Tag: Mario
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best Nintendo 3DS games of 2011
This year saw Nintendo release their 3DS handheld console, aiming to bring 3D to the masses with it's glasses-free 3D display and a host of recognisable gaming stars leading the charge. Sceptics were wary of the 3D gamble Nintendo had…
PETA attack Mario for wearing his Tanooki suit
PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, have launched a rather surprise attack on everyone's favourite plumber. Mario has been the subject of much controversy among the animal rights group for wearing the 'tanooki suit', a suit…
BREAKING NEWS: HMV set Nintendo 3DS UK price at £229, most expensive handheld ever
Though Nintendo would not be held down for a price on the 3DS handheld system at the console's Amsterdam launch today, HMV are the first retailers to set a UK price for the glasses-free 3D gaming kit, at a wallet-busting…
BREAKING NEWS: Nintendo 3DS UK launch date officially revealed
Nintendo have confirmed the UK release date of their 3DS handheld games console. The successor to the record-breaking DS will touch down on March 25th 2011, though would not be pinned down on a UK price yet. (UPDATE: Reports…
Racing-themed Chrome notebook codenames revealed. We're guessing they're speedy.
The codenames for the first Chrome OS packing notebooks have been revealed. Mario and Andretti are the monikers of the first two, as in "Mario Andretti of Formula 1, Nascar and IndyCar racing fame". In other word's, Google are pretty…
Wii – Christmas Gift Guide 2010
Though the Nintendo Wii had much of its thunder stolen this year by the motion control releases of the PS3 Move and Xbox 360 Kinect, it was actually perhaps its finest year for games. Though often considered a "kiddie" console,…
Miyamoto reveals his favourite Super Mario game
Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo's leading light and creator of the Super Mario franchise, has been quizzed in the run up to his plumbing pal's 25th birthday. The brains behind Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy, Miyamoto revealed which of Mario's adventures…
Happy 25th birthday Super Mario!
The world's favourite plumber, Super Mario, has turned 25. Happy birthday Mario! The driving force behind Nintendo's success over the last 25 years, Mario has lead the video-gaming charge almost as long as home consoles have existed. Easily the…
Video of the Day: Man beats Super Mario Bros. using a dance mat
Bit of Friday-fun here to wipe away those post-election blues. Nick Hagman aka 'The guy who killed Castlevania's Dracula armed with just his bare feet, Dance Dance Revolution mat and entourage of cuddly toys' has only gone and done…
BREAKING: 3D capable Nintendo DS successor, the 3DS, to be revealed at E3
A 3D capable Nintendo DS handheld will be unveiled at E3, Nintendo have today revealed. This latest "3DS" handheld will feature games with three-dimensional graphics, viewable without the need for special glasses. The 3DS will be backwards compatible with all…
