mario
Mario Week! Which depiction of Mario is your favorite?
Super Mario 3D Land arrives in six days! My 3DS is practically crying tears of joy. As we wait, take a look back at the various versions of Mario Nintendo’s presented over the years and tell us your personal favorite. I’ll bet you won’t agree with my pick! I’ve grouped the many, many different Marios into seven categories, throwing in two non-game options because they repre...
14 reasons I’m excited about Super Mario 3D Land…and 1 reason the box art bugs me
Mario hits the shelves in fourteen days! To celebrate this happy little countdown milestone, here are fourteen reasons to do the Mario! And, yes, there’s something about the box art I don’t like. See if you agree with me; I’ll mention it at the end. But first: Fourteen reasons to charge up your 3DS on November 13th! 1. 3DS really needs this game (understatement of the year) 2. It...
Which are you more excited to play: New Mario or new Zelda?
In just two weeks, you’ll be able to play the newest Mario game on 3DS, Super Mario 3D Land. A week later, Zelda: Skyward Sword arrives on Wii. Of everything you’ve seen so far, which are you most excited to play? Since the games are separated by only a week, something is going to take a back seat. Which will it be in your home?
If you had 24 hours to call the shots at Nintendo, what would you do?
Imagine: suddenly you’re in charge at Nintendo. You’ve got just 24 hours to order any course of action, and the deal is, once you’ve ordered it, the company will do its best to carry out your wishes for the next year, no matter the cost or consequences. Here’s what I’d do, right now:
What if Mario wasn’t a plumber?
I found this comic from LOLDWELL.com HIGHLY entertaining, but be warned, the rest of it is slightly NSFW. Enjoy!
Mario and Mickey’s “missteps” are similar
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4lv9_l5ZI[/youtube] Despite its obvious flaws, I’ve always been a vocal defender of Super Mario Sunshine. Lately, it seems I’ve taken the same role for Wii’s Epic Mickey, but my support isn’t the only thing these two games have in common. This interesting video feature outlines the surprising similarities between these two games rel...
Super Mario: King of Swing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Dkog-pe-I[/youtube] If this video doesn’t make you want to do the Mario, you have some serious problems, mister. (Thanks for the tip, Ben!)
Super Mario 3DS to include more than just the Tanooki Suit
This months issue of Official Nintendo Magaize  UK (ONM) has an interview with Yoshiaki Koizumi that should excite long time fans of the Mario franchise. “I can’t reveal the actual number of power-ups in the game right now,” says Koizumi, “but suffice to say that we do try to include enough so that people can enjoy a variety of different kinds of play experiences in the title.”...
“Sonic, I don’t hate you anymore.”
Nintendo Power editor Chris Slate wrote a great column this month on Sonic vs Mario. I enjoyed it so much, I wanted to share. Here it is transcribed in its entirety from print to internet: Sonic, when you first burst on the scene bragging about blast processing, I kind of hated your guts. For me, no other platformer came close the Super Mario series. So when some friends suddenly sided with the ne...
Reader Art! Lego Raccoon Mario
Just in from Infendo reader Paul Brown is this awesome lego art. I think it’s awesomeness speaks for itself. What do you think? Be sure to send in all you user created art to Infendo, we love to see how creative you all are! What do you think? What is your favorite video game piece of art?
This game wasn’t worth $3.99 in 1989
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq9cgd00UkA[/youtube] Let alone 2011. Although it was an undeniably significant Game Boy title, Super Mario Land has never been a very good one, and the asking price of $3.99 to relive this awkward and inferior Mario misstep is absurd. As Blake said on this week’s podcast, “it’s a bad game.” What about you, Infendo? Agree with our criticisms of ...
Breaking: Super Mario 3DS to feature top down Zelda style levels
At the Miyamoto roundtable a few Mario 3DS levels were shown in a top down Zelda style in commemoration of Zelda’s 25th anniversary. Zelda fanfare and enemies will be included in these levels, totally blowing this writers mind! Keep the channel on Infendo for more info from the show floor!