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Mario Is Good At Spanish, Really Good
From first grade until college, I studied Spanish…and since I moved to Japan, I have forgotten it all. Kaput, gone, bye-bye. But not Mario voice actor Charles Martinet. He totally remembers it. At a recent presentation, Martinet not only showed his Mario voice acting skills, but his mastery of the Spanish language. Since Mario speaks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010 -
The Marshal Of Mushroom County
As seen on Threadless
By Luke Plunkett Published May 16, 2010 -
Nintendo’s Bamboo-Walled, Flower-Roofed Headquarters
With corridors made of bamboo, a roof layered with flowering sedum plants and buildings named after Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi and Wario, Nintendo’s new Redmond headquarters sounds every bit as fanciful as the games the publisher makes. The 300,000-square-foot-building sits on a 10-acre site on the Nintendo campus, home to most of the Japanese company’s…
By Brian Crecente Published May 16, 2010 -
Build Yourself Some Mario Cosplay
Rather than dress like Mario the way everyone else dresses like Mario – with overalls and a red cap – these guys tried a little harder, building a propeller cap and, more impressively, the FLUDD from Mario Sunshine. You can find details on how they were made here and here, which also double as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010 -
All The Super Mario Galaxy 2 Ads You Could Ever Watch
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is coming to the Nintendo Wii. Soon, even. Here are a bunch of ads. Better yet, a compendium That’s Kazunari Ninomiya and Masaki Aiba playing through the game. Aiba is a popstar and actor — ditto for Ninomiya; however, he’s known to Western audiences for his role in Letters from Iwo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Mario Creator “Always” Has Regrets
You’d think that the guy who created Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Wii Music wouldn’t have any regrets. Oh wait. “As soon as we’ve finished a project, I always have regrets about what we could or should’ve done,” said Nintendo’s Shigeru Miaymoto in a recent interview with Edge magazine. “But then there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2010 -
Gender Benders: The Goddess Of War, Master Chiefette & Dude Raider
Seeing as much of what we associate with a famous game character is related to their gender, how would you feel if, say, Lara Croft was a dude? Or Luigi a plumbette? You can face that bizarro scenario in these pics by David Stonecipher, the same guy who brought us the “game characters with beards”…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2010 -
Beards Make Games Better!
Fallout 3 knows the rules: beards make video games better. Take these pics as example, showing that even some of the all-time greats – like Mario, Metal Gear and Zelda – can be made greater by handing out beards. Look at Mario! He’s now got a face befitting his steadfastness. Snake? His chin is now…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2010 -
This Man Can’t Really Sing
But he has an awesome beard. And a big heart. And the song is touching. Depressing as hell, but touching. I’ll see all of you on Rainbow Road. Morning music videos: “Rainbow Road”, the most off-key Mario Kart tribute ever/a> [I Heart Chaos]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 4, 2010 -
The Nintendo Transformers
In the 80’s, Bandai tormented the world with the “Gobots“, their take on the “transforming robot” craze that never captured the imagination like Transformers did. Maybe they would have had better luck pimping these transformable NES cartridges instead. Released in the 80’s by the Japanese toy company, these “Kasetto Sentai” (Cartridge Corps) figures were small…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2010 -
The Scary Luigi Public Restroom
As seen by reader ZackFair at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 29, 2010 -
One More Reason To Be Jealous of Japan’s Club Nintendo
The Japanese version of Club Nintendo is getting a new batch of Things We Want But Can’t Have—at least not yet—with a quartet of new Nintendo-themed bamboo fans. Yes, we’re now coveting Mario fans. The latest batch of prizes offered at Nintendo’s customer rewards program include two Super Mario Bros. fans and two Animal Crossing…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 28, 2010 -
This Is What The Original Mario Looked Like In High School
He may not have a mustache, proper plumbing gear or bear a remote resemblance to the Mario of Donkey Kong, but this is what the man who inspired Nintendo to name their most famous character looked like in 1952. Mario Segale was once Nintendo of America’s landlord, but he’s better known for being the naming…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 26, 2010 -
If Mario Had Grown Up, He’d Look This Badass
Some game series grow older alongside their original audience. Get darker. More “realistic”. Metal Gear. Zelda. Grand Theft Auto. One series that has not done this is Mario. If it did, though, it may look like this. As seen on DeviantART, via Unreality
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2010 -
Allow Me To Retort
As seen on Reddit via Hawty McBloggy
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2010 -
How To Raise A Nerd
My oldest son is seven years old. When he was born, I named him a geeky middle name for one reason: To fulfill his destiny as a nerd. Let’s be honest. I am a nerd. Perhaps, you are a nerd, too. We could even been kindred nerd spirits or bitter nerd enemies nerd-raging at each…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2010 -
Mario’s Creator May Never Retire
Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary Nintendo game designer behind classic series like Mario and Zelda, is nearly 60. Which for most people is approaching retirement age. Not Miyamoto! No, while he recognises that there’ll eventually be a time he stops working for Nintendo, he can’t envisage a day where he stops making games altogether. “Well, I…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2010 -
NES Cart Harmonica, Now Conveniently For Sale
About two years ago, a guy posted a how-to for turning old NES cartridges into a harmonica. If you lack the tools, know-how, or NES carts to make one yourself, someone’s now selling them, for $24.99. I don’t know if the seller is the same guy, and I’m not saying someone took another’s idea. All…
By Owen Good Published April 9, 2010 -
NSFW: Gaming Accessories, For Strippers
Pasties past·ies pl.n. “A pair of adhesive patches used to conceal a woman’s nipples and worn principally by exotic dancers or striptease performers.” Lady Tornade isn’t only a French burlesque strip-teaser performer from Paris, she also makes stripper gear like these Super Mario Bros. Power-Up Mushrooms pasties for women to glue to their chests and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010