Nintendo of Japan releasing Mario collection for Wii in October

Nintendo's Japanese release calendar includes a currently unannounced game called "Super Mario Collection Special Pack." This coincides with the rumored announcement of just such a thing from a Nintendo retailer conference in Japan. Andriasang translated a Game Jouhou report of leaked information from this event -- normally we'd put little stock in third- or fourth-hand information like this ...

Nintendo Planning Super Mario All-Stars Revival for Wii in Japan

The original Super Mario Bros. was first released in 1985. This is meaningful to you because it would make 2010 the 25th anniversary of the series, and that has apparently compelled Nintendo to celebrate by readying a revival of Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii...at least in Japan. Andriasang reports that Nintendo held a retailer briefing in Japan recently, with news leaking out that they plan ...

Best Nintendo news since E3: Super Mario Collection Special Pack heading to Wii next month

Excellent news for Nintendo fans, Mario completists, video game historians, and casual Wii owners desperately in the need of some proper games.

Nintendo's Virtual Boy Gets Torn Apart [Teardowns]

# teardowns Nintendo's Virtual Boy was among the first game consoles to display "true 3D graphics" and a cherished part of many childhoods. It's also the "coolest device" the iFixIt crew has ever taken apart and it's easy to see why. More »

Mario Games We Demand Be Included in Super Mario All-Stars

What should Nintendo add to Mario All-Stars to warrant our purchase? Jump the Flagpole in Super Mario Bros. Mario is weird. Really think about that the poster boy for our favorite medium is a plucky heavyset Italian-bred , Japan-born, American-raised plumber with an affliction for Aryan girls in pink frocks.