screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku Nintendo has unveiled its latest 2D side scrolling Mario Game at his Direct on June 21and to the unwary eye it might have seemed like a familiar return to the world New Super Mario Bros. Spin-offs from before. But long-time fans quickly noticed that Super Mario Bros Wonder looks full of ...
Video games are definitely not real life. I get that. But it’s still weird to realize that certain game characters that seem to have been around for ages aren’t that old after all. For example, according to a new video from Nintendo, Mario’s nemesis is –bowser– is only in his thirties. Some of you may ...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a real hit. In its first five days in cinemas, the new animated film grossed over 375 million dollars worldwide. And despite many negative and meh reviews from critics, it is expected to soon surpass $1 billion at the box office. Indeed acc Shigeru Miyamoto– Mario’s father – actually ...
photo: Enlightenment I observe The Super Mario Bros Movie in its opening week with the intention of writing this article about easter eggs and references only to find that the film is nothing but easter eggs and references. A thorough synopsis would be indistinguishable from a comprehensive synopsis of the entire film. The plot for ...
The ratings for The Super Mario Bros. Movie are in and they are surprisingly polarized. Mario’s return to Hollywood could end up being a box office hit, but not all critics are thrilled. It is currently under 50 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Why Mario Strikers: Battle League could be Nintendo’s next multiplayer hit The edge ...
screenshot: PaLiX/Nintendo/Kotaku nine years ago Super Mario 64 player toyuru2 Wand-Jumped his way up the slide in Cool, Cool Mountain, send the plumber into the void – but not before grabbing a 1-up mushroom. At the time, it was a feat as no one had gotten the fungus yet. But then a new challenge appeared: ...
Picture: Nintendo The technology that we casually call “artificial intelligence” is suddenly ubiquitous. It is used to “create” art dialogue and voicetexts, even video games! It’s nearly impossible to escape as we enter a dystopian future where generative technology seeks to threaten entire livelihoods (including those of Twitch streamers). But sometimes, while the discourse on ...
Back in 1999, around the time the original was released Super Smash Bros. With the N64, Nintendo had a big idea. To promote the game, they went to Vegas, started a wrestling ring, got a bunch of actors to wear Nintendo character costumes and have them go on it. So they did just that. Known ...
Another new trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. The film was released today, part of the onslaught of expensive and lengthy Super Bowl commercials, and while that’s usually enough to boggle the minds of even the most online among us, I can assure you it is fantastic. Unlike all previous trailers, which are real ...
screenshot: Enlightenment It’s weird that one of the things people have been most interested in until now Super Mario Bros. Movie concerns is how each sounds. I mean, we know who the cast is, we’ve always known thatbut what we don’t know is the extent to which any actor would screw it up. Therefore all ...
