Mario - Timeline
Friday1st Dec 2023
Random Waluigi Designer Shares Scrapped Character Art Of "Walpeach"
The concept vetoed by Miyamoto
Right back at the start of this year, we discovered that after inventing Waluigi, the team behind Mario Tennis, Camelot Software Planning, was planning another 'Wa' variant of Princess Peach. It was a shudder-inducing thought, we'll admit, and one that was rejected by Shigeru Miyamoto before even looking at the...
Thursday30th Nov 2023
Random Super Mario RPG Dev Shares Scrapped Sketch Proposals For SNES Original
Featuring Three Musketeers concept art
We're all having fun with Super Mario RPG on Switch, right? The return of this SNES classic has brought smiles to our faces with constant reminders of Nintendo at its weirdest, but, according to one Square developer who worked on the original title, it was almost a whole lot weirder. In 1994, Jiro Mifune had...
Tuesday28th Nov 2023
Random Players Are Recreating Mario Wonder's Musical Moments In Mario Maker 2
It's-a bop!
In a game full of memorable moments, one of Mario Wonder's more out-there sequences has to be the 'Piranha Plants on Parade' musical number. This Wonder effect completely took us by surprise on our first playthrough and has certainly stuck in our heads ever since. Fortunately, it looks like we were not alone in our admiration as some...
Monday27th Nov 2023
UK Charts Super Mario RPG Tumbles Out Of The Top Ten
Super Mario Bros. Wonder jumps up a place
This week's UK physical charts are in, and as Black Friday fades into the background and the Holiday season approaches, EA Sports FC 24 reclaims the top spot. The Nintendo Switch version of the latest soccer title from EA makes up 24% of the sales, while the PS5 version claims the majority with 50% of...
Random Mario And Luigi Have Spin Jump Control Preferences In Super Mario Galaxy
And it all comes down to which controller you shake
It's no secret that we at Nintendo Life love Super Mario Galaxy. Since its release in 2007, we have played through this planet-hopping adventure several times with both Wii remote and Joy-Con (thanks to its re-release in Super Mario 3D All-Stars), but every day is a school day and we have just...
Thursday23rd Nov 2023
News Super Mario RPG's Useless Cheat Code Is Included In The Switch Remake
Code was previously a Japan exclusive
We weren't messing around when we called Super Mario RPG on Switch "one of the most faithful HD adaptations we’ve ever played" in our 9/10 review. Everything that made the original game so weird is right here almost 30 years on, including the sections that give us nothing more than a good laugh. One such...
Monday20th Nov 2023
UK Charts Super Mario RPG Can't Jump To The Top Five In Its Debut Week On Switch
Elsewhere, Bluey performs well on Switch
The latest UK physical charts are in and the top ten is much less of a Nintendo-fest than we are used to seeing, with even the Big N's newest releases failing to make the podium. It is Hogwarts Legacy that sits in pole position this time, with the newly-released Switch port making up 70% of the total sold in...
Thursday16th Nov 2023
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Super Mario RPG On Switch
How does the remake hold up?
We are but one day away from the release of Super Mario RPG on Switch and the tech experts at Digital Foundry have appeared just in the nick of time with their analysis of what we can expect from the remake's performance. Let's start off with the biggie. Super Mario RPG on Switch targets and maintains 60fps almost all...
Wednesday15th Nov 2023
News The First Review For Super Mario RPG On Switch Is In
But what's the verdict?
Update: And now ours is too! You can check it out below: <related ids="157432"> We are so close to the release of Nintendo's next big release of the year that we can almost smell it (gross). Yes, Super Mario RPG is set to leap back onto Switch on 17th November — that's this Friday — and, after being particularly...
Monday13th Nov 2023
UK Charts Mario Wonder Takes Bronze As Call Of Duty Makes Its Mark
Like clockwork
The latest physical UK charts are here and, as expected, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has landed with a band, comfortably taking the number one position despite selling roughly 25% less than the previous entry in the franchise (thanks, Chris Dring). This means that Super Mario Bros. Wonder is no longer holding onto the gold...
Monday6th Nov 2023
UK Charts Mario Wonder Soars As WarioWare Lands With A Whimper
Wahoo!
The latest UK physical charts are in and it has been yet another strong showing from Super Mario Bros. Wonder as the Nintendo 2D platformer holds onto the top spot once again. The game's main competitor for the past couple of weeks, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, has dropped down into third this time, leaving EA Sports FC 24 to once again dribble...
Thursday2nd Nov 2023
News Sega's Executive Director Wants Sonic Games And Movies To "Surpass Mario"
"That is my goal as a Sonic lover"
Sonic the Hedgehog started out as a rival to Mario, but since then, the two mascots have gone on to star in a number of games together. Still, this doesn't necessarily mean the days of competition are over. In a new Sega interview (translated by Noisypixel's Ryuji), Sega's executive director and self-confessed...
Monday30th Oct 2023
UK Charts Mario Wonder Jumps Ahead Of Spider-Man 2 And Takes The Top Spot
The race continues
This week's UK boxed charts are in and it has once again been a tight competition at the top of the pack. Despite picking up the silver medal in its debut chart appearance, Super Mario Bros. Wonder has managed to jump ahead of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 this time around and lands in first place. As word continues to spread, we can see...
Wednesday25th Oct 2023
Talking Point What's The Most Difficult Mainline Mario Game?
WaaAaAaa
Ah, Mario. Between mainline releases, while we are angrily plugging away at our 102nd attempt of a Souls-like's final boss or backtracking through the tunnels of a mind-melting Metroidvania, our thoughts are prone to Wonder (yes, get used to that one being thrown around) to the sweet simplicity of your punchy platforming. Because Mario...
Tuesday24th Oct 2023
Random Sakurai Reckons Both Mario Wonder And Spider-Man 2 Are Masterpieces
Wait, he has beaten both of them?!
Just in case you somehow missed it, last week saw the release of both Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Marvel's Spider-Man 2. On the same day. For many of us, this resulted in an important decision between the two — which would be played first while the other took a back seat? Legendary games designer Masahiro...
Monday23rd Oct 2023
UK Charts Mario Wonder And Sonic Superstars Start Strong, But Neither Can Out-Swing Spidey
Wonder sees third-largest physical launch in Mario platformer history
The latest UK charts are now in and it is a big week at the top of the table for new releases (surprising nobody). This was always going to be a battle between the boys in red and it is the hero of the friendly-neighbourhood variety that has come out on top this week as Marvel's...
Thursday19th Oct 2023
News Wowie Zowie! An Elephant Mario Plushie Is On The Way In Early 2024
Trunkman
We are mere hours away from the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on 20th October (that's tomorrow!) and it is fair to say that Nintendo has been stepping up the marketing into 'home-straight' territory. We're getting exclusive interviews, comedy short ads, even bus-spotting competitions, but what w
Wednesday18th Oct 2023
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Super Mario Bros. Wonder
But how wonderful can it really be?
We are just days away from the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on 20th October and it is time to see what the critics think of the plumber's latest foray into the 2D world. This one has felt like a long time coming, with the build-up to its release showcasing a fresh visual style, mechanics and even a new...
Tuesday17th Oct 2023
News Mario Wonder's New Enemy Animations Explain How Goombas Can Deal Damage
A mushroom with some bite
If you have ever thought even remotely deeply about the reality of the Super Mario universe (which we wouldn't recommend doing, seriously), then you might have bumped up against the most simple of questions: why does Mario get hurt when a Goomba hits him? As it turns out, this is something that Miyamoto was asked back in...
News The Mario Movie Had No Influence On Wonder's New Character Designs, Says Developers
"We didn't hear anything about the film's content during development"
We are just days away from the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Switch and, as has become something of a tradition, Nintendo has today released the first two parts of an all-new 'Ask the Developer' interview series about the upcoming game. The conversation covers a range of...
News Nintendo UK Launches Super Mario Bros. Wonder Bus Spotting Competition In London
Keep an eye out for the special London buses
Nintendo UK has launched a new competition to mark the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and this one is all about spotting some special Mario-themed buses around London. Revealed in a tweet yesterday, NUK announced that there is a Mario Wonder prize pack (consisting of a t-shirt, pin pack diorama,...
Monday16th Oct 2023
UK Charts Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Hops Into Top Ten As EA Sports FC Keeps A Clean Sheet
Prime Day deals shake things up
This week's physical gaming charts for the UK are now in and despite some tasty Amazon Prime Day discounts mixing things up a little, nothing has managed to knock EA Sports FC 24 off the top spot. The latest not-FIFA title sees its third week in first place (the Switch still only accounts for a small 7% of its total...
Friday13th Oct 2023
Random Nintendo Shows Off Mario Riding The Inchworm Pipe
It's-a what?
Yes, you read that headline correctly. We are not surprised to see the Super Mario Bros. Wonder marketing campaign step up a gear before the game's release in a week's time (20th October, if you're wondering), but the wording of this one caught us slightly off guard. Mario is riding an Inchworm Pipe. The latest in Nintendo's range of...
Sunday17th Sep 2023
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
Box Art Vs. Box Art
Hello one and all, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Before we check out this week's competitors, let's take a look at how we fared last time. We took a look at New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS, the first entry in the polarising platforming sub-series. It was actually a fairly close battle, but in the end,...
Friday15th Sep 2023
News Mario Kart Tour's Final New Update Races Our Way Next Week
Before Tours start getting recycled
It was announced earlier this week that Mario Kart Tour would receive no new content updates as of the upcoming October 'Battle Tour'. That means that the next update, the 'Anniversary Tour', will be the final fresh one that we are going to see in the game. This is set to kick off on 20th September and will see...
Sunday10th Sep 2023
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: New Super Mario Bros.
Let's-a vote
It's the weekend and that can mean only one thing — yes, it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we dive into this week's contestants, let's take a look at how things played out last time. Celebrating the release of Sabotage's excellent RPG Sea of Stars, we took a look at the cover variants from around the world, with...
Monday21st Aug 2023
News Charles Martinet Will No Longer Be The Voice Of Mario
Update: Is not in Mario Wonder, now Mario Ambassador
Update: In a statement made to both IGN and Eurogamer, Nintendo has confirmed that Charles Martinet is not in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. That means both Mario and Luigi are voiced by a brand new voice actor in the upcoming platformer. Nintendo told both publications that "... while Charles is not...
Wednesday9th Aug 2023
News Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Dev Is "Not Worried" About Game's Initial Sales
"We know that we achieved what we wanted with this sequel"
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope came to the Switch last year and was generally well received by all those who played it. It's true, the game did not get off to the best of starts as far as sales numbers go (Ubisoft's CEO later confessed that the game might have been better suited to
Monday7th Aug 2023
News Mario And Yoshi Star In Nintendo's New Summer Wallpaper
Let's-a go fishing
Nintendo is prone to releasing an adorable piece of original seasonal art every few months and Summer 2023 is no exception. Today we have got our first look at the latest piece of official art and this one really is a beauty. Mario and Yoshi take centre stage this time, travelling through the Mushroom Kingdom as they head out on...
Thursday3rd Aug 2023
News The Super Mario Bros. Movie Pulled In Over 168 Million Viewers At The Box Office, Says Nintendo
And Nintendo reconfirms its interest in future films
The most recent Nintendo financial report is packed full of sales figures for games and consoles alike, but let's not forget that the Big-N is now in the world of films too. On a note about expanding the company's IP, the report revealed the viewing numbers from The Super Mario Bros. Movie's box...