Mario

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

Original idea: Have athlete play Mario

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

It's a me, Abe!

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 ...