Tag: Mario

A look at the official Nintendo Character Manual from 1993.

Now we’re talking about reading with power.

Artists needed.

Like being a kid in a candy… er, toy store.

Club Nintendo began with such great promise, but is now a shell of its former self.

I recently had the privilege/opportunity to appear on Matthew Green’s Power Button podcast over at Press The Buttons, something of a rarity for me as I generally don’t get to do podcasts.

The toughest one of all for me to narrow down to just five.

The 16-bit console war is commonly boiled down to Nintendo vs. SEGA, and from that, a ‘rivalry’ between Mario and Sonic. But it wasn’t the mustachioed mascot who overcame SEGA’s blue blur…

This ain’t no movie.

Well, this week brought with it some interesting news: DISH Network has announced that it will be closing the remaining 300 retail Blockbuster stores in the United States, as well as cease their Netflix-inspired mailing service.

Hmm, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, hasn’t it? And for good reason: In the intervening time, I’ve been sick, gone to Otakon, gone to the beach, and when I haven’t been otherwise preoccupied, pickings have been slim, particularly on the work front, though that may be changing soon. Still, here’s […]

First there was Microsoft’s press conference, then there was Sony’s, and now Nintendo’s… sort of. For the first time ever, rather than host a press conference at E3, the company opted to instead deliver its big announcements through a Nintendo Direct broadcast– and a relatively short one, at that, weighing in at only 41 minutes […]