Long before Mario became the face of Nintendo, the gaming giant had a rich history of other titles that have now been mostly ...

First up, it's hard to beat Super Mario Odyssey for only $29.99. Mario's quest to stop Bowser from forcibly marrying Princess Peach sees him traversing various Kingdoms with a new friend named Cappy, ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics take place next February in Milano and Cortina, Italy, but you can get a head start with your own virtual Olympics thanks to a Black Friday deal dropping Mario & Sonic at the ...

Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System hit North American shores, singlehandedly resurrecting the video-game market after its infamous post-Atari crash in 1983. To do so, it needed a heavy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the somewhat underwhelming Super Mario 3D All-Stars back ...

The 3D Super Mario series is arguably Nintendo’s flagship franchise. Following the shift to 3D visuals with the Nintendo 64, virtually every Nintendo console has gone on to receive a new platforming ...

Despite Mario reaching his 40th anniversary this year with Super Mario Bros, we’re about to approach the 30th anniversary since Mario made his 3D debut with Super Mario 64 in 1996. This became a ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history. Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...

Nintendo celebrated the Super Mario game series' 40th anniversary in its latest Nintendo Direct by unveiling a slate of new Mario games, as well as upgrades to and remasters of past titles, all due ...

Today was the first big Nintendo Direct to happen since the company launched the Switch 2 earlier this year. 2025 is also the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. So I was excited that the ...

When it comes to quality, it’s generally pretty hard to beat the Super Mario franchise. As the company’s mascot, Nintendo puts a lot of hard work and effort into making sure that each game in the ...