Tag: Mario

Disturbing Mario Hologram Causes Commotion at CES Participants

Update: Proto Inc. has reached out to provide clarification regarding the Mario hologram showcased at CES. They emphasize that it was an unfinished proof of concept and not meant for commercial use. “The AI hologram animation briefly seen today is an unfinished proof of concept tested for a client to demonstrate technological capabilities and innovation. ...

Mario Producer Calls Sonic’s Same-Week Release “Interesting Coincidence”

Mario and Sonic both have new side-scrolling games coming out in the same week this month, sparking online debate. Super Mario Bros. Wonder producer Takashi Tezuka says the Nintendo team doesn’t mind and looks forward to “2D side-scroller action games”. He called it a “interesting coincidence”. This is what he told Game Informer: Takashi Tezuka: “I ...

Charles Martinet Will No Longer Voice Mario

Charles Martinet, the legendary Mario voice who debuted as the plumber in Super Mario 64, will no longer be recording Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and other characters. Nintendo confirmed on Twitter today that the iconic voice actor will be “stepping back from recording character voices from our games”. Don’t worry—Martinet won’t leave Mario. Nintendo gave ...

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Gets Free Switch Demo Today

Two pieces of news revive Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope after it seemed forgotten. The game’s first wave of DLC, “Tower of Doooom,” was released today, and Ubisoft announced that a free demo is available to download (see the trailer above). The demo covers Beacon Beach’s prologue and most of its first world. If ...

Is Super Mario Odyssey 2 In Development?

We know that Nintendo doesn’t typically do direct sequels to their Zelda and Mario games, with the company instead wanting to focus on innovating with a brand new game. However, they have done sequels in the past, and with the recent revelation that a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is ...

Super Mario Maker Review

Super Mario Maker is exciting. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a Super Mario title has wanted to create their own Super Mario course. You’ve probably imagined tons of them. I can’t count the number of times I’ve played through a Mario course and thought, “what if… [insert random game design idea here]?” Sure, you could draw ...

New Nintendo Console in Development

A new Nintendo console is in early stages of development according to Shigeru Miyamoto. Talking about the future of Mario as a video game franchise Miyamoto said, “From early on, I wanted Mario to be that character in the digital world, so that with each digital evolution, he was there to usher in the next ...