http://www.gamesradar.com/super-smash-bros-brawl/articles/ The Wii U launch is nearly upon us, which makes this a great time to look back at some of the more obscure facts from Nintendo's long history...http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-trivia-20-little-known-facts-about-gaming-giant/April 25, 2013, 2 p.m. The Wii's success was unprecedented. Sell-outs were expected... but for months? For years? For a system that sported last-gen graphics and didn't have an impressive launch line-up? No one saw the Wii coming, and though it didn't see the same number of AAA titles as the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3...http://www.gamesradar.com/best-wii-games-all-time/Feb. 11, 2013, 2 p.m. Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii U is currently in development, and we've updated our roster with additional picks from the comments. Get ready to see some familiar faces and some that might suprise you as we delve through the first, second, and third party characters we (and you) think...http://www.gamesradar.com/super-smash-bros-wii-u-characters-must-join-roster/Dec. 28, 2012, 2 p.m. Think Wii U's Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is the king of odd costumes? Suit up and tag along as we recount the most absurd alternate outfits in fighting game history... http://www.gamesradar.com/gamings-most-ridiculous-alternate-fighting-costumes/Dec. 4, 2012, 11 a.m. PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale and anticipation for a Wii U Smash Bros. have our hearts aflutter for chaotic crossovers. But what if other companies took a stab at their own franchise fighters? These are the ones we want to see, and soon...http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-companies-deserve-their-own-franchise-fighter/Nov. 26, 2012, 11 a.m. Fighting games have gone through a recent renaissance, and there's no better time to pick up a joystick and join in. But where does a newcomer start? This list has all the answers, giving the the ten best fighting games that you can buy this instant...http://www.gamesradar.com/best-current-gen-fighting-games/July 6, 2012, 1:29 p.m. Gaming cross-overs are as old as the medium itself, but as time goes on the match ups become more and more bizarre. In honor of this week's Pokemon Conquest, we've put together a list of the ones that no one saw coming, from your Sonic meets Marios to your, well, Pokemon meets historical...http://www.gamesradar.com/crossover-games-most-bizarre-shocking/June 22, 2012, 11 a.m. Wondering how Sony’s franchise characters will play in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale? Judging from our hands-on time with each revealed fighter, we’ve found their closest counterparts in Super Smash Bros Brawl…http://www.gamesradar.com/playstation-all-stars-battle-royale-vs-super-smash-bros-brawl-comparison-video/April 27, 2012, 7:15 p.m. Time to get "eggcited" for another "eggcellent"... no. No, I can't do this. Egg puns are horrible. Look, Easter Sunday was yesterday, so here's a Top 7 with some eggs in it, OK?http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-eggs/April 9, 2012, 2:55 p.m. Friend of Nintendo, Masahiro Sakurai, has wrapped up work on the new Kid Icarus. Which is exciting in and of itself, but perhaps not as exciting as his next undertaking: overseeing two new Smash Bros titles...http://www.gamesradar.com/smash-bros-sakurai-begins-work-earnest-two-new-games/Feb. 21, 2012, 3:36 p.m. With Nintendo’s handheld future on the horizon, let’s take a moment to think about its past. As the 80s began and games like Space Invaders was becoming the hottest things around, Nintendo not only started work on their own arcade games, but also found a new market by repurposing...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-8-best-game-watch-games/March 19, 2011, 10:51 p.m. FUN FACT: We had to tag this article as “Mature Content” even though it technically contains none whatsoever! Please enjoy farts, poop, crap, and even shit from over TWENTY “classic” games! http://www.gamesradar.com/best-of-gr-videos-3-whole-minutes-of-ass-farts-and-butt-shit/March 5, 2011, 1:11 a.m. Super Smash Bros is by all accounts a fantastic game franchise. But there's one problem - it isn't portable. Plus, there are just too many colors. So the only thing that would make it better is if you could play it on-the-go on a 1980s green-and-black screen... http://www.gamesradar.com/heres-what-super-smash-bros-would-have-looked-like-on-the-game-boy/Dec. 14, 2010, 11:54 p.m. With a storyline so baffling even Kojima doesn’t understand it, it’s only prudent we set straight the events leading to Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Be prepared for detail so utter, it may cause brainlock. Here is the complete timeline, including events not occurring directly in any...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-complete-history-of-metal-gear/Oct. 4, 2010, 9:52 p.m.No matter what fanboy flag you fly, Xbox, Sony, Amiga, only those completely lost to biased dementia would contest that Nintendo is the strongest first party developer in gaming history. Since Donkey Kong in 1982, Nintendo’s homebrewed games have been some of the greatest of all time. It was...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-nintendo-games-not-made-by-nintendo/Aug. 30, 2010, 7:03 p.m. As if there weren't enough characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one hacker's file swap extends the roster by one. But it's a biggie... http://www.gamesradar.com/monster-hunter-invades-the-smash-brothers-arena/July 13, 2010, 10:39 p.m. Seems like it's doing just fine with the same ones we've been playing with for the last 20 years . http://www.gamesradar.com/do-nintendo-really-need-to-bother-making-new-characters/July 1, 2010, 12:09 p.m.Updated story! Some game characters never speak. But what if they could talk? We opened it up to Facebook and the forum and here are the resultshttp://www.gamesradar.com/your-pics-if-silent-video-game-characters-could-talk/Feb. 22, 2010, 3:13 p.m. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, fan games are the ultimate love letter. Unofficial sequels or remakes of existing game franchises created by ordinary gamers, they range from casual ROM hacks to full-out new games created from scratch.http://www.gamesradar.com/10-fan-games-that-shouldnt-be-ceased-or-desisted/Feb. 18, 2010, 11:24 p.m.Does having a moustache instantly put you in the category of Mario lookalike? That's today's burning question. And we're going to answer it. Right here. Right now. To find out, we took 20 images of famous real-life men with moustaches and stuck Mario's hat on them. But before we share the results...http://www.gamesradar.com/which-real-life-moustachioed-man-looks-most-like-mario/Nov. 5, 2009, 11:46 a.m.The art, science, and tragic history of the greatest gaming innovation known to man. http://www.gamesradar.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-mine-cart-level/Nov. 2, 2009, 4:52 p.m.In a medium full of perfect teeth, washboard stomachs and breasts that have their own gravitational pull, it’s rare to see characters with disabilities. But they do exist… and they’ve done some badass things. Be it killing gods, eating hardened soldiers or even creating the...http://www.gamesradar.com/disabled-but-deadly-gamings-physically-challenged-killers/Aug. 11, 2009, 5:14 a.m.3D games, as a rule, don’t age well. The games of the last couple console generations might have been awesome for their time, but take a look at them now and it’s hard to see them as anything other than jaggy abortions in which cardboard rectangles masquerade as limbs. And as if that...http://www.gamesradar.com/ugly-polygon-babes-of-yesteryear/July 9, 2009, 2:51 p.m.Don’t get us wrong – we’re big time Nintendo fans. But you have to admit, the past year has been rather trying for longtime followers. Last year’s “surprise” reveal of Wii Music at E3 just about made our heads explode, and the continued domination of Wii Play and...http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendos-worst-case-scenario-for-e3-2009/May 26, 2009, 4:02 p.m.Next week, we’ll know. Next week, the Electronic Entertainment Expo will begin and nearly every major publisher and developer will reveal their secrets. Next week, we’ll know which rumors were true and which games actually exist. After next week, the future will be (somewhat) clear....http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-games-we-want-announced-at-e3-2009/May 25, 2009, 11 a.m.