Archive for the ‘mario’ Category

‘Mario Kart Wii’ lives up to the hype, and then some

Friday, April 25th, 2008

When Mario Kart Wii was delivered to my doorstep, I wasn't sure what my reaction would be to the latest in the popular franchise. Would I love it? Would I hate it? Would it be just another title that couldn't live up to the hype? After ...

Reinventing the Wii Wheel

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

DIY Wii Wheel solutions for those strapped for cash.read more | digg story

Wii Warm Up: Reusing assets

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

Filed under: Features The unreleased Gamecube Kirby looked to be running on the Super Smash Bros. Melee engine. Most of the character art in Super Paper Mario Iooks a whole lot like that of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, and we don’t think that’s just consistency in style. Nintendo seems ...

Super Mario Galaxy brings on the 2 player fun

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Filed under: News If you’ve made a trip over to the Super Mario Galaxy page at the official Nintendo website, you might’ve noticed some of the features listed under the title, namely the confirmation of 2-player gameplay. Aside from that, not much else new can be reported on the game. Actually, ...

Wii Warm Up: What’s next?

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Filed under: Features So what’s the next thing you expect to buy for your Wii? An extra controller or nunchuk? Some of you may be planning for a nifty accessory or a game from the list of upcoming releases. On the other hand, some of you could be holding out ...

A very special Mega64 event

Monday, March 12th, 2007

Filed under: Fan stuff, Video Those lovable scamps from Mega64 are at it again! There’s never a dull moment when these friends go on a wild, madcap adventure that you‘ll never forget. Join them, as they discover… the true meaning of friendship. … what? Oh, we were thinking about a different movie. ...

GDC 07: Super Paper Mario meta…preview? [update 1]

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Filed under: News The RPG-turned-platformer, Gamecube-turned-Wii title Super Paper Mario was on display on the show floor, and it continues to delight hippies gamers everywhere. Several sources have posted impressions of the title, lauding the innovative puzzle mechanic of perspective-swapping and the bright, trippy graphical style. Game|Life’s impressions 1up’s impressions IGN’s impressions But what impressions ...

GDC 07: Koji Kondo and the art of composing (sunnuva…you need to be more clear, Andrew)

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Filed under: News Koji Kondo; you might not know his name, but it’s doubtful you could even find a person within a thousand-mile radius who doesn’t know at least his culture-defining theme found in World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. He’s behind the stirring themes of Zelda and Star Fox, and ...

Nintendo formally announces Wii release schedule for 2007 (Mario Party 8 NOT delayed?)

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Filed under: News Along with their press release for Pokemon Battle Revolution, Nintendo sent along a release schedule for all of the upcoming Wii games in 2007. Know what’s weird, though? Mario Party 8 is listed as being released on May 29th. This, of course, doesn’t support what we reported earlier ...

Nintendo formally announces Wii release schedule for 2007 (Mario Party 8 NOT delayed?) [update 1]

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Filed under: News Update: This schedule is only good up until Q2 for this year. Sorry for the mistake. Along with their press release for Pokemon Battle Revolution, Nintendo sent along a release schedule for all of the upcoming Wii games in 2007. Know what’s weird, though? Mario Party 8 is listed ...

It’s official: Mario Party 8 this summer

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Filed under: News According to AMN, the latest issue of EGM confirms that Mario Party 8 has been pushed back from its release date of this month to the vague release date of Summer 2007. Color us sad as we were really looking forward to this title (as most of you ...

Perry Bible Fellowship tackles Super Mario Bros.

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Filed under: News The Perry Bible Fellowship have taken a stab at Super Mario Bros. and, of course, the spin they put on the game is a terrible one. As if playing Super Mario Bros. could ever make you think that it’s totally realistic to ride around in pipes, we see ...

Perry Bible Fellowship tackles Super Mario Bros. [update 1]

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Filed under: News The Perry Bible Fellowship have taken a stab at Super Mario Bros. and, of course, the spin they put on the game is a terrible one. As if playing Super Mario Bros. could ever make you think that it’s totally realistic to ride around in pipes, we see ...