riders are the first of three shoes in the collaboration

By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2021
ReviewsSwitch

No More Heroes 3: The Kotaku Review

Suda51's latest work is an absurdist fantasy of monumental proportions

By Ian Walker Published August 27, 2021
CultureNews

YouTuber Accuses Million-Dollar Retro Game Sales Of Being Scams

Wata Games and Heritage Auctions are at the center of a growing controversy around vintage games

By Ethan Gach Published August 25, 2021
OpinionImpressions

What If Mario Kart, But Terrible Asks GTA Online

Rockstar added Kart Krash yesterday and it features armed go-karts, power-ups, and frustration

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 20, 2021

CultureCosplay

Mario Got Himself Arrested Before An English Soccer Game

Luigi was there too, but the police didn't even notice him

By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2021
Report

Mario Kart 64 Legend Just Retired Because He Got Betrayed

The speedrunning scene loses Matthias Rustemeyer, one of its greatest

By Ethan Gach Published August 13, 2021
Kotaku EastJapan

Goombas Topple Over At Super Nintendo World’s Yoshi Ride

Thankfully, no one at the Mario theme park in Osaka was hurt

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2021
CultureNews

We Finally Know Something About The New Super Mario Bros. Movie

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco says he's playing Mario's boss

By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2021
CultureNews

Mario Kart 64 Champion Makes History By Becoming Fastest Player On Every Course

The N64 racer has had a number of speedrunning contenders over the years

By Ethan Gach Published August 9, 2021

CultureNews

Mario & Luigi Studio’s First GBA RPG Now Playable In English

Tomato Adventure is a bonafide AlphaDream classic on Game Boy Advance

By Ian Walker Published August 6, 2021
CultureNews

Finally, A New Mario Golf: Super Rush Course: New Donk City

The free update, out today on Nintendo Switch, is the first of many Mario Golf updates hitting later this year

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 5, 2021
CultureNews

More People Are Buying Mario Kart Than Nintendo’s Newest Games

Sorry, Mario Golf, Miitopia, and Animal Crossing. You Tried

By Lisa Marie Segarra Published August 5, 2021
ReviewsMultiplatform

Neo: The World Ends With You: The Kotaku Review

TWEWY returns with a new batch of trendy Japanese teens to fall in love with

By Mike Fahey Published July 30, 2021
CultureNews

Dr. Mario World Is Being Pronounced Dead In November

The game launched July 10 2019, but will shut down on November 1

By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2021

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