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Nintendo Game Sales: Mario, Pokemon, Zelda Selling Millions (Millions!)
It wasn’t just hardware and money Nintendo was dealing with today; software sales were also announced as part of the company’s latest financial report. All figures listed are lifetime sales. If you’re wondering why a particular game isn’t listed, it’s because these are the only ones Nintendo disclosed as part of the report. Nintendo DS…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010 -
Master Mario Mashup
Mario/Master Chief tattoo, now on an unknown fan for life. As seen at Hawty McBloggy.
By Owen Good Published January 27, 2010 -
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Has Already Outsold Mario Galaxy
I’m not sure if this is sad or impressive – probably a bit of both – but New Super Mario Bros. Wii has, in a little over two months, already managed to outsell Nintendo’s last Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy. NPD figures reveal that while Galaxy has sold 4.1 million copies in North America since…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2010 -
Project Runway Consultant: Mario is Dressed “Appropriately”
With Project Runway: The Video Game asking gamers to make virtual appraisals of real fashion, MTV Multiplayer flipped the premise, asking the show’s Tim Gunn to make a real appraisal of virtual clothing. In this case, Mario’s. Give Gunn this, he played ball. Asked to give a critique, he gave one, no silly puns or…
By Owen Good Published January 16, 2010 -
There’s a Reason Someone’s Wife Made This
It’s called, “try hitting on anyone while you’re wearing that thing.” That’s right, Harry Potter there is someone’s husband. So if this sweater makes him the world’s biggest geek, it also makes her the world’s most awesome wife. Reasoning that “knitting stitches are basically pixels, right?” The Happy Seamstress converted World 1-1 into a “ginormous…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2010 -
Mario Slips the Surly Bounds of the NES
After nearly a year on hiatus, the goofnuts at Retro Sabotage have churned out another flash-game defacement. This time, they show us Mario has nowhere to go but up. Protip: You have four controls. Only one is necessary, although the space bar does help. Super Mario Bros. – Jumping [Retro Sabotage]
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2010 -
Writing ‘Sweets’ Summons Scribblenauts Truffles
While not cake, these confections define the idiomatic dilemma of choosing to have one or eat it. Ana Fuji’s amazing truffles tackle many themes, games among them. On the jump, Pokémon, LEGO and, yes, Super Mario truffles. Mario and Pokémon Truffles [Sprite Stitch, thanks Jane]
By Owen Good Published January 10, 2010 -
Steamboat Mario, Now In Fabulous Technicolour!
By Dan Helle, as seen on Tiny Cartridge.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2010 -
The Bayeux Tapestry, World 1-1
It may not have the lasting historical significance of “1066 and all that”, but that doesn’t stop Elsa’s tapestry of Mario’s iconic 1-1 level from being just as impressive as anything the Normans could come up with. Currently a work in progress, the tapestry will come in at an incredible 620x40cm (or 250×15 inches) when…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2009 -
Pac-Man Still Beats Mario for Most-Famous Crown
One year older, and about two dozen or so titles fewer, Pac-Man still retains the “most recognizable” title among video game characters in the United States, according to the upcoming edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. The book, which in recent years has trended strongly toward video game records (and, according to us…
By Owen Good Published December 22, 2009 -
Mario Recreated In Petri Dish
In the name of science and awesome, researchers from the University of Osaka in Japan created this Mario in a petri dish. How? By genetically engineering bacteria to express fluorescent proteins and carotenoid pigments. The result? Mario from Super Mario Bros. *applause* Masterworks in Petri dishes [NewScientist Thanks, Tommy!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 18, 2009 -
Sony Swag Contains Nintendo Horror
I received a very strange package in the mail today. It was from Sony. Yet contains one of Nintendo’s less savoury moments. Opening up the envelope, I was presented with a copy of Daredevil, circa December 1989. An original, pre-owned copy. It was a promo for Sony’s upcoming PSP comic store, and as far as…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 -
Miyamoto On Hyper Realistic Graphics
Nintendo graphics look fantastic — even on underpowered hardware, they’re great. Nintendo knows how to make characters and worlds with a strong visual flair. But what about hyper realistic graphics? The BBC put the question of why Nintendo’s games have a stylized look and not photo realistic graphics to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. His response:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
Mario Theme: One-Hand Me, Good Sir!
Here’s a virtuoso piano performance of the Super Mario Bros. theme – using one hand. If I’d remembered anything from my piano lessons beyond playing Old MacDonald on the black keys, I could probably describe how difficult this is. A commenter asks “Was that one hand for left AND right hand, or was it just…
By Owen Good Published December 5, 2009 -
Mario, Tetris Turned Into Robots That Serve You Drinks
Roboexotica – a festival held in Austria where people build robots that mix you cocktails – is just the kind of event we can get behind. Especially when it also involves Mario & Tetris. Reader Kyle, an entrant in the exhibit, sent us in these two videos of his creations. One, above, is a game…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 4, 2009 -
Mario? There’s An App For That
For a limited time (ie until lawyers take it down), you can get an app for the iPhone that lets you walk around pretending you’re stuck in a Mario game. It’s called iRwego (un hunh hunh), and is $1 (the $1.19 listed above is for the Australian store). My extensive hands-on impressions follow. Click to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 -
Behold, The Virgin Princess Peach
Painted by my girlfriend Emily’s friend Sarah Bolton.
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2009