Super Mario 64

With millions of fans worldwide, art is a billion-dollar industry. Mentions in magazines, films and TV series clearly indicate that art is gaining increasing mainstream acceptance. But the question remains: can art aspire to the level of games? One website asks that question, inserting characters from the beloved milieu of games into several popular works of art. The results aren't just thought-provoking: some are works of beauty almost worthy of games themselves...

Collecting designer shoes is a hobby reserved for people with money and fashion; two things I'm relatively low on these days. Regardless, there's bound to be some video game fashionistas with a few extra bucks kicking around, so perhaps there is a market for these special edition Super Mario Chuck Taylor Hi shoes from Converse after all...

Ah, poor Luigi. Despite his toned physique, superior jumping skills and ghost hunting abilities, his is life doomed to be lived in the shadow of a fat brother who spends an unhealthy amount of time playing mini-games and getting into dysfunctional relationships with princesses. Despite this, Luigi seems to be ok with his place in the Mushroom Kingdom, except in the rare instances when he loses his shit altogether and, well, you'll see...

 

The Finnish Police seized 3.5 million worth of designer drugs. The drug manufacturer(s) used Super Mario logo in their drugs.

To celebrate the launch of Mario Super Sluggers, Charles Martinet, the voice actor for Mario, Luigi, Wario, and more will be in attendance at the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan on August 24th, signing autographs and giving out a mysterious special gift from Nintendo to those who purchase the new Mario sports title.

Wii Wii Sports - 17,850,000 Wii Play - 9,230,000 Super Mario Galaxy - 5,190,000 Mario Party 8 - 4,350,000 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 4,300,000 Super Paper Mario - 2,160,000 Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - 2,000,000 Mario Strikers Charged - 1,650,000 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 1,140,000 Link's Crossbow Training - 1,070,000 Wii Fit - 1,050,000 Nintendo DS Nintendogs - 17,790,000 Pokemon Diamond & Pearl - 14,170,000 New Super Mario Bros. - 13,140,000 Brain Age - 11,710,000 Brain Age 2 - 9,840,000 Mario Kart DS - 9,670,000 Animal Crossing Wild World - 9,200,000 Super Mario 64 DS - 5,780,000 Big Brain Academy - 4,610,000 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 3,820,000 Pokemon Ranger - 2,610,000 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness - 1,540,000

9th Dec, 2008 Just what in the hell is going on with Mario and Peach? It was so simple back in the old NES days of Super Mario Bros. She got herself kidnapped, he went after her with the help of Luigi, and all ended happily ever after. Or so we thought. The thing is that it didn't really. It's become ever more apparent that since that first rescue things have only ever got messier, dirtier and more manipulative in their relationship. Far from the innocent damsel and hero set-up that appeared

NSider reports: Seems like China is getting the Nintendo DS with a Mario 64 DS edition. As happened with other Nintendo products, the DS has been renamed to iQue, wich was also the name for the portable N64 there.

The Official UK Charts from ELPSA have today revealed that New Super Mario Bros. which was released last Friday has stormed to the top of the charts and become the fatest selling DS game since Super Mario 64 DS.

Just as we were recovering from Ninty president Satoru Iwata's announcement about 'game sharing' (more on this below), we were buried under another avalanche of DS screenshots. Yesterday we posted a featuring the likes of Mario Kart and Super Mario 64 and today we find similar quality in Metroid Prime: Hunters and we even have two superb movies of AAA titles in action.Supporting the main act of Hunters, this batch of pics include such delights as Yoshi's Touch and Go, Pokemon Dash, Wario Ware,