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The History Of Super Mario In Staircase Form
The staircase at the Nintendo World Store tells the history of Super Mario. Well, make that the selective history. This staircase, cool as it is, could use some Super Mario World 2. Also, if Super Mario Galaxy 2 is on the top step, no more Mario games ever, right? Bummer. I shot this video during…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010 -
Do Gaming And Game Characters Help Political Campaigns?
During the political campaigns for the recent election, some candidates made promises. Some candidates talked trash. And some candidates used video games to make their point. Did gaming give those politicos a 1Up in office? Website GamePolitics has a round-up of some of the politicians that used gaming in their campaigns. Take Missouri Congressman Russ…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2010 -
Of Course, There Will Be 2D Games On The 3DS
The 3DS is Nintendo’s upcoming glasses-free 3D portable device. Not all gamers like 3D. Nintendo knows this. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto at a recent Q&A, “When Super Mario became Mario 64, the size of the audience shrunk.” Some players were put off by the leap from traditional 2D Mario platforming to a three…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
Chile’s Own Super Mario Miner
After nearly seventy days, the 33 Chilean miners have finally been rescued from over 2,300 feet underground. As the entire world celebrates, the area is swarming with reporters and journalists. It’s a media circus! Cue the headline puns. Mario Sepúlveda has been dubbed “Super Mario” by the press for his upbeat attitude during the incredibly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 -
Cheaters
Nintendo’s finest playing some PlayStation, as seen on Flickr
By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2010 -
Who Does This Guy Look Like?
Spotted at JFK by reader Marco.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010 -
Watching Super Mario Gameplay as an Android Desktop
Is it just me or does the iPhone always seem to be one step behind Android phones these days? Just last week iPhone owners were given the ability to have wallpaper images. The Android has that plus the ability to create a “live” wallpaper, like this video playthrough of a Super Mario level. Android Super…
By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2010 -
The Princess Is In Another Birdhouse!
Thanks Eugenio
By Brian Crecente Published May 26, 2010 -
Miyamoto On Wii Star Controller Prototype: “No one liked that one.”
Why no disc-shaped star controller for the Wii? A new book, Nintendo Magic, explains that Nintendo bigwig Shigeru Miyamoto believed the 2004 prototype would be bad for Marios and Zeldas. Mystery Of The Nintendo Star Controller Solved [Press The Buttons]
By Stephen Totilo Published April 28, 2010 -
Here’s a Coin Box Cuckoo Missing Its Clock
Just because this … whatever it is has no practical application (yet) doesn’t mean it’s not awesome. But it does need a use. Cuckoo clock? Alarm clock? Piggy bank? YouTube user Hydraness says this was made by a friend, using bead art supplied by another friend who’s into this sort of thing. Mario and His…
By Owen Good Published March 30, 2010 -
The Original Super Mario, At 75, Is Busy
You do not retire after having Super Mario Bros. named after you. No, the reclusive Mario Segale, former Nintendo of America warehouse landlord, is developing property, massively. Powerful Segale family has massive vision for Tukwila expanse [The Seattle Times]
By Stephen Totilo Published March 30, 2010 -
Are You a Bad Enough Dude to Listen to This with Speakers On?
This hardcore Bad Dudes rap is one of three game homages put out so far by the group Action Adventure World, all of which are chock-a-block full of filth-flarn-filth. That means I’m a-watchin’! You can check out Mario World and Castlevania II by the same act, but the same warning applies: If it’s coherent, it’s…
By Owen Good Published February 6, 2010 -
Just Don’t Call This “Bling”
Though Super Mario coin boxes do make that sound, A.B. Frazier at The Koalition reminds us that hip-hop retired that term. But hip-hop producer Pharrell is very much active with this Super Mario jewelry. A.B. also boasts of a owning an “oversized diamond studded Metal Gear Solid exclamation mark,” whose existence may be theoretical but…
By Owen Good Published February 6, 2010 -
Trendy Mario Bros.
Half of this seems about as hamfistedly hip as a Mentos ad, but a team of design students at a Milan university identified five top global trends – guerrilla gardening, couch-surfing, carpooling – and used Mario to illustrate them. I guess by planting trees on the sly you bring a Fiat dealership to town, turn…
By Owen Good Published January 18, 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