Tag archive: Super Mario

It appears that we've lost the ability to read. A recently published Wired article titled “Nintendo's Miyamoto Stepping Down, Working on Smaller Games” has led to a barrage of reports that Shigeru Miyamoto is retiring from Nintendo, a fact that is not supported by the legendary game designer's statements in the article. The controversy seems to stem from the use of the word “stepping down” in the… Read More

A Nintendo system is never truly born until you can play a new Super Mario game on it, and the folks in Kyoto are hard at work on the next iterations of Nintendo's legendary game franchise. The Mario series is famous for showing the capability of the company's new hardware, but we haven't heard much about Mario's first foray onto the Wii U. How will it take advantage of the Wii U's fancy new touchscreen controller?… Read More

(This article comes courtesy of N-Sider, a site for well-adjusted Nintendo fans. N-Sider has served the Nintendo community for more than a decade.) Last night, we had the privilege of once again attending Nintendo's Developer Roundtable. These events put luminaries from Nintendo's internal development teams up on stage without interference from the sales guys, allowing them to go into depth about their latest efforts for us, the… Read More

The votes are in and the Smithsonian American Art museum has released a list of 80 video games which will be appearing in their Art of Video Games exhibition in 2012. The exhibit will also include a few playable games which the Smithsonian decision makers felt were essential to the idea of the project. Participants had the chance to vote, from February 14, 2011 to April 17, for the titles which best represented different eras and genres of… Read More

During Satoru Iwata's Game Developer Conferenct keynote today, titled “Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future,” Nintendo's president managed to sprinkle in a few new announcements. Chief among them is that Nintendo is working with AT&T on Wi-Fi spots, Netflix will soon be available on the Nintendo 3DS, Game Gear games will be coming to the 3DS virtual console, and a new 3D Mario game… Read More

Though we'd be more surprised if there wasn't a new Mario game in the works, game designer Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed in an interview with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata that a new Super Mario Bros. game is in the works for the 3DS. Held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Super Mario series, the Iwata Asks interview delves into the basics of what makes Mario work, how the core team (which hasn't ever changed) of Mario… Read More

In its earnings briefing over the weekend, Nintendo was forced to defend lagging sales of the Wii and DS. Speaking to the company's success, President Satoru Iwata revealed that for 2010, Nintendo games accounted for more than half of the top 20 U.S. software titles for the year. We've typed out the full list below, which is fairly revealing. Though Nintendo systems hold 11 of the top 20 spots, Nintendo-published games account for… Read More

With a game as successful as Angry Birds, it's only a matter of time before it begins popping up everywhere. That time is soon. At the Social Gaming Summit in London, Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka has made several comments about the future of the casual game. Birds is coming to the PSN, Wii, and Xbox 360 in the near future–possibly with a multiplayer mode, reports Pocket Gamer. Here are some things Rovio said at the Summit… Read More

Nintendo continues to celebrate Super Mario's 25th anniversary. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, made an appearance at the Nintendo World Store in New York City this weekend. While there, the renowned game maker also sat down with USA Today to talk about the big Italian plumber. The interview was quite extensive, but we've pulled a few interesting quotes below. Why Mario resonates with players “When we create games, the… Read More

With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall. The season gets a late-summer start Tuesday, with the release of “Guitar Hero 5,” a game featuring music from the Rolling Stones, Nirvana and other popular bands. Then on Sept. 9 comes the launch of “The Beatles: Rock Band,” which marks the rock… Read More