New Super Mario Bros Wii

Nintendo saved the industry with games like this, so we’re sad to say the latest lacks the imaginative spark found in past entries. Easily the weakest of the 2D Marios, but even the worst Mario is better than most other platformers.

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By GamesRadar Staff

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The 25 best-selling games of the last generation

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Feature With next-gen sales about to take off, we look back on the best-selling games from the last generation. Some of the top entries may surprise you...

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Marios most memorable boss fights

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Who are the greatest bad boys Mario has beaten over the years? We list some of our favorites...

Super Mario Bros.: The Movie - 20 most ludicrous moments, 20 years later

By Chris Hoffman

We celebrate an anniversary Nintendo would rather forget...

A life in shadows: A Luigi biography

By Henry Gilbert

Think you know gaming's most famous brother? Take a trip through Luigi's 30 year history to find out...

The Top 7... Classic gamer rivalries

By Adam Harshberger

Brother versus brother, fanboy versus fanboy...

20 things we've always wondered about the Mario universe

By Ryan Taljonick

Are Super Mushrooms living creatures? Can Toads remove the mushrooms from their heads without dying? These are just some of the many questions we have about the Mario universe...

Why Super Mario Bros 3 is one of the greatest games ever made

By Henry Gilbert

It's Mario Week, making this the perfect time to celebrate the greatest Mario game ever made...

Super Mario 4 - What we want to see

By Henry Gilbert

Rumors are flying around that Nintendo is planning to make a Super Mario 4. What would that return to that classic numbering entail? Here's our wish list for this probable title...

Super Mario Bros: The miserable life of a Goomba

By Justin Towell

Our custom video follows one Goomba from the original Super Mario Bros on NES to see what he gets up to. It'll make you think differently about the little guys...

Video: If the dubstep infestation of video games continues - the horrible, logical conclusion

By David Houghton

It's a dark future. And it goes "wub".

Why every Mario game is the best AND worst in the series

By Henry Gilbert

This little plumber starred in the best games, but which was the bestest?

Low-scoring Super Mario Bros run carries hope of humanity through bleak days

By Tom Goulter

How to impress with a poor score on an ancient game

10 merciless Mario re-imaginings

By Mikel Reparaz

Fans hold up a dark mirror to gaming's most iconic plumber

ClassicRadar: The many faces of Mario

By Henry Gilbert

A unique look at Nintendo's mascot he'd rather forget

A rotting pile of gaming's cutest undead

By Alan Bradley