Going into 1981, Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto was facing a problem. Working on one of his first games ever, he hoped to use Popeye, the famed sailor of 1930s cartoons, to serve as the hero.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” now playing in theaters. “Mario” video game fans are in for another treat with “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” the ...

Sports are foundational to gaming as a medium. From Pong to NES Baseball, the infancy of the medium was littered with just-about-recognisable renditions of real-life sports in an attempt to conjure a ...

A new ranking has crowned the greatest ‘Super Mario’ game ever, beating out decades of beloved Nintendo classics and sparking debate among longtime fans. Experts and readers ranked Super Mario World ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In the realm of video games, there are stars like Sonic the Hedgehog, ...

Nintendo is celebrating "Mario Day" — otherwise known as March 10 — with more than just new Virtual Boy games for Nintendo Switch Online. Select Mario games for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 will be ...

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Kevin Afghani is the new voice of Nintendo characters Mario, Luigi and Wario. The voice actor took over the roles from retiring Charles Martinet, starting with the 2023 game "Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

First up, it's hard to beat Super Mario Odyssey for only $29.99. Mario's quest to stop Bowser from forcibly marrying Princess Peach sees him traversing various Kingdoms with a new friend named Cappy, ...

There are a lot of Mariogames that have come out over the years. The Italian plumber has been in over 200+ games, which is truly incredible and goes to show just how incredible his presence in the ...

Nintendo has added three new SNES games for Switch Online members, with one particular title releasing outside Japan for the first time ever. Mario & Wario is a puzzle-platform title from 1993 that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the somewhat underwhelming Super Mario 3D All-Stars back ...