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Madonna’s ’80s bop “Like a Virgin,” John Lennon’s classic hit “Imagine,” and the Queen of Xmas Mariah Carey’s holiday staple “All I Want for Christmas Is You” are officially inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.  The Library of Congress announced it’s adding 25 songs into the catalog on Wednesday. The tunes are deemed “audio treasures […]

This is perhaps one of the most exciting weeks for movies and TV releases we’ve seen lately.  Ahead of the holiday weekend, two big titles arrived in theaters on Wednesday, Air and The Super Mario Bros. Movie, giving sports and video game fans something to look forward to. Two of the most exciting TV shows […]

Nintendo enthusiasts were given their closest look yet at the new Super Mario Bros. movie on Thursday. Indeed, during a Nintendo Direct presentation, the trailer for the upcoming animated film was premiered. As previously reported, leading the cast is Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World alum Chris Pratt, who plays Mario and is joined on the […]

Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri, the company that’s producing the upcoming animated Super Mario Bros. film with Nintendo,​​​ defended the decision to cast Chris Pratt in the role Mario.  In a conversation with TooFab, Meledandri called Pratt’s voice acting in the movie “phenomenal.” “All I can tell you is the voice that he’s doing for us and Mario is phenomenal. Yeah I can’t […]

Sure, it’s possible to go to your nearest game store and grab a copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars for the Nintendo Switch just to play Super Mario 64. Or you can buy the OG cartridge for about $40. But if you’re really feeling it, you can always be like the person who just hit […]

Interestingly enough, the biggest February video game story will probably not be about actual video games. It’s going to be about r/WallStreetBets and how a subreddit drained billions of dollars from Wall Street hedge funders, who tried to short sell Gamestop and got their hands caught in the cookie jar. In a peculiar sort of way, […]

The first full month of Summer 2020 is here, and there are two hotly anticipated titles coming down the pipe. As luck would have it, they’re both being released on the exact same day.  The first is the latest in the Paper Mario series, which incorporates origami art into its winning RPG formula. The second […]

Some of the most high-profile, hyped video games of 2019 are arriving this November. But that pales in comparison to the biggest news of the month, which is that Google is entering the video game market. And how does the search engine behemoth plan to win the modern-day console wars? In counterintuitive fashion: by eliminating […]

While Nintendo is often criticized for its questionable online gaming infrastructure, the hardware it produces is known for hosting  an expansive list of compelling titles. With the highly anticipated Super Mario Maker 2 set to join the growing list of Switch titles on June 28, it serves as a harsh reminder of the former for fans of the upcoming game. As pointed […]

After over 15 years at Nintendo of America, president and chief operating officer of Reggie Fils-Aime is stepping down, and senior vice president of sales and marketing, Doug Bowser, will take over. Yes, the irony of having someone take control of the Nintendo kingdom with the last name Bowser isn’t lost on anyone with, at least, some basic knowledge of the Mario franchise.  We’re actually about […]