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 ...
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 ...
This month's latest games — from play dough to gangsters
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 ...
Mario returns on wheels and in plastic, and the gun of a giant "Macross" robot fits in your hand
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 ...
Today's J-blip: Geek-approved cutting board
Mario and other 8-bit favorites, now in the form of geektastic cutting boards.
