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Random Hitting Mario & Luigi: Brothership's Max Level Takes An Insane Amount Of Patience
Great EXPectations
Of all those who started Mario & Luigi: Brothership earlier this month, fewer will have seen it through to the bitter end. Fewer still will have completed all of its side missions and unlockables and we'd wager that an even smaller number will have reached the plumbing protagonists' full potential with a pair of max levels...
News Mario & Luigi Fans Aren't Happy About Brothership's Battle Button Tweaks
It should be 'B' for the Bro, right?
Mario & Luigi: Brothership set sail on Nintendo Switch yesterday and, on the whole, people seem to be rather impressed with this new nautical adventure. That's not to say there aren't a few tiny annoyances, mind you, as we swiftly learned after taking a glance at our socials this morning. Looking past the...
News Mario & Luigi Spin Into Action In The Latest Brothership Slapstick Short
UF-BRO
We are getting ever closer to the launch of Mario & Luigi: Brothership on 7th November (that's just two days away!) and Nintendo is on hand to showcase even more of the slapstick humour that we can expect from the dream team. A new video short is here and, just like last week's hammer-based shenanigans, it shows the Bros. getting into a...
Random Super Mario 64 On NSO Is Home To A Weird Misspelling Bug
Not cuol, man
The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack's N64 library is home to a couple of weird little bugs that keep us on our toes as we play through some of the cartridge classics. Last week, we noticed a weird speed issue in the recently added Banjo-Tooie, and now we have another, this time from Super Mario 64. As pointed out on Twitter by...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Super Mario Party Jamboree?
Nice or Dice?
If you've been spending your weekend rolling dice with Mario and the gang and have thoughts to share, you're in luck! It's time to let us know what you make of Super Mario Party Jamboree. This one promised the "biggest Mario Party yet" and it appears to have done just that. With seven playable boards, a couple of new characters...
News These Mario Wonder Standees Won't Give You A Respawn Point, But They Will Tidy Your Desk
Not a Talking Flower in sight
We've seen a decent amount of Mario Wonder merch since the platformer hopped onto Switch last year, but those plushies (even if they do talk) can't possibly match the adorable usefulness of Bandai's new clip stands. These clips can be used for all kinds of things — cards, notes, pictures, sweets — but the best...
News Universal Orlando's Super Nintendo World Opens Its Doors May 2025
Let's-a gOrlando
After getting delayed to 2025 way back in the days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Universal Orlando has today announced that its Epic Universe (which includes Super Nintendo World) will open its doors to the public on 22nd May 2025. The above reveal trailer only contains a small snippet of the Nintendo attraction (with Mario and the...
News Super Mario Party Jamboree Version 1.1.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
What's included on day one?
One day ahead of its release, Nintendo has released the first patch for Super Mario Party Jamboree for all those who have the game pre-installed and ready to go. The ver. 1.1.0 update isn't all that substantial, but it's nice to know that Nintendo is patching out a handful of pesky bugs across several boards before...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Super Mario Party Jamboree
Live and let dice
Super Mario Party Jamboree is right around the corner and we are ready to get off the starting space. Before the game gets underway on 17th October, however, we better check whether the latest party entry is worth rolling the dice on. Cue the reviews round-up! Below, we have gathered a selection of Jamboree reviews from across the...
Video We've Played Mario & Luigi: Brothership - Here's 15 Minutes Of Gameplay
From Concordia, with love
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is right around the corner and we are excited. We've been lucky enough to go hands-on with the latest entry in the wacky RPG series and we came away with 15 minutes of crisp new gameplay footage for you to see the Bros. back in action. The above clips are taken from an early section of the...
Video Here's Absolutely Everything You Need To Know About Super Mario Party Jamboree
And we mean EVERYTHING
We're officially on the countdown to Super Mario Party Jamboree here at Nintendo Life. Yes, we have Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to look forward to first, but that won't stop us from also getting excited about Mario's next board game adventure. So today, we've done just that (or, more accurately, Felix has). Yes, hot off the back...
Video "It's Got Big Nintendo Vibes" - We Dive Into Astro Bot With Our Friends At Push Square
Haptic, feedback
Last week, Team Asobi and Sony released the adorable 3D platformer Astro Bot (you might have heard of it) and in the time since, the game appears to have taken over the minds and hearts of everyone lucky enough to lock eyes on it. Very good, but not all that Nintendo-relevant, right? Well, as we noted earlier this week, fans were...
Hands On Super Mario Party Jamboree Brings Together The Best Of Both Worlds
It's Mario 'Par-tay'
“Super Mario Party, Mario Party Superstars, Mario Party 1, 2, & 3; what does that tell you about Mario Party games on Switch” “There’s too many of them?” “Or, people like them, let’s release some more of them.” That’s how we imagine the initial pitch for
News Onward And Upward! This Upcoming Mario Wonder Plushie Actually Talks
It's a wonderful life
Remember the annoying Talking Flowers from Super Mario Bros. Wonder? The ones that would shower you with helpful advice like "onwards and upwards," "Hey!," and "WoOoAAhh" as you ran past? Well, you'll soon be able to have one of your own as toy manufacturer San-ei Boeki has revealed an all-new talking plushie will be coming to...
News New AI Model Can Recreate Super Mario Bros. Footage, But It's Full Of Glitches
Let's-a not!
Researchers from tech company Virtuals Protocol have published a paper on a new text-to-video AI model, MarioVGG, which can simulate Super Mario Bros. footage via some basic text inputs (thanks, ArsTechnica). The model was fed over 737,000 Mario Bros. frames,
News Nintendo Highlights Super Mario Party Jamboree's Five New Boards In Fresh Footage
Let's roll
After learning last week that Pauline will be joining the fun in Super Mario Party Jamboree, Nintendo has today revealed another trailer, this time highlighting the game's new boards. Shared to Twitter by @NintendoUK, the 39-second video provides a whistle-stop tour of the five game boards and shows some of the sights we can expect to...
News A Bunch Of Classic Mario Party Minigames Are Seemingly Returning In Jamboree
Re-roll
Many of us were so blinded by the announcement that Pauline would be joining Super Mario Party Jamboree that we failed to look closer at the new website's contents. And yet, coming back to it with a clear head, it seems that a bunch of returning minigames were also teased. The website highlights a boatload of the 110+ minigames that we can...
News LEGO Reveals Six New Mario Kart Sets, Speeding Our Way In 2025
Ranging from £12.99 to £69.99
Well, it was teased at Mario Day last year, but LEGO has now unveiled our first proper look at six Mario Kart sets which will be getting off the start line on 1st January 2025. There is quite the range here, with set prices varying from £12.99 / $14.99 to £69.99 / $79.99 depending on size. And there's a decent...
Rumour Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games "Finished"
Update: IOC apparently wanted to explore new deals, NFTs and esports
Update [Wed 31st Jul, 2024 00:30 BST]: Following his comments on social media, Lee Cocker has now told Eurogamer it was the International Olympic Committee that decided to end its partnership with Nintendo and Sega to explore new partner deals, NFTs and esports. "They wanted to...
News Play Mario + Rabbids For Free In Nintendo Switch Online's New Free Game Trial
Sparking hope for our bank balance
Update: This Nintendo Switch Online Free Game Trial has now been announced for Europe too. Whether you have a North American or European NSO subscription, you can play Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope for free until 14th July. Hot off the back of Darkest Dungeon II, Nintendo has revealed its next free game trial...
Random Albanian Footballer Takes To The Field In Custom Mario Boots For EURO 2024
Wahoo!
The UEFA EURO 2024 competition isn't normally a hotspot for Nintendo references, though we couldn't help but notice a particularly snazzy pair of boots in today's match-up between Croatia and Albania. The Albanian right winger, Jasir Asani, rocked up to the fixture in a pair of custom Super Mario-inspired boots. The design proudly displays...
News 'Super Mario Party Jamboree' Rolls Onto Switch This October
"The biggest Mario Party in series history"
Ready to roll? Nintendo has announced that the next entry in the Mario Party series, Super Mario Party Jamboree will be launching on Switch on 17th October. This promises to be "The biggest Mario Party in series history", according to the Direct, and it certainly looks that way. You can expect a whopping...
Anniversary Mario Golf On N64 Is Now 25 Years Old
Par-fect
Believe it or not, Mario Golf for the N64 is now 25 years old following its Japanese release on 11th June 2024. 25 years! A quarter of a century! We need to sit down... The game has received multiple re-releases since on the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, so if you're a paying member of the higher tier on Switch,...
News Bayonetta Origins Director Empathises With Paper Mario Dev, Suggests Reasons For 30FPS
"I promise you, it was not a decision made lightly"
We are still a little way off the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch on 23rd May, but thanks to last week's hands-on previews, we now have confirmation of the game's frame rate. Nintendo's latest remake will run at 30FPS (down
Round Up The Previews Are In For Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
How are things stacking up?
We are still a little way off the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch on 23rd May, but today we have had our first indication of how things are stacking up as the game's previews have begun to appear online. Here at Nintendo Life, our experience with the game so far has been joyous. From what we have...
Reminder Nintendo's Zelda: TOTK And Mario Wonder GDC Talks Are Now Online For Free
Catch up on the conference
You might remember that last month, Nintendo came to the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) armed with interesting talks about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Certain topics covered in these talks trickled out to those of us who weren't there, but we can now watch each of them...
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Looks Glorious In New Footage
Please sir, can I have Smorg?
Nintendo's marketing campaign for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is well underway at this point (as you would hope, given its 23rd May release date) and that means we are getting to see a lot about what the remake has in store. A new short trailer shared on Twitter today contains some fresh footage of the game,...
Random Mario Wonder's Weirdest Badge Called For A Rare Vocal Performance From Koji Kondo
Is there anything the man can't do??
We are approaching six months (!!) since Super Mario Bros. Wonder leapt onto Switch, and while the launch chit-chat was dominated by the vocal talents of Kevin Afghani — the new voice of Mario — it turns out that the voice acting performance we should have been talking about was one by Nintendo's own Koji...
Guide 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2' - Release Date, Cast, Everything We Know So Far
Jump up, movie star
As a part of the 2024 MAR10 Day celebrations, Nintendo and Illumination announced that a "new animated film based on the world of the Super Mario Bros. series" is on the way. Details on Nintendo's next big screen appearance are pretty light for the time being, though there is still plenty to get excited about following the...
Random It's A Race Against The Clock To Complete Mario Maker's Last Unbeaten Level
Mamma mia!
We are now in the final run of Wii U and 3DS online play. Nintendo has confirmed that the consoles' online features and functionality will no longer work from 8th April 2024, and with that will come the end of a lot of game modes. One title that will see some pretty heavy cuts is Super Mario Maker. The end of online play means that all...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Golf (GBC)
Tee time
We're teeing off another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we do so, however, let's take a look at what happened on the last hole. It was a par three as we matched up a trio of covers for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Unfortunately, some strong winds seemed to blow things firmly in the favour of North America, whose bright cover took...
Review Mario Tennis (GBC) - Camelot's Ace Little Tennis RPG Is Hard To Fault
Courts of appeal
This review originally went live in 2014, and we're updating and republishing it to celebrate the game's arrival in Switch's Game Boy (Color) library via Nintendo Switch Online. For whatever its name is worth, Mario Tennis doesn’t feature a lot of the red guy — at least at first. That may come as an initial disappointment to...
Talking Point What Do You Want To See From The Next Super Mario Bros. Movie?
A certain 'je ne sais qWAHH'?
In perhaps the least shocking news of MAR10 Day 2024, Nintendo revealed that another Super Mario Bros. Movie is on the way and it's coming in 2026. A sequel should come as no surprise, let's not forget that the first film pulled in 168 million views at the global box office and went on to become one of th
News New Mario Movie Concept Art Shows Princess Daisy In Action
What could have been
We know that another Super Mario Bros. Movie is on the way (Nintendo confirmed it's coming in 2026, no less), but that doesn't mean that we are quite done talking about its predecessor just yet. In fact, there's something new to look at. Jed Diffenderfer worked as a story developer and artist on the 2023 Illumination/Nintendo...
News Nintendo's MAR10 Day Sale Brings Discounts To Select Games And DLC (North America)
Up to 67% off!
Did yesterday's MAR10 Day news get you in the mood for a spot of Mario? Nintendo's latest sale is here to make select titles and DLC that bit cheaper. Many of the available discounts will not be all that surprising (33% off Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? What a concept!) but there are some good savings to be had here, particularly if you have...
News Nintendo Reveals Box Art And New Screens For Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door On Switch
Unfolding this May
In case you missed it, Nintendo used this year's MAR10 Day celebrations to reveal that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will be heading to Switch on 23rd May. Off that back of this date announcement, the Big-N also provided a first look at the game's box art and gave a sneak peek at some new screenshots too. We'll start things...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time
It's a MAR10 Day special
Welcome back to another clash of the covers in this week's Box Art Brawl! Before we meet today's contenders, let's take a look at what happened last time when we matched up three regional covers for Ninja Gaiden Shadow (or Shadow Warriors for those in Europe and Australia). Despite there being three options, it wasn't a...
Soapbox It's Time For Mario's Weird Minigames To Make A Comeback
The Mansion always wins
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim's after some more bitesize Mario weirdness, which he got his fix of on the DS... Super Mario Bros. Wonder was great. It had elephants, it had sweet little blobs of...
News Tears Of The Kingdom, Mario Wonder & Dave The Diver Compete For Top Prize At BAFTAs
Baldur's Gate 3 is the one to beat, though
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts — commonly known as BAFTA — has announced the nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards 2024. The Best Game category is stacked, as it has been for all game awards ceremonies over the past few months. Nintendo has both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom...
News Mario vs. Donkey Kong's OG Composers Talk Making The Jump From GBA To Switch
“This was the opportunity of a lifetime”
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is finally here on Switch. This remake gives the original GBA puzzle platformer a fresh lick of paint and throws in a handful of new features too — including a fully revamped score. The composers for the GBA original, DigiPen Music Department, were brought back on this time around...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Mario vs. Donkey Kong For Switch?
The GBA title is back
Apart from the arrival of the Smash Bros. Sora amiibo this week, Nintendo has also revived Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Switch. This one is a bit different to the average new release because it's a remake of the 2004 Game Boy Advance title with a few new worlds, co-op mode and a new casual difficulty setting. We rather enjoyed...
News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Adds Mario vs. Donkey Kong Icons
Wave one is available now
Alongside the arrival of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Switch, Nintendo has today released some new Switch Online icons. Some of the characters included in the first few waves are Mario, Donkey Kong, Shy Guy and Toad. You'll be able to redeem these for the usual price of 10 Platinum Points, with frames and backgrounds setting...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Which way are the stars tipping?
The iconic GBA puzzle platformer, Mario vs. Donkey Kong is all set to swing onto Switch later this week. A free eShop demo has been doing the rounds for a while now, but today we have got our first impressions of what to expect from the full game. Yes, the critics have had their say and we are here to give you the...
News The First Review For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong On Switch Is In
Any advance on the original?
Update: And now ours is too! You can check it out below: <related ids="161035"> We are mere days away from the release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Switch (which arrives on 16th February, if you were wondering). After having a perfectly fun time with the puzzle platformer when we went hands-on with it earlier...
Random Up For A Challenge? Try Taking On Mario Wonder With The NES Power Pad
It is possible... just about
When Super Mario Bros. Wonder first launched at the end of last year, we asked you lovely lot what your controller of choice was to take on the latest 2D platformer. We listed the likes of the Joy-Con, Pro Controller and the SNES pad — heck, we even pushed the boat out and included the CRKD Nitro Deck! Basically, we...
News Mojo Nixon, Musician And 1993 Mario Movie Actor, Has Passed Away
The musician, actor and DJ was 66 years old
We have just learnt of the sad news that Mojo Nixon, the musician, actor and radio DJ, has passed away at the age of 66. Nintendo fans may recognise Nixon as the live-action face of Toad in 1993's Super Mario Bros. movie. This portrayal was more of an all-singing, government-defying, human-looking take on...
Random Super Mario Sunshine's Mysterious Language Has Been Translated
A linguistic odyssey
Do you remember the mysterious swirly language dotted around Super Mario Sunshine's Isle Delfino? Probably not, and that's okay — this is a 20-year-old game, after all. But that hasn't stopped one YouTuber from the channel 2CPhoenix from digging in a little further. Yes, if you hadn't guessed by now, the language has been...
News Nintendo Has Seemingly Filed More Patents For Mario Wonder And Zelda: TOTK
Keep it secret, keep it safe
Nintendo loves a good patent and after the monster year of gaming that was 2023, it should come as no surprise that the company has more in the pipeline. Instead of looking to the future, however, the recently revealed patents appear to concern mechanics that we already know about, potentially putting certain Super Mario...
Poll What Did You Think Of The Demo For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong?
Go on, tell us
Nintendo surprised Switch owners yesterday with a demo of the upcoming release Mario vs. Donkey Kong. In case you've missed the coverage so far, this title is a revival of the 2004 Game Boy Advance release featuring additional content such as new worlds, co-op, and even multiple difficulty settings. Now that everyone has had a...
Round Up The Previews Are In For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
Returning next month
Nintendo's upcoming release Mario vs. Donkey Kong will revive the 2004 Game Boy Advance title next month on the Switch. If you haven't already seen our own "hands on" here on Nintendo Life, we mentioned how "psyched" we were for the full release, as the Switch version is a game filled with meaningful changes, new modes, and a...
