This chart is titled “What you didn’t know about Nintendo” but in my last job I put together a presentation for the company on Nintendo. Explaining where they came from and what they did to get here. So I guess I did know this about Nintendo. However if you missed my presentation which is highly likely then click through and …

You know you have been playing videogames for to long when you remember the day that Princess Peach used to be pretty hot and the idea of finally catching her was actually appealing. Now she just looks like some pixelated child and seriously can I say we are all sick and tired of her getting herself kidnapped? Well to try …

Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be released on the 11th of June 2010 in America so I guess we can expect it to land locally a week or two after that if everything goes to plan. The other major Nintendo title this year, Metroid: Other M is currently scheduled for Q3 which would make it around August I guess. Last …

The College Humor guys have done it again with possibly my favourite video of the year. Awkward reunions are never good for the people on either side but this virtual reunion the evergreen Mario Mario and the down on his luck Sonic is something to behold… And to rub salt in the wounds Mario has Peach at his side. Last …

New Super Mario Bros has only been out for around 45 days now and has so far racked up over 4.1 million in sales which means it is already outselling Super Mario Galaxy which has been around for just over 2 years. What’s even more shocking is that those numbers are for America only, NSMB has already sold over 2.5 …

From the helpless damsel in distress to the typical gangbanger – gaming has always had stereotypes in place. So let’s take a look at some of the more popular examples shall we? Stereotypes in RPGs And what better place to start at than the titular (hehe) hero? Cloud Strife and Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia are but two examples. and …

Some of the older readers would remember The Great Giana Sisters, a platforming title on mid 80’s home computers that was a shameless rip off of Super Mario Bros. the game was so similar that Rainbow Arts were forced to remove it from shelves under legal pressure from Nintendo. It seems history may be repeating itself, as a Chinese company …

These videos are always crazy and make me realise how much time people have on their hands. This video features four Super Mario screens with purpose built levels and automated characters all put together to crank out Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”. Crazy I know but it’s Friday and Fridays are always a little crazy. Video after the jump. Last …