Super Mario News
August2021
News Nintendo's Giving Away LEGO Mario Keychains As Part Of New LEGO VIP Partnership
And great prizes are up for grabs
Nintendo of Europe has announced that its My Nintendo brand is teaming up with LEGO VIP to offer fans new ways of exploring the growing world of Super Mario-themed LEGO. For anyone not in the know, LEGO VIP is a free loyalty programme that offers up rewards when you shop directly from LEGO's website or stores. Once...
Random You Can Play Super Mario 64 Via The Xbox's Web Browser
A cheeky little workaround
You might recall back in April we reported on the fact that Super Mario 64 was now playable via a browser using Super Mario 64: Browser Edition. Now, our friends over at Pure Xbox have discovered that this version is playable on an Xbox console, using the system's built-in Edge browser. While the gam
News The Voice Of Mario From The Early '90s Has Passed Away
Prolific actor Walker Boone sadly left us at the start of 2021
Charles Martinet has been the voice of Mario for quite some time now, but he's not the only actor to bring the famous character to life. In the early '90s, Mario was voiced by Walker Boone, who would provide his vocal talents to both The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario...
Random Ligue 1 Celebrates Lionel Messi's PSG Move With A Super Mario Tribute
But why?
Any FIFA fans amongst us will likely be aware of Lionel Messi's recent departure from Barcelona; one of football's biggest stars, Messi's been making headlines all around the world over the past few days as fans eagerly awaited his next move. The deal's now been done – Messi's a Paris Saint-Germain player – and the French football...
News Stand-Up Comedian Reveals His Role In The Upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie
Spoiler warning!
American stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco has revealed that he has a role in Illumination's upcoming Super Mario movie, and people are speculating that it signals a return for an old and relatively minor Nintendo character in the film. As a guest on the 5th August edition of the Bertcast, a podcast hosted by fellow comedian...
News Universal Studios Hollywood Is Now Selling Super Nintendo World Merch
"available for a limited time"
If you've been eager to get your hands on some Super Nintendo World merchandise and happen to be located in America, you're in luck. Nintendo is making some themed items available for a limited time at the Universal Studios Store in Hollywood. Nintendo's tweet highlights just some of the exclusive items - including...
News A Copy Of Super Mario Bros. For NES Just Smashed World Records, AGAIN
We're still waiting for Beanie Babies to be worth something
Hey, remember last month when a sealed copy of Super Mario 64 sold for a record-breaking $1.56 million? The previous record of most expensive video game was set just days earlier, when an ultra-rare copy of The Legend of Zelda on NES reached a (then)
News Mario Golf: Super Rush Version 2.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
As promised, Nintendo has now released its first major content update for Mario Golf: Super Rush. It adds ranked matches, the new playable character Toadette, the new Golf Course New Donk City (as seen in Super Mario Odyssey), adjusts motion controls, and makes a lot of general changes to enhance the overall experience.
News Surprise! Mario Golf: Super Rush Is Getting A New Character, Course And More In Free Update
And it drops later today
Out of nowhere, Nintendo has announced that Mario Golf: Super Rush will receive its first major free update later today (or tomorrow, for those in Europe). The new update will add a brand new mode called Ranked Match, the New Donk City course, and new character Toadette. It'll also bring "improved motion controls," as...
News In Just Five Days, Mario Golf: Super Rush Became The Second Best-Selling Game In The Series
Fore blimey!
Nintendo has provided its first official sales update for Mario Golf: Super Rush, and the figures show that our favourite plumber's latest outing is likely already his most successful yet. In its financial earnings report covering April through June 2021, Nintendo revealed that Mario Golf: Super Rush sold 1.34 million units worldwide...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Adds Mario Golf: Super Rush Spirits This Weekend
Available for a limited time
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next Spirit event has been detailed, and this time we're being treated to a selection of brand new Spirits based on Mario Golf: Super Rush (thanks, Perfectly Nintendo). Just like in the past, this latest event will run for five days in total, starting on Friday 6th August and wrapping up on...
News Nintendo Launches The Game Of Life: Super Mario Edition
And it's already selling out
Not content with only dominating the video game world, Mario and friends have jumped into a new board game – The Game of Life: Super Mario Edition. As you'd expect, this special edition mixes up the usual Game of Life gameplay with several Mario-inspired twists; indeed, rather than having an objective centred around...
Random Square Enix Almost Made Its Final Fantasy X Protagonist A Plumber
Hear that, Mario?
Nintendo's Super Mario is used to some friendly competition when it comes to video games, but not so much in the plumbing business. This might have been different though, had Square Enix gone ahead with its initial plans for Final Fantasy X. Speaking to Famitsu, the game’s writer, Kazushige Nojima, mentioned how the original...
July2021
News Nintendo's Selling Miniature Versions Of Its Iconic Nintendo Store Statues
Available starting this weekend
If you've been lucky enough to visit Nintendo's world-famous store in Tokyo (or even if you've just watched hundreds of videos of other people visiting it on YouTube instead like us), you'll no doubt have seen the four statues that proudly adorn the shop floor. Mario, Link, Isabelle and an Inkling can all be seen on...
Poll Can You Still Find Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. And Super Mario 3D All-Stars?
Mario where are y-- oh there you are
Finding out that Super Mario 3D All-Stars was going to have a limited production run and would only be sold digitally until 31st March 2021 provoked some strong reactions from many Nintendo fans. Sure, there's an argument to be made that anyone who wanted a copy of this compilation game probably picked one up...
News Nintendo Is Shutting Down Dr. Mario World For Mobile
Service will end on 1st November 2021
Nintendo has announced it will end the Dr. Mario World mobile game service on the 1st of November this year. In a message over on the official game website, Nintendo thanked players for their continued support since the service began on 10th July 2019 and mentioned how "diamond" sales (premium currency) would...
Random There's A New Hill In London, And People Think It Looks Like Super Mario 64
Uncool, Uncool Mountain
"What on earth do you mean," we hear you say, "by 'a new hill'?" Trust us, we're as baffled as you are. It turns out that The Powers That Be (Westminster Council) commissioned a £2 million hill next to Marble Arch, for some reason, and yesterday, the 26th of July, was the launch day (although how exactly one "launches" a...
Random Finally, Scientists Have Built A Robot Hand That Can Play Super Mario Bros.
Did someone say Power Glove?
Plenty of super-clever, super-talented researchers across the globe have been pretty busy trying to save the world recently, but hey, even scientists need to work on something fun every once and a while. For this team of researchers from the University of Maryland, that fun has arrived in the form of a robotic hand...
News This Unofficial 'Life-Sized' LEGO Mario Can Be Yours For, Erm, $900
Coming in at almost 5,000 pieces
Thanks to Nintendo and LEGO's ongoing partnership, LEGO Mario is now a real thing that exists – you can still order one and everything! – but that isn't stopping others from sharing their own designs, including this mammoth take on our favourite moustachioed plumber. Bricker Builds, a group of designers and...
Random John Romero's PC Port Of Super Mario Bros. 3 Turns Up On A Floppy In A Museum
Where it belongs
You may remember a few years ago when veteran game developer and DOOM legend John Romero released a video of a PC port demo of Super Mario Bros. 3 originally built as a pitch to Nintendo back in 1990. Well, the full demo has now turned up in a bunch of data donated to the Strong National Museum of Play in the US. The team that...
News Tag Heuer Reveals Limited-Edition $2,150 Super Mario Watch
Limited to 2,000 units
Update: Tag Heuer has now unveiled its the Tag Heuer Connected x Super Mario watch, a limited-edition piece that'll cost a staggering, if unsurprising, $2,150. The new release is actually a special edition of the Tag Heuer Connected, a digital watch that uses Android's Wear OS tech (thanks, VGC). Over on the Tag Heuer...
News A Sealed Copy Of Super Mario 64 Just Sold For A Record-Breaking $1.56 Million
Just days after the previous record was set
Over the weekend, the world record for the highest-priced video game sale was well and truly smashed, with an ultra-rare copy of The Legend of Zelda on NES selling for a mind-blowing $870,000 USD. It's a number that's impossible for most of us to even comprehend, and we never would have expected to see a...
Guide Where To Buy LEGO Luigi - LEGO Super Mario Adventures With Luigi Starter Course
I'm-a Luigi, Number One!
It might have taken a while (a year to the day, in fact) for Luigi to catch up with his brother, but now you're able to have a proper fraternal reunion in bricky blocky form. Yes, LEGO Luigi has arrived as part of the new LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Luigi Starter Course set. LEGO Luigi is interactive in much the same...
Random Mario's Nips Are Back In This Beachy Nintendo Pic
Thank goodness
Ah, to live in the Mushroom Kingdom, where the sun always shines (unless Bowser's nicked the Shine Sprites again) and the sea is always a lovely bright blue (filled with horrible underwater platforming levels). We're not bitter because the pandemic is stopping us from getting on a plane or heading to the beach. Not at all. No. We love...
Japanese Charts Mario Golf: Super Rush Stays Top For A Second Week As Switch Dominates
Double eagle
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 4th July, revealing that Mario Golf: Super Rush has managed to stay top of the pile for a second consecutive week. The game sold another estimated 31,685 physical copies this week, helping it to stay ahead of Game Builder Garage which is still performing nicely in second...
Deals Get A Nintendo T-Shirt, Mug And Coasters For Just £10.99 Combined (UK)
Go on, treat yourself
Update (Thu 8th Jul, 2021 16:15 BST): The deal has sadly changed from £8.99 to £10.99. Saying that, £10.99 for all the goodies mentioned below is still a pretty great offer! Original Article: UK retailer Zavvi has a cracking new offer available for Nintendo fans, offering up a variety of goodies at a heavily reduced price...
News Universal's New Streaming Exclusivity Deal Will Affect Super Mario Movie
US streaming service Peacock gets exclusive rights
Universal Pictures has just struck a deal with streaming service Peacock, which will make its new movies Peacock exclusives in the US for the first and last four months of their 18-month streaming window, after it has finished its cinema showings. This deal, which comes into effect in 2022, will...
News Mario's Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Is Still "Hooked" On Pokémon GO
"It's a dream come true"
Even after five years, Niantic's augmented reality game Pokémon GO remains popular as ever. It's not just avid trainers who are still obsessed with the game though. During Nintendo’s 81st annual General Meeting of Shareholders, the heads of the company were asked what their favourite games were, and it seems in recent...
June2021
News Nintendo Has Added Another GBA Course To Mario Kart Tour
Update: Here's a first look
Update: Summer has officially arrived in Mario Kart Tour. Daisy (Swimwear) debuts alongside the new Sunny Surf Sailer and Cheep-Cheep Island. Here's a first look: Nintendo's mobile title Mario Kart Tour will soon be getting another content update. Ahead of the launch, it's been revealed as a new (but old) track -...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations: All 100 Cat Shines In Super Mario 3D World: Bowser's Fury
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll show you the exact locations of all 100 Cat...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Lucky Isle
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
News Mario + Rabbids Dev Team Has Tripled In Size To Meet Sequel's "Much Bigger Ambitions"
Sparks of Hope indeed
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was one of the highlights of this year's E3, offering a gorgeous splash of colour and comedy to liven up Ubisoft's show and giving fans of the original game something to look forward to as we hurtle towards 2022. The footage we saw during the event looked particularly lavish, with some very...
UK Charts Mario Golf: Super Rush Scores A Debut Hole In One
Nintendo takes six of the top ten
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 26th June, revealing that Mario Golf: Super Rush has gone straight in at number one in its opening week. Nintendo's latest Switch release beat last week's number one Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart to get there, also fending off the never-ending threat of FIFA...
Random Mario's Speed Golf Would Look Absolutely Ridiculous In Real Life
Gotta go fast?
Nintendo has just released the latest entry in the Mario Golf series for the Switch. The gimmick unique to this one is "Speed Golf" - a mode where you tee off at the same time against other players and quite literally race through the course to get your ball in the hole first. We must admit when Nintendo first showcased this mode in...
Random Super Mario Sunshine's FLUDD Shows Up In The New Mario Golf Game
Is it a sign? Probably not...
F.L.U.D.D. might not be a household name, but if you're a longtime Mario fan, you've likely heard about this nifty device before. It first appeared in the 2002 GameCube release Super Mario Sunshine and is an incredibly important tool for Mario throughout his adventure - a bit like the Poltergust 3000 in the Luigi's...
Random Shulk's Voice Actor Stars In The Latest Mario Golf TV Ad, And It's A Must-See
We're really feeling it
Not official artwork. We Photoshopped this. What do you mean, 'you could already tell'? Today sees the launch of Mario Golf: Super Rush on Nintendo Switch – are you planning on getting a copy? – but what if we told you there's a TV ad for the game starring none other than Adam Howden, the English voice actor behind...
Poll Mario Golf: Super Rush Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
Have your say...
It's been just over seven years since we were last treated to a Mario Golf game, so Super Rush's arrival on Switch today is most welcome indeed. With plenty of fan-favourite Mushroom Kingdom stars all correct and present, as well as some interesting new gameplay modes to freshen things up a little bit, Super Rush has no doubt been...
Guide Mario Golf: Super Rush - How To Create The Best Mii In Golf Adventure
All about priorities
Mario Golf: Super Rush is out now, and its most notable mode is Golf Adventure, a single player experience that introduces you to a variety of techniques, characters and courses. In this mode you play as your preferred Mii, and the progress for your character then transitions across into any other mode where you choose to use...
Guide Where To Buy Mario Golf: Super Rush On Switch
Grab your clubs and get to the buggy
It's been a while since Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom mates hit the fairway and whacked some small balls around the countryside, but the plumber and his pals are finally back on Switch in Mario Golf: Super Rush. With a host of colourful characters filling out the ranks, you can also play this Switch entry in the...
News Nintendo Has Released A Day-One Update For Mario Golf: Super Rush
Download it today!
It's become standard practice for Nintendo to release day-one updates for its latest releases on the Switch. Following on from first-day patches for Miitopia and Game Builder Garage, we've now got one for Camelot's game, Mario Golf: Super Rush. It bumps the title up to Version 1.1.0. According to Nintendo's official support page,...
Round Up The Mario Golf: Super Rush Reviews Are In
Is it any good?
Mario Golf: Super Rush is launching on Nintendo Switch in less than 24 hours, bringing Mushroom Kingdom-flavoured golfing action to the console for the first time. The Mario Golf series has a large and dedicated fanbase, but is this latest entry up to par? Reviews for the game have now been published, including our very own. Below,...
Review Mario Golf: Super Rush - A Solid Swing, But Par For The Course
Don't worry, not a fore out of ten
Camelot is a studio that has, for many years, dutifully churned out mascot sports games for Nintendo. Players often go back to the retro days when pinpointing the company's best efforts, though if you go by most recent form — Mario Tennis Aces — the studio is still doing good work. After serving up court-based...
Video New LEGO Mario Trailer Shows 2-Player Mario And Luigi In Action
And a whole lot of dancing
Nintendo's dropped a new trailer for its LEGO Mario range, and we're now painfully aware that we've been playing with LEGO incorrectly all this time. The new clip shows off both the Mario and Luigi figures, demonstrating how the two can be used together by friends to bop along and interact with the same courses. We assume...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Scamper Shores Island Cat Shine Guide
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Fur Step Island Cat Shine Guide
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Fort Flaptrap Cat Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Pounce Bounce Isle Cat Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Lakeside Giga Bell Cat Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Slipstake Slope Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Clawswipe Colosseum Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Trickity Tower Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Crisp Castle Climb Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Ruins Giga Bell Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Risky Whisker Island
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Pipe Path Tower
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Roiling Roller Isle
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Mount Magmeow
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Wasteland Giga Bell
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
News It Appears This Mario Party Superstars Minigame Has Been Adapted For Accessibility
You love to see it
Mario Party Superstars looks set to revamp some of our favourite boards and minigames from the series' history – and early footage suggests that it's going to look fantastic – but here's something even better. Mushroom Mix-Up, a minigame that Nintendo 64 owners might remember from the very first Mario Party, is making a grand...
And fans are hoping for more
Mario Party Superstars is set to receive Brazilian Portuguese localisation from launch when it releases this October, becoming the first of Nintendo's first-party titles to do so. Over the past few months, Nintendo has been increasingly improving its product availability and services across Brazil, with the Switch...
News LEGO Mario's Next Set Just Leaked On Amazon, And This One's A Biggie
Spoilers within!
The next major release in the LEGO Mario series has seemingly leaked online, giving us an early look at its content ahead of an official reveal. Now's your last chance to look away if you don't want to have the surprise ruined! A now-removed page on Amazon Australia has revealed the LEGO Super Mario Bowser’s Airship, a fairly...
Video Here's How Mario Party Superstars On Switch Compares To The N64 Originals
Superstars looks pretty super to us
One of the surprise reveals at Nintendo's E3 Direct was Mario Party Superstars, a brand new (kind of) game in the series that thankfully hadn't leaked to the masses beforehand. The game is made up of five classic boards from the N64 era's Mario Party, Mario Party 2, and
Random SNES Hacker Working On Widescreen Support For Super Mario World
Doing what Nintendon't
As much as we appreciate Nintendo's efforts with the Switch Online SNES and NES service, these games are for most parts basic emulations of the original classics. While there are some enhancements, we're still stuck with a 4:3 screen display. If you've always dreamed of what older games like Super Mario World would look like...
News LEGO Super Mario Is Getting Ten More Character Packs In New Series
Series 3 on the way
LEGO has revealed Super Mario Character Packs - Series 3, a new set of packs which will add ten new characters to the range. The announcement was made by the company on Twitter today, giving us our first look at the characters included. As identified by Brickset, the new additions are Scuttlebug, Swoop, Parachute Bob-omb, Amp,...
Gallery Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Box Art And Screenshots Round Up
The cover looks absolutely stunning
If the reveal and gameplay trailer for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope wasn't already enough, we've now got just a little bit more of this newly announced Ubisoft title, courtesy of the company's press website. Perhaps most excitingly is a look at the game's official Nintendo Switch box art. Here it is in all its...
"Just checking if we are all good. Are we good?"
One guy who is probably the most excited about Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is the creative director David Soliani. As you might recall, he's the one who was crying tears of joy when his original Mario + Rabbids game was introduced by Shigeru Miyamoto at E3 2017. Of course, he's just as happy to...
News Grant Kirkhope "Honoured" To Return As Composer For Mario + Rabbids Sequel
"I get to do another Mario game!!"
After a slip-up on Nintendo's end, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was officially unveiled during Ubisoft's E3 presentation. Being a sequel, a number of key figures have returned, and this includes the former Rare composer Grant Kirkhope. H
News Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Officially Unveiled With 'Reveal' Trailer
Plus a gameplay trailer, and it looks fantastic
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle had quite a rollercoaster ride before its announcement at E3 2017 — low quality leaked assets, showing Mario shooting a gun alongside Rabbids, were not well received. Yet when the game appeared days later at Ubisoft's show, the script was well and truly flipped - it...
Poll Will You Be Using Motion Controls In Mario Golf: Super Rush?
Your Joy-Con is now a golf club
Believe it or not, but Mario Golf: Super Rush is out on the Nintendo Switch in just a few weeks. As we already know, it'll include motion controls, so you can actually pretend you're swinging a real golf club with your Switch Joy-Con controller. In the lead-up to the game's release, Nintendo Japan has uploaded a new...
News Mario Golf: Super Rush's Split-Screen Will Be Restricted To Two Players Per Switch
Four-player local Speed Golf off the cards?
Mario Golf: Super Rush is just a few weeks away from launching on Nintendo Switch, and it looks like it could be a perfect pick for families and groups of friends to enjoy together. If you're keen to try out the game's new Speed Golf mode, though, it looks like you might have to take it in turns. The game...
News New Mario Golf: Super Rush Website Gives Us A Closer Look At Characters And Courses
And you can earn My Nintendo points!
Nintendo has launched a shiny new website for Mario Golf: Super Rush ahead of the game's launch later this month. The site, which you can visit for yourself right here, offers a closer look at all of the characters available in-game and the courses you'll be playing on. There's also a section dedicated to...
News The LEGO Group Announces Its First Ever LEGO CON, Will Air Later This Month
Update: Here's a sneak peek of what's to come...
Update [Sun 6th Jun, 2021 14:30 BST]: Lego has now shared a "sneak peek" of what will be shown at its first ever official LEGO CON. It seems there'll be a "closer look" at some of the latest Super Mario sets and a Q&A featuring Mojang's Lydia Winters. Original article [Thu 3rd Jun, 2021 07:30...
News The Original Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets An Extended Cut Fan Release
Adds 20 minutes of new footage
Bad video game movies have always been a thing, but the one film that topples them all is the 1993 live-action adaptation of Super Mario Bros. Bob Hoskins - the guy who played Mario, labelled the film a "nightmare" a number of years ago but despite this, the movie has managed to develop a cult following online. With...
May2021
Random Fan Project Is Making Super Mario Galaxy DS A Reality
What sorcery is this?
Super Mario Galaxy is a classic, and certainly in the conversation when debating the best ever Mario games; it shone on its Wii debut, and more recently looked rather nice as part of the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection. Imagine, though, if it was playable on Nintendo DS. That's what a group of four talented homebrew...
News The Guy Who Made The Stretchy Super Mario 64 Face Also Almost Gave Us Portal Zelda
The cake was a lie
We do love a good retro infodump here at Nintendo Life, and the latest is a podcast interview between Ben Hanson from the MinnMax Show and legendary game developer Giles Goddard. We reported on the interview earlier in the week, in fact, but the full show (above) featured so many intriguing titbits that we wanted to explore them...
News Mario Golf: Super Rush Pre-Orders Come With A Free Water Bottle At Nintendo's UK Store
Stay hydrated
If you're hoping to play Mario Golf: Super Rush when it launches next month and feel like treating yourself, the Nintendo UK Store is throwing in a sweet pre-order bonus while stocks last. Yes, for the game's retail price of £49.99, you can now get a copy of the game alongside a special Super Rush-themed water bottle. This is the...
Deals Resisted LEGO Super Mario's Charms Until Now? Zavvi's Got A Tempting New Offer
50%(ish) off the Mario Starter Course and a kid's t-shirt
LEGO Super Mario launched last August and seemed to go down very well with anyone sitting in that Venn diagram crossover of Nintendo and plastic block toy enthusiasts. Since launch, we've seen a variety of new sets appear and the plumber's brother will soon join him in August 2021 with a...
Random Speedrunner Beats Super Mario 64 With Nothing But Drums
Super Mario is now a rhythm game. We don't make the rules
Look up. Do you see that? Way, way up in the sky? That's the new bar for coolness, set by speedrunner CZR, who just completed a sub-1:30 70-Star Drum% run of Super Mario 64 using only a drum kit. Let's explain a little for people who don't speak speedrunner. Speedrunners are gamers (and...
News Nintendo Shares Juicy Mario Golf: Super Rush Details In Lengthy Overview Trailer
16 characters, gameplay techniques and more revealed
With just over a month to go until the launch of Mario Golf: Super Rush, Nintendo has dropped an all-new overview trailer to teach us all about the game. The video goes over gameplay details, including techniques like curve shots and spin shots; reminds us about the optional motion controls;...
"It makes us a bit of a laughing stock"
We're all familiar with the iconic green Warp Pipe, right? As devoted fans of Mario's classic platforming adventures, we'd very much welcome the idea of a few Warp Pipes dotted around our local town centre, but some residents in Walsall, UK aren't quite on the same page. As reported by Birmingham Live,...
News Koei Tecmo's President Would Love To See A Super Mario Musou Crossover
But isn't sure how to "make this a reality"
Ever since Koei Tecmo teamed up with Nintendo to release Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, fans have been wondering what other IPs from the Nintendo library could be adapted into a Musou game. In a recent interview with JP Games, Koei Tecmo president (and the producer of Samurai...
Rumour The Next Donkey Kong Is Being Developed By The Super Mario Odyssey Team
Update: Another source chimes in
Update: Highly-respected Donkey Kong fansite DK Vine has chimed in on our report, and adds the following information: Development of the new Donkey Kong game purportedly began around 2017 or 2018, when Nintendo decided to bring Donkey Kong back internally for the first time since Nintendo EAD's Donkey Kong Jungle...
Random Elon Musk Appears On Saturday Night Live As Wario
"The defense calls Wario"
On the American comedy show Saturday Night Live this weekend, the billionaire Elon Musk - known for SpaceX and his car company Tesla - appeared as the show's host. If it wasn't already a big enough talking point, he also featured in a courtroom skit on the show as Mario's arch-rival Wario. And even his girlfriend Grimes...
Random The Internet Goes Wild For New Waluigi Render
Look at that tongue, and that pose...
If you're a fan of Nintendo's purple mischief-maker Waluigi, there's not all that much to be excited about right now. We guess that's why his followers on social media are so happy about the latest render of him that's popped up in this week's episode of Nintendo Minute. As our resident render expert Jon...
Random This Minecraft Version Of Peach's Castle Includes A Secret Wario Room
MinecWAAAAAAAft
Super Mario 64 never claimed that it was a realistic rendition of a castle, but still, we have to wonder — why are so many rooms in Peach's Castle empty? Why does she have a massive basement, but no bedroom? Did she ask her architect to include a bunch of long corridors, and forget to install a bathroom? The inclusion of...
Random There's A Project Aiming To Make Super Mario 64 Fully Ray Traced
Let there be next-gen light
It took some time, but with the release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars we got an official version of Super Mario 64 that was fully modernised for the HD era, to a degree. It retained its original screen ratio and ran at 30fps, but Nintendo did nonetheless sharpen up the visuals and produce what is arguably the definitive...
Random Video Game Companies Seem To Be Loving The Removal Of Twitter Crop
Mario joins in on the fun
Twitter users this week got quite the surprise when the social media platform announced it would allow "bigger and better" images to be shared within tweets. Basically, photos will now be displayed in all their glory. Apart from users, video game companies have also joined in on the celebrations by sharing extra tall and...
News Super Mario Maker 2 Players Have Now Uploaded More Than 26 Million Courses
How many have you built?
Last month, Nintendo ran its last Ninji Speedrun event for Super Mario Maker 2. It officially marked the end of its ongoing support for the game. Despite this, it seems the community of Super Mario Maker 2 is still busy constructing courses - with a post on Nintendo's Japanese webpage revealing players have now created more...
News Waluigi Is Getting His Very Own PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller For Switch
Arriving this June
Nintendo's purple trouble-maker Waluigi will be receiving his very own PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller on 4th June. It'll set you back $49.99 USD, and will include all the usual features such as Bluetooth 5.0, a rechargeable battery - lasting up to 30 hours per charge, mappable buttons, embedded anti-friction rings for smooth...
News Nintendo Says It's Already "Looking Into" Animations Beyond The Mario Movie
Could this be the start of something special?
Last September, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa claimed the video game giant already had multiple 'visual content expansion projects' in the works. At the time, it was thought he was referring to movies and/or possible television series. Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination's animated Mario movie is...
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Random Everyone Loves Scripulous Fingore, The Fictional Super Mario Character
Just call me a Scripulous fan-gore
Scripulous Fingore, as we all know, is the best character in New Super Mario Bros. But did you know that the pointy-fingered chap also appears in the files of Paper Mario: Color Splash, Yoshi's Island, and Super Mario World? Of course you did! Everyone knows everything about Scripulous Fingore, because he is...
News How Do You Feel About Mario After His 35th Anniversary? Nintendo Apparently Wants To Know
You still love him, right?
Last month, Nintendo pulled the plug on Super Mario's 35th-anniversary celebrations. It did this by removing Super Mario 3D All-Stars from the Switch eShop, shutting down Super Mario Bros. 35 and even ending online services for older Mario games. Many fans are still questioning why it had to end like this, and for some,...
Random The Internet Goes Wild For "Rockstar" Shigeru Miyamoto
A look at the creator of Mario in his younger years
Have you ever wondered what the creator of Super Mario and Nintendo God Shigeru Miyamoto might have looked like in his younger years? Well, here you go! A photo shared by Nintendeal on social media reveals Miyamoto's appearance many years ago - back when he had long locks of hair. Some fans have...
News You Can Play Super Mario 64 In Your Browser
Browser's Inside Story
Nintendo is known for cracking down on downloads, torrents, and ports of their games, but they have to take breaks some time, right? Just last week, the developers of the "Super Mario 64 Plus" PC port of the game stated that they weren't too worried about DMCAs, since they weren't actually a threat to the sales of the game...
News Nintendo Teases Mario Kart Tour's Brand-New City Course
Update: Here's a first-look!
Update [Thu 22nd Apr, 2021 02:45 BST]: Nintendo has now shared a new trailer showing off the latest tour. Original story [Sun 18th Apr, 2021 17:00 BST]: As the Ninja-themed event wraps up in Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo has decided to lift the lid on the next round of racing. It seems Mario and friends are off to Sydney,...
Random Who Is Kinopio-Kun, And Why Is He In The Background Of So Many Nintendo Games?
Mario is dead, long live Kinopio-Kun
We love Toads here at Nintendo Life. And how could you not? He's a great friend, an adequate butler, and an acceptable Mario Kart choice. In Japan, he's also the mascot of Nintendo's LINE account — a social media platform that's super popular over there. You may recognise this green guy from that
Random This Clever Fan Remake Blends The Doki Doki Super Mario Bros. 2 With The Original
It actually looks quite fun
We suspect that most know the story of Super Mario Bros. 2 in Japan and the game the rest of the world received. To give a very short summary, the sequel we saw in the West was a reskin of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, as Nintendo feared the true sequel would break players outside of Japan; that's why it's such an...
Random You Can 'Play' Super Mario Bros. In Minecraft, As Long As You Don't Mind 10FPS
Super Mineio Craft Bros.
Okay, okay, before we begin, we have to admit: the title isn't totally factual. This Super Mario Bros. video is technically just an animation, programmed into Minecraft through clever use of Command Blocks, and the only interaction you have with it is pressing the "play" button. We're very sorry for the little white lie...
News It's Official! Nintendo Announces LEGO Luigi And Pre-Orders Are Open Now
Well, we didn't see that coming...
Surprise! Nintendo has officially announced that LEGO Luigi will be hitting stores later this year. We already had an idea that this was coming thanks to a leak on Amazon yesterday (as well as that creepy LEGO Mario firmware update, of course) but here's the official announcement from Nintendo itself: "It’s...
News 'Super Mario 64 Plus' Is An Unofficial PC Port With 60FPS And A Permadeath Mode
Kill Mario! For real!
Super Mario 64 is a classic, but if you've ever wished that Mario would die in the game for real, your wishes are about to come true. A fan-made PC Port called Super Mario 64 Plus came out earlier this month, and has since hit 30,000 downloads, showing that there's a huge market for killing Mario once and for all. But it's not...
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