‘Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ becomes fastest-selling Zelda game in history

Nintendo’s newest release, “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” has made history by becoming the fastest-selling Zelda game of all t...

Video game journalist sparks backlash with tweet of WWII photo amid Nintendo blacklisting

Last week, Kotaku senior writer Luke Plunkett sparked backlash by tweeting a historic World War II photo in defense of a colleague who leake...

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ surpasses $1 billion globally

Less than a month after its North American release, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office. ...

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ in Japanese gets US, Canada screenings

A limited-time screening of the Japanese version of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will hit select theaters across the United States and Cana...

Photos: Desserts at new Kirby-themed café inside Tokyo Station are almost too cute to eat

A Kirby-themed café recently opened at the popular Tokyo Character Street inside Tokyo Station in Japan. The take-out-only store, called Kir...

‘Super Mario Bros.’ theme becomes first video game track added to Library of Congress

The iconic “Super Mario Bros.” theme, composed by Koji Kondo, has become the first video game song added to the Library of Congress’ Nationa...

‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ breaks 2023 box office with $377 million global debut

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” leaped to the top of the box office in its long Easter weekend opening with a $377 million global haul, beatin...

Nintendo previews ‘BOTW’ sequel ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’

Nintendo released a gameplay video of “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” on Tuesday. The Japanese video game company’s 10-minute vi...

‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ final trailer features Rainbow Road from ‘Mario Kart’

Universal Pictures and animation company Illumination have released the final trailer for the upcoming “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” In the...

Chris Pratt, Charlie Day troll ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ haters in Instagram video

Chris Pratt and Charlie Day just might have the perfect response to all the critics of their upcoming film “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Pr...

Small change discovered in latest ‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ trailer excites fans

The latest “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” trailer is creating some buzz online for a small yet significant change in how Mario performs his i...

New ‘Super Mario Bros.’ film poster recreates Mario’s iconic pose

The official Twitter account of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has unveiled brand new posters that feature Nintendo’s iconic vide...

Nintendo Direct reveals trailers for ‘Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,’ ‘Pikmin 4’ and ‘Metroid Prime’

Nintendo released trailers for upcoming games and updates for the Nintendo Switch during a Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday. The 45-m...

Universal Studios Hollywood’s Mario Kart attraction accused of ‘fatphobia’

Universal Studios Hollywood is facing criticism over the body size limitations for riders of its new “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge&#...

‘Kadabra, return’: Pokémon Company to print first Kadabra card in over 20 years

The Pokémon Company is releasing the psychic-type Pokémon Kadabra back into the wild of its trading card game after a ban of almost two deca...

Listen: Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ album recreated using ‘Super Mario 64’

A recent mashup of the 2007 Radiohead album “In Rainbows” and the soundtrack of the 1996 video game “Super Mario 64” transports listeners ba...

The video games that most need anime adaptations, according to Japanese gamers

Japanese gamers have voted for the video game titles that they think deserve anime adaptations. In a recent poll conducted by Japanese websi...

Poll: Japanese gamers’ top 50 favorite Pokémon from ‘Scarlet and Violet’

Japanese gaming website Game With conducted a poll between Dec. 16 and Dec. 23 to find out which Pokémon is the most popular monster in the...

Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood announces opening date

With Super Nintendo World officially opening at Universal Studios Hollywood in February 2023, it’s a great time to be a Mario fan. Wel...

Japanese YouTuber recreates ‘Chainsaw Man’ opening using ‘Animal Crossing’

Mashing-up one of the season’s goriest anime with a mellowed-out island sandbox video game might seem like an odd combination, but that’s e...

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ beats ‘Pokémon’ to become Japan’s best-selling game of all time

“Animal Crossing: New Horizons” has been named Japan’s best-selling game of all time. Game Data Library, a website that claims to be the i...

Casio, Super Mario Bros. collaborate for nostalgic $150 watch

Casio and Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. have released a collaboration timepiece based on the original 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System gam...

Fans are upset after Nintendo erases Mario’s butt in Direct announcement

Nintendo fans are livid at a new promotional poster for the Super Mario movie that does not feature the character’s big “thicc” buttocks. ...

Nintendo releases ‘Bayonetta 3’ gameplay trailer

Nintendo released a new eight-minute gameplay trailer for “Bayonetta 3” on Tuesday. The trailer shows off a number of new mechanics, such ...

‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ sequel gets title and release date from Nintendo

Nintendo announced the title for the long-awaited sequel to “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” on Tuesday. Officially titled “The L...

Nintendo Switch party game ‘Kirby’s Dream Buffet’ releasing next week

“Kirby’s Dream Buffet” is launching exclusively on the Nintendo eShop on Aug. 17. The game is a co-op competitive party game where players...

Nintendo Japan now offers benefits to employees in same-sex unions despite Japanese law

Japanese gaming conglomerate Nintendo recently updated their corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines to offer the same benefits to...

New ‘Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’ trailer reveals new legendaries, professors and a multiplayer function

The Pokémon Company dropped the second trailer for their upcoming games “Pokémon Scarlet” and “Pokémon Violet,” set to release on Nov. 18. ...

24-karat gold Nintendo Wii meant for Queen Elizabeth put up for auction

Donny Fillerup, a Dutch collector and the owner of a console variation online database, has opened bidding on a 24-karat gold-plated Ninten...

TikToker rescues ‘abandoned’ Nintendogs after finding game cartridge on London train

After discovering a lost “Nintendogs” game cartridge on a London train, a TikTok user shared a series of videos detailing his journey of res...

Japanese Kirby superfan flexes her massive collection of plushies

A Kirby superfan who goes by @0418_kirby_ on Twitter shared their impressive collection of hundreds of Kirby products that took about five ...

Photos: Nintendo’s former 1930s headquarters in Kyoto reopens as luxury hotel

Nintendo’s former card company headquarters in Kyoto has opened as the newly renovated hotel Marufukuro.. The hotel is composed of three b...

New ‘Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ English trailer reveals rideable Pokémon, real-time battles

“Pokémon Legends: Arceus” dropped an English-language trailer for its upcoming Nintendo Switch release on Jan. 28. The trailer reveals a H...

Japanese gamers place ‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ at No. 1 on top 100 video games of all time list

Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” was named by Japanese citizens as the best video game of all time, beating classics suc...

Nintendo’s Masayuki Uemura, creator of the NES and SNES, dies at 78

Masayuki Uemura, the lead architect behind the creation of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the accompanying Super Nintendo Enter...

Japan’s Super Nintendo World Finally Open

The long-awaited Universal Studios attraction finally opened on Thursday in Osaka, Japan. Initially announced in 2015, the park’s opening wa...