Contrary to popular belief, the Nintendo 3DS has not been a failure and has, in fact, sold faster than the massively successful Wii games console did in its first nine months of life. The company has announced that it ended 2011 with more than four...

There are a lot of reasons for wanting to live in Japan. Japanese cuisine in iPhone case form for one, Star Wars lightsaber lighting up the Tokyo subway too and, of course, hi-tech vending machines (containing drinks and nothing else - get your minds...

We bet that when Nintendo originally planned on announcing the first raft of big changes for the 3DS it was hoping to further raise excitement levels for a booming console.

Instead, the official unveiling of the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad and...

Darth vs Luke, Superman and kryptonite, ketchup against gravy - these are some of the all time great battles that have been fought out between our heroes. There is however one face-off that has always ruled above all else, the tale of a pesky plumber...

Mario is back, and back in 3D. That was the big Nintendo news for Mario fans at this year after everyone’s favourite plumber missing the launch of the Nintendo 3DS earlier in the year.

But is he going to be fashionably late, or just one...

We love a good Mario spoof here at Pocket-lint. We were massive fans of Joe Nicolosi's Mario movie trailer from SXSW, absolutely adored the College Humour Peach Stockholm Syndrome sketch and were greatly impressed with the detail in Brandon Laatsch's...

There's a new plumber in town just in time for the Olympic games. Nope, the Stratford stadium loos don't need fixing, it's Mario and he's brought his old pal / nemesis Sonic along for a new Sega title.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic...

Recently on Pocket-lint we brought you sound guru Jake "virt" Kaufman's modern spin on the original Super Mario Bros. game.

Well, modern in terms of sound at least.

This 3DSMax animation effort, created by Brandon Laatsch, is perhaps...

The Super Mario Bros. film that was made in 1993 and stars Bob Hoskins has a score of 3.8 on IMDB.

And that's because it's an absolute horror-show for your peepers, a perfect example of how not to make a movie of a video game.

And whilst...

This is the best YouTube vid that we've stumbled across in ages.

It's the handy work of gaming sound guru Jake "virt" Kaufman, whose real work includes Red Faction Guerrilla, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Contra 4.

The "nextgen...

While they’ve never troubled the likes of FIFA or Virtua Tennis for sales or reputation, Nintendo has had a pretty good run with its Mario-branded sports titles. The formula has always been simple; take a popular sport (e.g.,...

2011 is going to be a big year for Nintendo.

After years of effortlessly topping Christmas lists worldwide, its DS and Wii consoles have hit a sales plateau. Meanwhile, Apple has muscled in to...

Mario is 25 years old today (Monday 13 September). Or, at least, he's been "Super Mario" for 25 years.

Games geeks will know that he first made his début as "Jumpman" in the 1981 arcade machine Donkey Kong. But, he's so famous, and has given...