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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 -
Mario was Put in Punch-Out Without Permission
The latest “Iwata Asks” bull session regards Punch-Out!!! – the NES original, not the Wii sequel – and it’s quite revealing. Especially when designer Makoto Wada (pictured) pipes up. Wada-san, who came aboard Nintendo right around the time the Punch-Out!!! port for the NES was being created, spills two interesting details. The first is that…
By Owen Good Published August 8, 2009 -
Tuner Fits His Toyota with Mario Intake
Reader Danny Z. sent this in with a barebones description – I’m no mechanic, so I can’t tell if this is a joke or not. But that’s Mario peeking out from an MR2 Spyder’s intake. Saith Danny: i made a intake for my car. i thought i share. its made out of pvc. its pretty…
By Owen Good Published August 1, 2009 -
Mario’s Family Line
It’s not a family tree – a) that would be too large and b) it assumes games mate and produce offspring. This is a family line, showing all Mario games, by generation, with their siblings. The thing is so super-huge you should probably just go directly to it or download it to magnify it for…
By Owen Good Published July 17, 2009 -
India’s Got Mario Talent
A group of talented folks do their version of Super Mario Bros. for television program India’s Got Talent. I don’t remember Bowser wielding a laser gun, or Tag-Team Luigi harnessing the power of the moon. Mario recreation on India’s Got Talent [Boing Boing]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 -
How Mario Galaxy Looks In 720p
Remember those “HD” Wii videos? This is just like them! Only, it’s Mario Galaxy, not Smash Bros. And they’re lovely big screenshots, not blurry little internet videos. To refresh, these games are displaying in what is essentially high definition, as they’re being run through a Wii emulator on a PC. So if the Wii could…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2009 -
If New Super Mario Bros. Wii Was In Fact Old Super Mario Bros. Wii…
What if, instead of looking a lot like the DS version of Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii looked more like the NES versions of Mario? Or the SNES version? Well, then it’d look like this. Gotta say, that Super Mario World one looks pretty damn hot. [Mama Robotnik @ NeoGAF]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009 -
Mario Gets Played Off By The Keyboard Cat
Ah, keyboard cat. I like the guy, because unlike other pieces of internet crap, he can remain humorous indefinitely, so long as the accompanying blooper is funny enough. And I’d say this one is funny enough. [via GSW]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 -
Check Out These Custom Mario USB Thumb Drives
They may not be licensed by Nintendo, but these homemade Mario-themed 4GB USB drives and USB extensions look amazing. That may explain the steep price. The Brick and Question Mark block extensions — in 1ft to 6ft configurations — go for just $20, but the actual USB drives that plug into the extension are $55…
By AJ Glasser Published June 16, 2009 -
Don’t Expect Much Story From Mario Galaxy 2
There were two big surprises to be found with Mario Galaxy: firstly, that it had a substantive story, and secondly, that the story was good. Pity, then, the sequel won’t be doing anything of the sort. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has said that, despite the love fans had for the first game’s plot (centred around…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2009 -
Conan O’Brien Comments On Super Mario Bros. Set
Tonight on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Conan O’Brien addressed the Photoshop that’s been flying around the internet that show similarities between his show’s backdrop and Mario Bros. What’s his response? According to Conan, “There’s no way you could ever see Super Mario Bros. in this set.” Even if it was accidental or planned…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2009 -
Conan’s Tonight Show Backdrop Looks Way Familiar
As seen on SERIOUS LUNCH
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009