In Japan, Nintendo Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World has sold more physical copies in the first three days on sale than Switch 1 launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild managed in ...

PARIS — Surrounded by thousands of objects bearing the likeness of Nintendo’s moustachioed plumber, 40-year-old Kikai reflects that his “life would be totally different without Mario” who also marks ...

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 ...

Imagine that it’s 1985. You pop Super Mario Bros into your shiny new NES, and you’ve never seen anything like it before. Since you’re used to the Atari 2600 and its simple games, this seems like ...

Believe it or not, Mario wasn't Nintendo's first mascot. Diskun got his start in Japan but remained there, and he's still ...