We've seen Mario-themed Hot Wheels before, but not like this. Mattel is coming out with a new line of Mario Kart Hot Wheels next year featuring Rosalina, Wario, Yoshi, Toad, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Mario. They'll be available for $4.99 ea...

Nintendo hopes to give players more reasons to return to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe this year. In a cheery little video posted today, Nintendo head of software development Shinya Takahashi spoke about the game's recent Nintendo Labo Toy-Con Motorb...

Remeber Labo? Nintendo's weird venture into papercraft that let you build a piano and then sat in the corner of your living room for a month?  Well, it has a neat new use. You can now use the Toy-Con Motorbike with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe....

For years now folks have been modding Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart DS, creating interesting new tracks to take on. Among that group is Atlas, who is probably the chief creator, constantly creating new courses and homages. This ti...

In case you missed this mornings Nintendo Direct for E3 2018, let me fill you in with the most important and heartbreaking news of the day. The Jumpman himself met an unfortunate fate around 9:40AM PT when he was viciously attacked by a flying bird-lizard thingy...

YouTube channel NintendoDuo has uploaded a fun video of beloved SNES racer Super Mario Kart, hacked to include the roster from Capcom's arcade classic Street Fighter II.Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Bison and co. all put in an appearance in place of t...

Honey Queen has it rough. She was riding (flying) high in the Galaxy series, but after he one cameo in Mario Kart 7, she was unceremoniously cut in 8; not even the DLC was gracious enough to bring her back into the fold. She's even cut...

After a bumpy start to its mobile strategy with the quickly forgotten -- and soon to be no more -- Miitomo and the underperforming Super Mario Run, Nintendo has really hit its stride. Fire Emblem Heroes is arguably one of the best...

I am fond of a video game mashup or two, so I was stoked when I heard 2 Mello (the composer for 2064: Read Only Memories) was releasing a Streets of Rage mashup album this week. When it came out on Tuesday, I downloaded it right away for li...

Nintendo dropped another update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe last night. It's a good'un! The major new feature coincides with yesterday's Nintendo Switch 4.0 firmware update that enables 30-second video capture for select games. Mario Kart 8 Del...

Boy, there have been a lot of anniversaries lately that have been making me feel old. A few days ago it was GoldenEye’s 20th anniversary that reminded me of the fun times I had playing four-player deathmatch with people I no longer sp...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is one of those games you can pick up and play pretty much at any time. Whether I'm by myself trying to best a time trial or friends come over and want to play a random Switch game, I'm usually there humming the theme so...

Despite everything cool I saw at E3, an official Nintendo-licensed Mario Kart VR was the most pleasant surprise of the year for me. It sounded too good to be true. A few of us in the press room had to do a triple take to believe it wasn't s...

Mario Karate Arcade GP VR (that's a mouthful) will be making its way to Bandai Namco's VR ZONE, when it opens in Shinjuku this Friday, July 14. If the name isn't obvious, this is Mario Kart's jump into virtual reality. It runs on an HT...

It's still weird to see Mario Kart 8 Deluxe get updates that the original Mario Kart 8 could easily have, but that ship has sailed now. That good ship Wii U has sailed into the fog, yes, never to be seen again. They give it less l...

Leading up to E3, there were no major new game releases, though I'm sure Shiro to Kuro no Alice is major to someone. Thus the top spots are filled by the usual suspects: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Tekken 7, and Monster Hunter XX. Mario Kart ...

Contruction is already underway over at Universal Studios Japan for the new Nintendo World section of the park, and some photos of the lot have popped up around the internet. Thus far it appears to be Mario focused, which may be for th...

In previous years, Nintendo has held a "Play Nintendo" event to showcase upcoming games in a public setting. In addition to being like an E3 that most people can actually visit, the kiosks are full of Nintendo charm and glee while also offe...

Typically when Nintendo patches something, they're trying to eliminate vulnerabilities or add that sweet sweet "stability" into the mix (which is usually code for "we got rid of more vulnerabilities"). Today with update 1.1 for Mario Kart 8...

Among various adjustments made in yesterday's 1.1 patch for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo stated "Inkling Girl’s animation has been adjusted." Why? Turns out she was giving the "up yours!" gesture that's akin to the middle finger in p...

I always feel obligated to update people on the happenings with My Nintendo, because I know one person somewhere cares. I don't know who that person is, but this is for you. As of this week Nintendo has altered its rewards, adding in new Ma...

Round two of Japan game sales this week, this time covering the actual Golden Week. So what did people buy? Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. A lot of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. No new games were released during the holidays, so people bought more Mario Kart....

The sales number are in for Japan from April 24-30, 2017. Typically these release on Wednesday, but last week was Golden Week, a series of holidays smushed together. That big holiday is why these numbers are a little delayed (and also incid...

One of the best parts about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (besides a proper Battle Mode and portability)? The resurgence of extraordinary and oftentimes excruciating highlights shared for our viewing pleasure. This one had us cackling. SmilesEd...

In racing, a strong start is a good thing but ultimately meaningless if you can't also finish strong. No one remembers the first off the starting line, they just remember who took the checkered flag. In games sales, a strong start is reason...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is out on Switch, and I feel like I've heard reactions from both sides of the fence. Some folks who maybe missed out on the Wii U entirely are stoked with it, but an equal amount seem to be angry that we're not even...