USJ (Universal Studios Japan) took the world by surprise by announcing an expansion to its Super Nintendo World area. Super Nintendo World opened in early 2021 to much fanfare, and less than one year after its opening, USJ announced that they would construct a Donkey Kong land adjacent to Super Mario Bros one. The area…

With the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo seems to be on the upswing after a very troubling period. It is hard to remember that in the late ’80s and throughout the ’90s, Nintendo was on top of the world. It was seemingly indomitable. They could crush any competitors, and they often did. Yet,…

Do you ever feel nostalgic when you see kids of this generation playing with their latest game consoles and remember how you were once like them with the popular games that came out during your childhood? While a number of classic games have remained popular to this day, often being updated with a newer look,…

With Mario being the best-selling video game franchise of all time, it is interesting to explore the start of Nintendo’s most iconic figure. With the Mario series counting to almost twenty original games and with Mario having appeared in over 200 other video games, the success is overwhelming. But Shigeru Miyamoto (Mario’s designer) first intentions…