Mario articles

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  Can Mario save the Wii U?

  By Andrew Webster on June 14, 2013 01:00 pm + 289 comments

  Nintendo's booth at E3 contained nothing unexpected. There was a new Donkey Kong Country, Mario Kart, Continue reading…

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  A link to the past: why Nintendo won't make games for smartphones

  By Sam Byford on June 12, 2013 04:45 am + 315 comments

  Nintendo finds itself in a very different situation than it was in five years ago, when the DS and Continue reading…

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  Nintendo looks to boost Wii U's prospects with more Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda

  By Chris Welch on June 11, 2013 10:51 am + 53 comments

  Nintendo's timeless characters are the most powerful weapon in the company's arsenal, so it's no Continue reading…

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  Father hacks 'Donkey Kong' for daughter, makes Pauline the heroine

  By Chris Welch on March 10, 2013 05:42 pm + 100 comments

  When Mike Mika saw the disappointment on his daughter's face when she realized Pauline wasn't a Continue reading…

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  Nintendo developing new 'Zelda,' 'Mario,' and 'Mario Kart' games for Wii U

  By Andrew Webster on January 23, 2013 09:57 am + 67 comments

  Today Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that the company is working on bringing some of its Continue reading…

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  Link to the past: making Nintendo Power’s final cover

  By Andrew Webster on December 24, 2012 12:15 pm + 20 comments

  Nintendo Power published its final issue this month, after a lengthy, 285-issue run that began back Continue reading…

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  Nintendo president Iwata apologizes for Wii U's out-of-box experience

  By Sam Byford on November 29, 2012 12:02 am + 107 comments

  Many Wii U owners were disappointed to open their new console only to be confronted with a huge, Continue reading…

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  Nintendo fanatic mashes 'Mario' and 'Zelda' with 'Risk' in board game homage

  By Andrew Webster on September 8, 2012 11:55 am + 13 comments

  There's no better way to re-experience the worlds of retro Nintendo games than by taking them over Continue reading…

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  Warp back to 1988 with the very first issue of Nintendo Power

  By Andrew Webster on August 16, 2012 02:02 pm + 27 comments

  We all love the web here at The Verge, but there's something to be said for the nostalgia of classic Continue reading…

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  Watch this: stop-motion 'Super Mario' video made with thousands of Post-it notes

  By Andrew Webster on July 24, 2012 05:30 pm + 17 comments

  Post-it notes are a great tool for recreating the pixelated video game characters of yore, but this Continue reading…