Mario, the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, has happily kept Bowser’s forces from beating down your front door. He has bounced on the heads of more bad guys than Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Bruce Wayne, or ...

Today marks the annual celebration of one of the most iconic video franchises and characters of all time. What Happened: Mario Day is celebrated annually on March 10. The holiday celebrates one of the ...

If you're a bipedal fungi, life is looking very good for you right now. In particular, Toad — the cute little Nintendo character who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom — is having a moment this summer.

With over 50 years' worth of experience in the video game industry, it's only natural that Nintendo has amassed more than its fair share of popular franchises over the years. Over the course of five ...

For the first time in over 20 years, there’s a new voice actor portraying Mario in video games. But despite the consistency of Charles Martinet, the history of Mario’s iconic voice is more complicated ...

With Mario Kart 7 coming out on December 4th for the 3DS, you just knew we HAD to do a retrospective on the plumber with a million other jobs. But not all Mario titles are created equal. And instead ...

Side-scrolling 2D Super Mario games have mostly followed the same formula for three decades now — to immense success. At first blush, Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder — the first side-scrolling ...

In the long and storied history of Mario games, few are as unusual as Super Mario RPG. Originally released back in 1996 for the Super Nintendo, Super Mario RPG does away with the precise platforming ...