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Impressions: Super Mario 3DS

The e3 demo for Super Mario 3DS was short but sweet, giving the public their first chance to see how 3D can make an impact on a platformer. Miyamoto has gone on record saying that stereoscopic 3D would be a beneficial feature to platformers, and I’m here to tell you that he is 100% correct.

Super Mario 3DS: the most wanted items

The items in a Mario title are what defines each game. Many of the items appear in almost every title such as the Fire Flower and Mushroom, while others have only appeared in a single title such as the Frog Suit. If I had it my way, the following items would make the cut for Super Mario 3DS because of their rarity and sheer awesomeness. What items did I choose? Read on to find out!

Super Mario in real life

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX5W4l-LpYs[/youtube] Thanks, Andrew.

The coolest thing you will see this evening

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBb9wFP7uZM&feature=player_embedded#at=38[/youtube] Someone needs to make something like this happen! Even if just a crazy PC mod, I would love to play something like this! via [GoNintendo]

Super Mario on 3DS, dissecting the details

So we have all seen the screenshots and the teaser logo for the very first 3DS Mario title, but in typical Nintendo style they kept all of the juicy info about the game to themselves. Well, only one thing to do in a time like this. Time to speculate!

Nintendo Plans New 3D Super Mario Game, Announces AT&T, Netflix Collaborations

SAN FRANCISCO– A new 3D game from Nintendo’s iconic Super Mario series is in the works for the Nintendo 3DSâ„¢ portable system. Nintendo also announced two upcoming collaborations: Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to connect automatically to the Internet at more than 10,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots, while Netflix members will instantly stream movies and other content on their Nintendo ...

Battlesuit Mario goes to war

A rebranding kinda sorta worked for The Big Mouse in Disney’s Epic Mickey, but would it work for Mario? This, dear readers, is the question I ponder today as I look over this impressive Mecha Mario battle suit artwork over at Cool Vibe this morning. An even closer look at artist Marat Ars’s new suit design—and new look—is available in that second link. Clicky clicky!

Like many Mario compilations before it, Mario Sports Mix getting mixed reviews

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qb0gzwyylw[/youtube] Not unexpected. For those who have played it, what do you think? Worth $50?

Paper Mario

The latest Iwata Asks is a wealth of cool Nintendo info. In addition to yesterday’s revelation that the 3DS would benefit from a Super Mario Bros. title “ASAP,” we also were given access to some of the very first design documents that Miyamoto and his team used to create the original Super Mario Bros. No Photoshop or similar software here, folks—just pure paper Mario!

Miyamoto’s 3DS Super Mario Bros. title will be out “ASAP”

Has infamously pro-3D Shigeru Miyamoto (as in Mario 64, not silly glasses) finally come around on the resurgent 2D platformer? Perhaps he has, if recent Iwata Asks interview answers are any indication. “In the interests of adopting new technology for the Super Mario Bros. tradition, I am now making a new Super Mario Bros. game for the Nintendo 3DS,” he said, adding that he wants the game to be re...

Mario fan goes all out to celebrate 25th anniversary

An awesome collection that just screams FUN! Sent to Infendo by Pedro.