Back in April, when Nintendo first detailed Mario Kart World to the masses, plenty of folks (myself included) became wide-eyed with awe in thinking about what an open-world Mario Kart game could be.

A freelance writer with over 10 years of experience. His favourite games are Kingdom Hearts, Beyond Good & Evil, and Celeste. The Mario Kart series is a beloved Nintendo franchise that first began on ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

Mario Kart World, the lone original flagship launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2, is as much defined by what it is as what it is not. What it is is a tremendously fun Mario Kart game that hones the ...

Despite Mario reaching his 40th anniversary this year with Super Mario Bros, we’re about to approach the 30th anniversary since Mario made his 3D debut with Super Mario 64 in 1996. This became a ...

Super Mario’s 40 year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little guy run from left to right across a screen. Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...