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Thank You Mario, But Our Princess Is In Another Game, Getting Kidnapped Again

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is released this weekend, continuing the proud tradition of Princess Peach getting her delicate bottom kidnapped by lizard creatures. Let’s explore her victimization record, shall we? Princess Peach gets kidnapped a lot. There are few women with more kidnappings under their belt than her royal mushroom highness, with only Daphne…

By Mike Fahey Published November 13, 2009

Oh No! Mario & Luigi Wanted For Assaulting NY Cabbie

With New Super Mario Bros. Wii hitting this weekend, you’d think the bros would be on their best behavior. But cops are on the lookout for Mario and Luigi following an assault on a New York cabbie. Granted these may be Mario and Luigi lookalikes, given that the robbery and beatdown took place on Halloween…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2009

PETA Releases New Super Chick Sisters

PETA returns to its Mario-parody Super Chick Sisters with the New Super Chick Sisters, switching gears from vilifying Kentucky Fried Chicken to vilifying McDonald’s. McDonald’s abuses chickens somehow, and it’s up to the New Super Chick Sisters to save Princess Pamela Anderson while learning about chicken abuse in this sequel to 2007’s Super Chick Sisters.…

By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2009

The Mario Suits That Were, Are And Should Be

With New Super Mario Bros. Wii around the corner – a game that introduces yet more suits to Mario’s burgeoning wardrobe – we figured it was a good time to look back, and forward, at some of his sharper outfits. We’re not going to catalogue every suit he’s ever worn; that would be boooooorrrring. Instead,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2009

Spain’s Plumbers Honor Mario For 28 Years Of Plumbing Accomplishments

Plumber and princess recovery specialist Mario has secured the year’s most coveted game award, a silver medal from ASEFOSAM, Spain’s professional plumbers association. How convenient, given this weekend’s release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. We’re not trying to accuse ASEFOSAM of glomming on to Mario’s highly anticipate Wii release, but to honor Mario for…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 11, 2009

Party at the Mushroom Kingdom, New York

Don’t forget: One of Nintendo’s biggest game launches this year will be turning the Nintendo World Store into Mushroom Kingdom this weekend. This Saturday, Nov. 14, Nintendo will be be bringing interactive gaming stations, costumed characters, trivia, prize giveaways and live tournaments to their New York store to celebrate the release of Wii must-have New…

By Brian Crecente Published November 11, 2009

Plumbing? You Want-a Aisle 7

As seen on a Home Depot apron. [Thanks irishpnk323]

By Owen Good Published November 7, 2009

Mario Made From 40,000 LEGO Bricks

OH GOD. No, that man did not give Mario a lobotomy, he is building the biggest LEGO Mario in the whole damn world. Revealed during LEGO World Fair this past October, the statue is made from over 40,000 LEGO bricks, is 5.9 feet tall and weighs over 110 pounds. The statue was sold on eBay…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2009

Awesome Custom Mario Costume Packs Its Own Soundtrack

Perhaps a little late for Halloween, but you can use this modded Mario costume for inspiration and get to work on yours for next year. Certain motions while wearing the suit trigger fireball, jumping and 1Up sounds, among others. The get-up was built by an Adafruit Wave Shield user, connecting the gadget to an Arduino…

By Owen Good Published November 2, 2009

What’s Underneath, Mario?

As seen on Mad Marios and Phantom Leap.

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2009

Nintendo Is Working On New Mario Game

Hold onto your smelly socks, because Mario voice actor Charles Martinet has a bombshell. Nintendo is, are you ready, making, wait for it, another, braces, Mario game. Unbelievable, huh? The voice actor tweets, “Awesome new Mario Game! And it’s not NSMB Wii, and it’s not Galaxy 2, but it’s going to be crazy fun!” And…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2009

Farmers Aren’t the Only Ones in Overalls at the State Fair

Ordinarily I’d give this the “About to Get a Letter” treatment, but you know, maybe this thing is licensed. And good luck getting a letter to a carny, anyway. Reader GHETTO CHiLD spotted “Mario Land” at the N.C. State Fair (largest midway of any state fair in the U.S., you can look that up.) It’s…

By Owen Good Published October 18, 2009

Look Everybody, It’s A-Me, M Bison!

As drawn by Will Stopinski [Seen via Tiny Cartridge]

By Owen Good Published October 17, 2009

N’Gai Croal Breaks the News to Miyamoto that Mario is Dead

N’Gai Croal, the former games writer for Newsweek (and friend of this site) floored Mario’s creator with news that one of the famed video-game character’s live-action, uh, actors had died recently. During a roundtable discussion earlier Thursday, Croal asked Miyamoto, straight up: “Where were you when you heard that Captain Lou Albano passed away, and…

By Owen Good Published October 16, 2009

Club Nintendo Is Shippin’ Out Your Mario Hats

Members in good standing at Club Nintendo got a heads up from Nintendo of America today, as “Elite Status” rewards for 2009 will be arriving soon. Specifically, Club Nintendo is “preparing to begin shipping” said rewards. That means you should keep an eye out for the Mario hat or Animal Crossing calendar that you may…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 14, 2009

Live-Action Mario Dead At 76

Wrestling manager Captain Lou, Cyndi Lauper’s fake dad, and Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Lou Albano passed away today at the age of 76. Wrestling fans know him as the WWE Hall of Famer who managed more than 50 wrestlers in his day, with more than two dozen championships won by athletes…

By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2009

Tokyo’s Video Game Toys And Final Fantasy Jewelry, Of Course

The Tokyo Game Show hasn’t started here in Japan yet, so half of your Kotaku team has been left with time to visit toy stores. We found a horde of video game toys and at least one other curious thing. All photos from Kiddy Land, a toy store in Tokyo’s Harajuku district.

By Stephen Totilo Published September 21, 2009

The Mario Scape Pepsi Built

Witness the spectacular aftermath of a Coke versus Pepsi “display war” in a California grocery store. Reader Chris writes that his sister snapped a photo of what she described as a huge 8-bit Mario display Pepsi built out of cases of their drinks at the Safeway in Rohnert Park, California. Keep in mind this isn’t…

By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009

Sega: Impossible To Please All Sonic Fans With One Sonic Game

As Sega targets 12-and-under gamers as its core Sonic market, company leaders told Kotaku that it has re-thought how to please all Sonic fans. To understand how Sega thinks about its most famous mascot, one must appreciate how differently people responded to 2008’s werewolf version of Sonic, the Werehog. That creature, who was playable in…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2009

Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong

We’ve seen video game musical performances in the past, but none that have managed to convey the underlying sense of despair so prevalent in Pong as this particular quintet. Ash Ketchum and Link, otherwise known as ArachnidianDream and Lennart Jansson, arraigned music from Mario, Kirby, Tetris, Zelda, Pokemon, Halo, and yes…Pong, for Seattle’s Marrowstone in…

By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009