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Super Mario Is Headed to Minecraft: Wii U
On May 17, the digital version of Minecraft: Wii U Edition will get a free update that brings the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack, which features Mario skins, music, item textures, and a Super Mario-themed world. Players won’t only have to worry about Creepers, but also Super Mario foes like Dry Bones and Hammer Bros. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 9, 2016 -
Culture
Mario And Sonic At The Fast Food Drive-In
Not nearly as healthy as Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games but slightly more edible, Nintendo has teamed up with exactly the right American fast food restaurant to distribute Mario & Luigi Paper Jam toys. There are several Sonic Drive-In restaurants near my home. Every time I pass one and catch a glimpse of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2016 -
CultureSuper Mario Bros. World Record Beaten With Near-Perfect Run
There’s a new world record for beating Super Mario Bros. quickly—and it may be the fastest possible time that a human can achieve. That’s why Darbian, the man behind the new record, is now hanging up his hat. Earlier this month we actually profiled Darbian and his quest to get a “perfect” run of Super…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 14, 2016 -
The Rarest Animation In Super Mario Bros. 3
Here’s a fun way to amuse yourself on this sleepy Monday afternoon: Supper Mario Broth, an old tumblr page that’s full of cool Nintendo art, screenshots, and trivia. For example: did you know that Super Mario Bros. 3 has an animation that you can only see if you get the Hammer Suit when you’re in…
By Jason Schreier Published April 11, 2016 -
Bowser at His Most Precious
This digital painting, created by veteran artist TsaoShin, will be used to demonstrate art techniques at today’s Anime Boston 2016 convention. It’s also amazingly cute. Once you’re done obsessing over Bowser’s widdle pink bandaid or his pet baby Chain Chomp, you may want to check out TsaoShin’s DeviantArt gallery for some more great fanart. Here’s…
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2016 -
Mario And Luigi At The 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards
Nintendo’s favorite son and his brother or whatever took the stage at last night’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, followed by a live-action Super Mario Bros. bit featuring that Goodburger guy. Mario was as animated as ever. Luigi sounded a bit tired. Together they passed it on over to Kel Mitchell, who is essentially the Luigi…
By Mike Fahey Published March 13, 2016 -
Kotaku East
First Details on Nintendo’s Universal Studios Collaboration
As Kotaku reported last year, Nintendo is coming to Universal Studios Japan. Today, the first details—namely, how large the Nintendo area will be, how much will be spent, and when it should be completed—have been made public. According to Sankei News, forty billion yen (US$351 million) is being invested in this project with the deal…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2016 -
Superb Gaming Animations
Fanart is a high form of flattery. Turning scenes from your favorite games into animated clips, each taking hours to days to weeks to finish, has to be the highest form. These amazing short animations all come from the US-based, 17-year-old artist AmazingArtistYellow. The one on the top is their latest, called “Come back here…
By András Neltz Published February 26, 2016 -
Super Mario Mech-er
Toy customizer Donald “kodykoala” Kennedy cut a giant Mario figure in half and used push pin ‘rivets’ to transform him into a massive metal monster. Mario’s sacrifice was not in vain. The folks at my local GameStop were trying to get rid of one of these massive plastic plumbers for a year. Every time I…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2016 -
ReviewsMario & Luigi: Paper Jam: The Kotaku Review
When you think of sensational action sequences and explosive setpieces, your mind may jump to big-budget productions like Uncharted or Tomb Raider. Allow me to present a dark horse contender: the unassuming Mario & Luigi series, with its goofy animations and sight gags, which has carved out its own healthy niche in the realm of…
By Jason Schreier Published January 25, 2016 -
Speedrunner Crushes One Of The Hardest Super Mario Bros. 3 Hacks Ever
In mid-2015, an intrepid modder called Obitus1 released one of the hardest Super Mario Bros. 3 hacks ever. Now, watch speedrunner mitchflowerpower absolutely kill it. Named Kaizo Mario Bros. 3. in honor of the infamous Kaizo Mario World series, this set of 19 levels is filled with near-impossible jumps, devious tricks, and items that you…
By Jason Schreier Published January 8, 2016 -
Let’s Murder Mario Over And Over Again
It’s not technically Nintendo’s iconic hero that I’m endlessly ending in the newly-released anti-platformer Kill the Plumber, but it totally is. It’s just the day in the life of a Super Mario Bros. enemy, really. You’re waddling about your screen, minding your own business, and then along comes this mustachioed maniac stomping on your friends,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2016 -
Mario Takes Over a Sonic Game
The game is Sonic Generations. Or rather, Super Mario Generations, thanks to modder group Daku & Squiz. The mod (via DSOGaming), which has been in the works for a couple years now, basically lets you play through Sonic Generations as Mario, with the supporting characters also getting turned into various Mario ones like Peach, Donkey…
By András Neltz Published November 2, 2015 -
Oh, It’s N64 Games, Running On A Watch
Is this practical? No. But screw practical. Like we saw with Half-Life, trying to play a video game on a watch is futile. The touchscreen controls used by the emulator are just too damn small. But it’s the drive that we appreciate. If an “old” LG G Watch can run N64 games, then who knows,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2015 -
Mario Sure Likes To Play Dress-up
This piece of fanart illustrates just twelve of Mario’s many, many outfits. Here’s the artwork itself: Called “A Fashionable Plumber,” it was drawn by Dave Bardin, a freelance illustrator, over the course of several months. It would make a cool poster. There’s a sampling of Bardin’s other works below. You can find more, mostly comic-related,…
By András Neltz Published October 30, 2015
