3 Easy Ways to Bide Your Time Until ‘Super Mario Run’ Hits Android
What’s an Android owner to do when he’s still a cold month away from a proper ‘Super Mario Run’ fix?
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Tag: Super Mario Bros
OId and New Nintendo Manga Coming From Viz Media
This October, Viz Media is bringing back Super Mario Adventures! The book will reintroduce us to long-out-of-print comics from ‘Nintendo Power’ in a stunning, full-color graphic novel.
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It’sa MAR10 Day! Make This Super Mario Pencil Cup to Celebrate
Nintendo has declared March 10 Mario Day to celebrate all things ‘Super Mario Bros.’
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Happy MAR10 Day!
In the annals of pop culture pseudo-holidays, March 10 certainly isn’t at the top of the heap–I reckon that slot goes to September 19, the date of our beloved International Talk Like a Pirate Day–but it is a fun diversion for the Nintendo faithful. On this date, we celebrate the Big N’s Koopa-kickin’ mascot Mario… for obvious reasons.
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Create Your Own Mario Masterpiece With ‘Super Mario Maker’
With ‘Super Mario Maker’, the fun literally never ends.
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E3: Hands On With ‘Super Mario Maker’
Anyone who has daydreamed of becoming a game designer can make that wish come true in Super Mario Maker, coming exclusively to Wii U.
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Power Up Your Hairstyle with a ‘Super Mario’ Fire Flower Barrette
Power up your little gamer’s hairstyle with a barrette inspired by the fire flower from Super Mario Bros.
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‘Super Mario amiibos’ Get Daughter Approved
Having been slower to warm to amiibos than my sons (she’s not a big Super Smash Bros. fan) I got my daughter to test out the new Super Mario amiibos. I think they won her over.
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Learn to make a Pixel Painting
One of the many skills I’ve developed in my time as a creative geek is pixel painting, the art of painting video game sprites with acrylic paint on canvas. I recently started picking it up as a hobby again, and I thought I’d share some pointers on how to get started–in case anyone would like to paint their favorite old school video game character!
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Nintendo Launches “Play Nintendo” for Parents and Kids
Nintendo launched a new family-friendly web site for kids and parents.
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Yoshi’s New Island? More Like Yoshi’s Cute Island
Pastel colors, crayon-drawn backgrounds, and baby Mario Bros. populate Yoshi’s New Island, out today for the Nintendo 3DS.
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Listen Here: Super Mario Theme Song on an Ancient Chinese Wind Instrument
At this master class in Taipei, the musician plays a rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme song that sounds so dead-on, that you can close your eyes and imagine playing the game!
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Holiday Gift Guide #3: Those Glorious Games!
With Black Friday just around the corner, here are some ideas to think about. And all are available online, so you can avoid being trampled. This edition of the GeekDad holiday Gift Guide examines games, both tabletop and videogames.
Continue ReadingAre You (Wii U) Experienced?
Last weekend Nintendo brought its travelling promotional event The Wii U Experience to Atlanta, Georgia. The team managed to convert an abandoned downtown storefront into an odd combination of a mini E3 hands-on and a minimalist hipster crash space (complete …
Continue ReadingEpic Mario: a Lego Kickstarter
What would you do with 780,000 Lego studs?
Zachary Pollock wants to combine them with another childhood classic. He’s started a Kickstarter project to build an enormous mosaic, recreating the entire level 1-1 of the original Super Mario Brothers video game.
Continue ReadingWho Won E3?
With E3 drawing to a close I finally have a little time to reflect on the highs and lows of the last few days. It’s been something of a whirlwind tour of the good and the great of video gaming, …
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