Just last month we got confirmation that Nintendo was teaming with Illumination Entertainment to create an animated Super Mario Bros. movie. The studio behind movies like Despicable Me, Minions and The Secret Life of Pets seemed like an odd choice to bring the Nintendo video game character to the big screen again after all these […]
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Nintendo’s Miyamoto explains how Illumination won Mario movie rights
As part of the Question and Answer section of Nintendo’s investor call following its fiscal results briefing on February 1, someone asked Shigeru Miyamoto about his involvement with the recently announced Super Mario Bros. movie. Miyamoto, one of gaming’s legendary designers, created Mario for the arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981. The plucky plumber has […]
Mario Kart is coming to your smartphone
Mario Kart Tour is coming to your smartphone by next year. The Mario Kart franchise is one of Nintendo’s largest, selling over 15 million units on the switch and wii u combined. Transcript: This will be the first time that Mario Kart is available as a mobile app. “Mario Kart Tour” is the official title […]
Mario Kart Tour isn’t a new Nintendo Switch games launch but a mobile title for everyone
While Nintendo have been against mobile games in the past, they now seem to be running headlong to embrace the new platform. Another major franchise has been announced to be racing over to devices and it’s one that everyone will want to check out. Mario Kart Tour is not a new Nintendo Switch game, but […]
Nintendo confirms Mario Kart Tour for smartphones, Switch Online launch window
Enlarge / Coming to smartphones by March 2019. Hopefully, we’ll see more than this logo screen by then. (credit: Nintendo) Following a release of Switch sales information earlier on Wednesday, Nintendo closed the day by confirming two major releases coming by the end of the company’s current fiscal year: the paid Nintendo Switch Online service, and […]
‘Super Mario Bros.’ Animated Movie in the Works From ‘Despicable Me’ Studio [Updated]
Updated: Tonight, Nintendo confirmed that a Mario movie is indeed in the works: Nintendo and Illumination are partnering on a movie starring Mario, co-produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri! pic.twitter.com/wVRPLIzcGJ — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 1, 2018 Our original story from November 2017 follows. The last time Mario and Luigi leapt across the big […]
Nintendo confirms Super Mario animated film and Mario Kart mobile game
Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima told analysts during an earnings briefing that Nintendo will work with Illumination to produce an animated Super Mario movie, confirming a report that the company is finally prepared to put the terrible 1993 live-action film Super Mario Bros. behind it. Nintendo CEO just confirmed WSJ's report earlier that Nintendo to work […]
Legend of Zelda news: Link goes Super Mario in new N64 games mash-up
Nintendo games fans all have their own favourite characters which get pretty well catered for by the Japanese games giant. But sometimes, the fanbase themselves takes things into their own hands and put together their own adventures for Link and Super Mario. And while many of these projects get closed down by Nintendo, others live on […]
The legendary creator of ‘Super Mario’ explains why he tries not to hire gamers to work at Nintendo
AP Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto, best known as the creator of “Super Mario,” “The Legend of Zelda,” and other hit franchises, is trying to make room for the next generation of leaders at the company. Miyamoto actually prefers not to hire gamers; instead, he looks for candidates with other skills and interests. Gamers want to […]
A Christmas gift from Game Boy ROM hackers: Super Mario Land 2 in color
The Christmas holiday season is traditionally a great time to kick back and catch up on forgotten video games, and usually, we recommend doing so with majorly discounted video game sales. That’s still the case (and every platform, from Steam to Nintendo eShop to Xbox Live to PlayStation Network to GoG, seems to have a […]
