While the Switch’s 2021 line-up so far isn’t packed with many heavy hitters, Nintendo seems to be focusing on finetuning some of their cult classic franchises. Most recently, New Pokemon Snap arrived and was met with critical acclaim, and now, we’re on the cusp of getting a brand new Mario Golf game, titled Mario Golf:
Mario
Mario is almost certainly the most recognisable face within video games, with maybe only Pikachu on a par with him. The red clothed plumber has been around for over 40 years now and has played protagonist in dozens of incredible games. However, if you’ve been on the internet over the last month or so, you
Mario is one of the most, if not the most, recognisable character in video games. He’s transcended the medium for almost 40 years now, starring in his own games for 35 years of that, and deserves all the plaudits he can get. Nintendo’s mascot first appeared as Jumpman, back in arcades in 1981. His role,
Last year, Nintendo celebrated Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary in a grand, but slightly unusual fashion. We got a blowout Super Mario focused Nintendo Direct with tons of great announcements. There was a fantastic 3D Mario Collection, a quirky battle royale, a rerelease of a Wii U classic and so much more – the caveat
Today, Nintendo released the latest update for one of last year’s biggest hits. The update paves the way for a few coming events over the course of March, including Hinamatsuri, Pi Day and Shamrock Day. The most anticipated event of the month, however, is in regards to the Super Mario furniture. With the new update
After so many rumors, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was finally unveiled last September 2020 in a new port for the Switch as part of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct. Although fans didn’t get to see too much of what was in store for them, a bad-ass trailer was then shown off in January
Despite being released back in the summer of 2019, Nintendo has continued supporting Super Mario Maker 2. With a steady stream of new levels and challenge courses for players to beat, Nintendo has kept the game’s community alive and well. Today, they announced a new Ninji Speedrun course would be added to the mix. A
There’s nothing worse than having nowhere to store your beloved game cartridges once you are done playing and then setting it down somewhere for it to be lost forever down the back of the sofa. Although there are plenty of Nintendo Switch game holders out, some really aren’t too unique looking. Thanks to WhopperPrinting, you
LEGO helped shape many childhoods with its vast catalog of sets and figures. As we started to grow up buying less LEGO sets, LEGO didn’t write us off entirely. Instead of only remaining in the block market, LEGO shifted some of its focus into making quality video game titles. Now, LEGO games are a staple
For the last couple of years, Nintendo has ported over a large portion of the popular titles from the Wii U’s catalog. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze were all fantastic titles, but we Wii U die-hards had
At this point, it feels like Nintendo is slapping the face of any schmuck (i.e. me) that bought the Switch at launch. The pallid grey console has gotten a number of gorgeous makeovers during its lifetime, including an Animal Crossing themed one. Nintendo is now stepping up its Switch game with a Mario-themed variant of the console.
Before his unfortunate death in 2015, Satoru Iwata was the President and CEO of Nintendo. One of the many things he was known for during his time with the company was his popular “Iwata Asks” interviews. These interviews saw Iwata talking to several of Nintendo’s best and brightest about all kinds of topics. Back in
After months of uncertainty due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan finally has an opening date. It was, as recently as October, confirmed to be opening in “early 2021” which has now been confirmed, with the park opening its doors to the public on February 4th next year. The attraction,
So far, we have only received one Mario Sports title on the Nintendo Switch. Usually, Nintendo likes to provide a plethora of sports titles on their successful hardware. A new game might be coming soon according to a notable Nintendo leaker. Zippo, a leaker who has already dropped some leaks in the past for Super
At DualShockers, we are big fans of Nintendo. Only a couple of months ago, we put together our official Nintendo Switch DualShockers Definitives list where all of the staff voted for their favorite Nintendo title. Not only do we love so many of the games, but we also love the culture that surrounds it that
It’s been a wild year for Super Mario collaborations. While Nintendo is usually fairly restrictive with who they share their brand with, this year we’ve seen clothing collaborations with Levi’s, BlackMilk and Puma, as well as a variety of Super Mario LEGO sets. These sets have included the interactive brick set released in August and
With Mario celebrating his 35th anniversary this year, Nintendo has gone all out in celebrating everyone’s favorite plumber with a variety of Mario-themed goods. Alongside the recent release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars on Switch, Nintendo is also providing the chance to get some new Mario-themed apparel in time for the anniversary with a stylish new
Super Mario 3D All-Stars was one of this year’s worst kept secrets. Rumours were flying around as early as March that a collection of 3D Mario games would be hitting the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2020. Fast-forward to early September and the collection was finally announced with Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy
Nintendo has yet again found a way to capitalize on the insane popularity and marketability of their flagship character Mario. The official Nintendo of America Twitter account posted a status update promoting their brand new merchandise: the Super Mario Bros. It’s-a Me, Mario Action Figure: Don’t slip up, get your Super Mario Bros. It's-a Me,
Nintendo’s surprise direct yesterday gave fans of Mario games a ton of new options for playing their favorite platformers. There’s a Game & Watch you can pick up, or you can run through a few of the all-star Mario titles in a collection on the Switch. But for some people, that’s not enough. Some people see
Today Nintendo announced the long-rumored Super Mario 3D All-Stars a compilation of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. Each title has been remastered to support the current generation visuals but the resolutions differ depending on which game you are playing. Nintendo Japan put out a news article detailing the collection’s three games and their in-game soundtracks including
Paper Mario: The Origami King tries its darndest to straddle the line between what fans of the original games love and a desire to move the franchise in a new direction. In many ways, it succeeds. However, there are countless misfolds along the way that makes it a tough game to give a full recommendation.
It’s been an interesting week in the gaming chair market. First Logitech unveiled the new a new $1500 chair in collaboration with Herman Miller and now Nintendo and X Rocker have teamed up to create a striking line of more modestly priced seats just in time for Super Mario’s 35th anniversary. The chairs, aimed at
While Nintendo is reportedly winding down its ambitions to crack the mobile game market, despite having some major success with it over the years, they still seem to have plans to continue support for their existing titles. Earlier this year they added one of the most requested features, multiplayer support, to the Mario Kart spinoff
When it comes to our favorite games, there’s something incredibly fulfilling in collecting as many bits and bobs associated with said game as possible. Whether you enjoy hanging up some fan-art on your walls, collecting figures of your best gaming character, or simply purchasing those pretty steel books, our personal obsession with gaming is something
It is officially summertime for Nintendo Switch owners. While the actual season doesn’t technically kick off until June 20, Nintendo has launched a massive summer game sale on the Nintendo eShop. The sale is full of excellent games from all across the range of genres. If you can’t find anything to play here, then we’ve
Recently, we took a look at all of the video game heroes who make their living in hallowed halls of the action-adventure genre. After analyzing each of them (very scientifically, we might add) we put together an amalgamation of their body parts to build the greatest action-adventure hero. Like a modern-day Dr. Frankenstein, we built
There have been a variety of video game franchises that have stretched the series across multiple games and consoles, continuing to flesh out the story and world-building as the games go on. Whether that be The Legend of Zelda, Metal Gear Solid, or Resident Evil, these games have built a continuous structure and legacy that
Super Mario Maker 2 will be receiving its last major update on Wednesday and it’s a big one, with its additions pretty much allowing players to create their own fully-fleshed out Super Mario Bros. game. In “World Maker” mode, players can tie their created levels together by making their own Mario world maps from scratch,
Those of you who are familiar with Mario ROM hacks are probably familiar with Kaze Emanuar. Kaze has worked on plenty of incredible hacks such as Super Mario 64 Online which allows 24 players to play Super Mario 64 online and Super Mario Sunshine 64 which recreates sunshine with the 64 frameworks. Kaze is back