Illumination head Chris Meledandri says the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel is for Mario fans of all kinds, and that it's aiming to make its mark as an important fixture in Mario's 40-year ...

Going into 1981, Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto was facing a problem. Working on one of his first games ever, he hoped to use Popeye, the famed sailor of 1930s cartoons, to serve as the hero.

Alex is a lifelong gamer dating back to the mid-1990s, with plenty of time in both consoles and handheld gaming. When he's not playing, he enjoys Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and working as a combat sports ...

The Mario series is one of the most storied franchises in video games. We’ve seen 2D platformers, 3D platformers, and even semi open-world games where exploration is the main focus. The series has ...

Mario, the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, has happily kept Bowser’s forces from beating down your front door. He has bounced on the heads of more bad guys than Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Bruce Wayne, or ...

Today marks the annual celebration of one of the most iconic video franchises and characters of all time. What Happened: Mario Day is celebrated annually on March 10. The holiday celebrates one of the ...

From the first Super Mario Bros. game released in 1985, to all of the parties and kart races he and and his friends have invited us to play over the years, many of us have spent our lives growing up ...

Super Mario Bros.: The Movie is the most reviled film in the history of video game cinema. I used to believe that it was so bad, it’s the reason why video game movies are scoffed at to this day. But ...

At one point, Mario & Sonic at the Olympics felt like something that shouldn’t exist. The partnership between old enemies confused longtime fans. After all, the United States boycotted the 1980 Moscow ...

Have you ever wondered why Super Mario Bros. 2 was so bizarre compared to the first game? Justin McElroy and Russ Frushtick have teamed up to make you an expert on the origins of this strange sequel.