Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Feb 13, 2021
Treat yourself to a culinary 1UP
by Patrick St. Michel
Feast like Mario with themed sweet, savory and even spicy dishes from your local Seven-Eleven.
Digital | ON: GAMES Feb 7, 2021
Game consoles and famous franchises get spruced-up
by Brian Ashcraft
The Switch gets a Mario makeover, while Super Mario 3D World and Nioh get remastered for new consoles.
Business Nov 30, 2020
Universal Studios Japan to open Nintendo theme park in February
by Takashi Mochizuki
Set to open Feb. 4, the attraction is part of a long-delayed, ¥60 billion effort to introduce Mario and other beloved characters to real-world theme park visitors.
Olympics / Summer Olympics Sep 10, 2016
The director of the Japanese portion of the Rio Olympic closing ceremony said Friday that Mario, the video game character that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe played in the event, was initially planned for a distinguished Japanese athlete. Hiroshi Sasaki said he intended to choose someone ...
Olympics / Summer Olympics Aug 22, 2016
by Samantha Sinnayah
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an cameo at the Rio 2016 Olympics' closing ceremony. While his presence was not unexpected, as Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympics, his unusual entrance was another matter. Naturally, the internet had something to say about it. [View the ...
Digital | ON: GAMES Feb 27, 2015
This month's latest games — from play dough to gangsters
by Brian Ashcraft
Nintendo molds a new Kirby Everybody's favorite round, pink Nintendo character has been reincarnated out of clay. In "Kirby and the Rainbow Curse," players draw colorful clay ropes to move the spinning Kirby around stages that look like they've been sculpted in play dough. Since he's ...
Digital | ON: GAMES Apr 21, 2014
Mario returns on wheels and in plastic, and the gun of a giant "Macross" robot fits in your hand
by Brian Ashcraft
Start your Mario Karts Nintendo's famous racing game returns, and with the best-looking graphics the series has ever seen. "Mario Kart 8" features HD graphics running at a crisp 60 frames per second. This is one pretty Wii U game. As in past entries, players can ...
Art | Japan Pulse Jun 21, 2012
Today's J-blip: Geek-approved cutting board
by Christopher Robinson
Mario and other 8-bit favorites, now in the form of geektastic cutting boards.