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YesterdayTue, 23rd Apr 2024
News Nintendo Live Is Coming To Sydney, Australia This Year
Prepare for Nintendo Switch gameplay and much more
In some surprising news, it's been announced Nintendo Live will be coming to Sydney, Australia later this year. In an official post on social media, Nintendo's Australia and New Zealand accounts confirmed the in-person event for "friends, families, and fans of all ages" would run from 31st August -...
Sunday21st Apr 2024
Poll Box Art Brawl - Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS)
When stars align
Hello one and all, and welcome to this week's edition of Box Art Brawl! It feels like only yesterday that we checked out Kirby Super Star's box art variants, yet here we are! In last week's battle, we had a classic three-way brawl to determine whether North America, Europe, or Japan would come out on top. Well, after counting and...
Friday19th Apr 2024
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Looks Glorious In New Footage
Please sir, can I have Smorg?
Nintendo's marketing campaign for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is well underway at this point (as you would hope, given its 23rd May release date) and that means we are getting to see a lot about what the remake has in store. A new short trailer shared on Twitter today contains some fresh footage of the game,...
Tuesday16th Apr 2024
Random Another Super Mario Sunshine 'SpaceWorld' Mod Crops Up
Party like it's 2001
A little while back, we covered the efforts of Eclipse Team, a group of modders looking to create what they deem to be the most ambitious mod of Super Mario Sunshine ever. Dubbed 'Super Mario Eclipse', its effectively being billed as an unofficial sequel to the GameCube classic, and as part of the modders' efforts, they
Tuesday9th Apr 2024
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Batch Of Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Unlock more Super Mario icons
Nintendo has released another batch of "play and redeem" icons for Switch Online members and this time the focus is on the company's mascot Super Mario. There are icons are based on Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Mario Odyssey. You'll be able to purchase each one for 10...
Thursday4th Apr 2024
Random BAFTA's 'Iconic Game Characters' Poll Has Us Scratching Our Heads
Spoiler: Mario didn't win
When you think of the most 'iconic' video game character of all time, who pops into your head? Could it be Link? Perhaps Pac-Man? What about Sonic? Chances are that Mario would be your number one, right? Well, you'd be wrong. According to recent poll results from BAFTA on the 'Most Iconic Video Game Characters of All...
Wednesday3rd Apr 2024
News New Mario RPG Survey Acknowledges Existence Of Mario & Luigi Series
And it's got some fans excited
Nintendo is reportedly sending out a survey that has fans of a certain Mario series excited about what could be on the way. As highlighted by Mario fans across multiple subreddits and social media, this new survey not only acknowledges the Paper Mario and
Tuesday2nd Apr 2024
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Batch Of Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Boot up Yoshi's Island to unlock them
Last month, Nintendo made a new batch of Switch icons available that required NSO subscribers to actually play a game. This same type of mission has now returned for an event tied to the Super Nintendo title Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. There are five icons for 10 Platinum Points each and to unlock...
Friday29th Mar 2024
Random Mario Wonder's Weirdest Badge Called For A Rare Vocal Performance From Koji Kondo
Is there anything the man can't do??
We are approaching six months (!!) since Super Mario Bros. Wonder leapt onto Switch, and while the launch chit-chat was dominated by the vocal talents of Kevin Afghani — the new voice of Mario — it turns out that the voice acting performance we should have been talking about was one by Nintendo's own Koji...
Saturday23rd Mar 2024
Guide Where To Buy Princess Peach: Showtime! On Switch
Best deals and cheapest prices
It's not often we're treated to a new Princess Peach game, so Princess Peach: Showtime! was certainly a welcome surprise. The game launched on Switch on 22nd March 2024 and is available to purchase right now. If you're hoping to find where you can buy the game for the best price, we've got you covered. We're keeping...
News Super Mario Run Celebrates Princess Peach: Showtime! With New Crossover Event
New special missions now available
Following an update to the mobile runner Super Mario Run last week (bumping the game up to Version 3.2.0), Nintendo has now officially announced a new Princess Peach: Showtime! event for the title. Yes, following a collaboration with Super Mario Bros. Wonder last year, this new event will run until 7th May 2024...
Random It's Done! Every Super Mario Maker Level Has Been Cleared Before Wii U's Online Shutdown
The last unbeaten course was actually an "illegitimate upload"
Earlier this week, we revealed how a trained task force dubbed 'Team 0%' was attempting to complete every community level in the original Super Mario Maker game before Nintendo shut down online functionality for the Wii U and 3DS on 8th April 2024. While it was struggling to knock over...
Thursday21st Mar 2024
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Devs Show Off "Unused Wonder Effects" At GDC 2024
Including a giant block Mario!
Nintendo left a lot of ideas on the cutting room floor during the development of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and now at this year's Game Developers Conference, the game's director Shiro Mouri and producer Takashi Tezuka have shared some insight. In a series of slides (
Monday18th Mar 2024
Random It's A Race Against The Clock To Complete Mario Maker's Last Unbeaten Level
Mamma mia!
We are now in the final run of Wii U and 3DS online play. Nintendo has confirmed that the consoles' online features and functionality will no longer work from 8th April 2024, and with that will come the end of a lot of game modes. One title that will see some pretty heavy cuts is Super Mario Maker. The end of online play means that all...
Sunday17th Mar 2024
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Golf (GBC)
Tee time
We're teeing off another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we do so, however, let's take a look at what happened on the last hole. It was a par three as we matched up a trio of covers for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Unfortunately, some strong winds seemed to blow things firmly in the favour of North America, whose bright cover took...
News Super Mario Run Receives A New Update (Version 3.2.0), Here's What's Included
Download it now
Nintendo's 2016 mobile runner Super Mario Run got some surprise updates last year, and it looks like patches are set to continue in 2024 with the latest one (Version 3.2.0) now available. This one apparently adds features for an event and addresses various bug fixes. Here's the rundown: Super Mario Run update version 3.2.0 patch...
Saturday16th Mar 2024
Talking Point What's Your Personal Favourite Super Mario Game?
Not the best
MAR10 Day might be over, but hear us out-- Nintendo said that every day is MAR10 day with Nintendo Switch. So we're going to take that statement to heart and talk about our favourite Mario games. Yep, not the best, not the worst, but our personal favourites. And no, they don't have to be on Switch. Everyone has a different favourite...
Thursday14th Mar 2024
Deals Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - £10 Off In UK, Paper Plane Pre-Order Bonus
Best deals and cheapest prices!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arrives on Nintendo Switch on 23rd May 2024 and pre-orders are now appearing at a variety of retailers. You'll find all available options a little further down the page (including UK, US, Canada, and Japanese box-art editions), but we thought it worth highlighting a couple of...
Guide Where To Pre-Order Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD On Switch
Best deals and pre-order bonuses!
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD arrives on Nintendo Switch on 27th June 2024. If you're hoping to find the best deals, cheapest prices, and info on any special edition releases for the game, you're definitely in the right place. Below, we're keeping track of all retail options for you, including the recently revealed Mighty...
Wednesday13th Mar 2024
Review Mario Tennis (GBC) - Camelot's Ace Little Tennis RPG Is Hard To Fault
Courts of appeal
This review originally went live in 2014, and we're updating and republishing it to celebrate the game's arrival in Switch's Game Boy (Color) library via Nintendo Switch Online. For whatever its name is worth, Mario Tennis doesn’t feature a lot of the red guy — at least at first. That may come as an initial disappointment to...
Tuesday12th Mar 2024
Talking Point What Do You Want To See From The Next Super Mario Bros. Movie?
A certain 'je ne sais qWAHH'?
In perhaps the least shocking news of MAR10 Day 2024, Nintendo revealed that another Super Mario Bros. Movie is on the way and it's coming in 2026. A sequel should come as no surprise, let's not forget that the first film pulled in 168 million views at the global box office and went on to become one of th
News New Mario Movie Concept Art Shows Princess Daisy In Action
What could have been
We know that another Super Mario Bros. Movie is on the way (Nintendo confirmed it's coming in 2026, no less), but that doesn't mean that we are quite done talking about its predecessor just yet. In fact, there's something new to look at. Jed Diffenderfer worked as a story developer and artist on the 2023 Illumination/Nintendo...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy & GBC Library With Three More Mario Titles
Update: Available today
Update [Tue 12th Mar, 2024 01:45 GMT]: These three Game Boy titles have now been added to the Switch Online service. To play these games you will need to have an active subscription. Original article [Sun 10th Mar, 2024 13:45 GMT]: Nintendo has held a special 'MAR10 Day 2024' broadcast containing all sorts of...
Monday11th Mar 2024
News Nintendo's MAR10 Day Sale Brings Discounts To Select Games And DLC (North America)
Up to 67% off!
Did yesterday's MAR10 Day news get you in the mood for a spot of Mario? Nintendo's latest sale is here to make select titles and DLC that bit cheaper. Many of the available discounts will not be all that surprising (33% off Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? What a concept!) but there are some good savings to be had here, particularly if you have...
News Nintendo Reveals Box Art And New Screens For Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door On Switch
Unfolding this May
In case you missed it, Nintendo used this year's MAR10 Day celebrations to reveal that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will be heading to Switch on 23rd May. Off that back of this date announcement, the Big-N also provided a first look at the game's box art and gave a sneak peek at some new screenshots too. We'll start things...
Sunday10th Mar 2024
Poll Do You Want To See 'Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2'?
Addressing the other elephant in the room
Today is MAR10 Day (MARch 10th, get it??), so it's no surprise that we are once again thinking about Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the first new 2D Mario game in 11 years. Wonder flipped the script on 2D Mario. The 'New' series had lasted for a whopping 17 years and the visuals and level design were very much...
Feature Is Any Mario Game Genuinely 'Underrated'? - 10 Super Mario Games To Reconsider
Appropri-rated
When the word 'underrated' is used in reference to entries in series as venerated as, say, Super Mario or the Zelda, it never quite feels right. Sure, perhaps there are some early oddball entries that people missed — games that were crafted when the template and direction of the series was still in flux — but it's hard to argue...
News Nintendo And Illumination Announce New Mario Bros. Animated Movie
Arriving in 2026
The majority of Nintendo's Mario Day broadcast was allocated to its new movie announcement. Unsurprisingly, it's now officially announced it's working on a new movie "based on the world of the Super Mario Bros. series". It will arrive in the US on 3rd April 2026 and in various other territories in the same month. Nintendo's very...
News The Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Returning To Cinemas This Year
It's time for an encore
Ahead of the first year anniversary of the highly successful Super Mario Bros. Movie, it's been revealed the film will be making an encore in cinemas. AMC Theatres has announced the Nintendo and Illumination animation will be returning on 28th June 2024 (
Poll Box Art Brawl - Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time
It's a MAR10 Day special
Welcome back to another clash of the covers in this week's Box Art Brawl! Before we meet today's contenders, let's take a look at what happened last time when we matched up three regional covers for Ninja Gaiden Shadow (or Shadow Warriors for those in Europe and Australia). Despite there being three options, it wasn't a...
