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How Denkiworks is “joining a very small club” – the Kyoto indie scene

Kyoto’s indie scene is small but dedicated. The three founders talk us through the unveiling of Denkiworks, the newest company to join the brave few trying to make it big.

TechRadar

Mario fans baffled after realising he wasn't originally supposed to be a plumber

Mario ranks among the most recognisable video game characters of all time, and could well be the most famous plumber in the world. His original profession however was quite diffferent

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The best video games of the 90s

These are the best video games of the 90s that changed design. How many of these influential classics would make your list?

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Original Pokémon developer casually mentions when the series began, and players realise it's been an Easter egg since the start

Mew's final secret?

PC Gamer

You Need to Play the Best Classic Mario Game on Nintendo Switch ASAP

This influential '90s platformer was made by only a handful of developers, and the expanded and enhanced version of the game just came to Nintendo Switch Online.

Inverse

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker at 20 – this under-appreciated Zelda game is also one of the best

Derided at first, in the 20 years since its launch this cartoonish high-seas adventure has claimed its rightful place as one of the best Zelda games

The Guardian - UK

‘Is this really going to work?’: the makers of mega-hit video game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

For three decades, the search for Princess Zelda has been thrilling fans and smashing records. As its latest incarnation grips players in their millions, Nintendo’s Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Eiji Aonuma reveal how they took Hyrule to new heights

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‘Discovery, exploration and a sense of wonder’: how Zelda took over the world

The latest installment of the 40-year-old video game franchise is realised this week, and expectations have hit fever pitch

Evening Standard

Pikmin 4 is the perfect place to get started with one of Nintendo's most overlooked series

Why Nintendo's plant-based strategy game could be a surprise Game of the Year contender

Daily Mirror

Super Mario creator is thrilled with the movie’s success

Shigeru Miyamoto didn't think the film would do as well as it has.

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds shook things up in the shadow of a 16-bit classic

A Link Between Worlds paid deference to the past before striding into the future

GamesRadar

Shigeru Miyamoto teases Nintendo’s potential future movie plans

The Mario creator is thinking ahead after The Super Mario Bros' Movie's worldwide success

Total Film

You Need to Play the Most "Souped-Up" Zelda Game on Nintendo Switch ASAP

The original 'Legend of Zelda' may be iconic, but the most accessible way to experience it is in the 'SP' version on Nintendo Switch Online.

Inverse

The making of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

A deep dive into the Zelda adventure that once sailed closest to the series' beginnings

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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Seasons retrospective

How Capcom's first field trip into the world of Zelda left a lasting influence on the series that can be felt today

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: Inside the surrealist sequel that was never supposed to exist

How Nintendo achieved the impossible: Following up on the iconic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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How the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time gave us a timeless legacy

Charting not just one of the best Zelda games, but one of the greatest video games of all time

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The making of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka and Kensuke Tanabe reveal the hard work that went into this legendary SNES classic

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie: don't watch it for the story but for how it successfully represents gameplay

The first videogame I ever played was the arcade game Donkey Kong. Released in 1981, it took us into a blocky-looking world where a carpenter in overalls raced along platforms and up ladders in a building site to rescue a lady kidnapped by a large ape. Its humble hero, Mario,…

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Nintendo shares jump on Mario movie's record debut

Nintendo's shares have slumped since highs recorded during the COVID pandemic, as sales of the company's Switch console miss forecasts.

iMore

Super Mario is jumping off iPhone — and that's a good thing

Recently, Mario's creator announced that a new Mario game was in the works and that the plumber will not be focusing on mobile games going forward. This is a very good thing.

Inverse

40 Years Later, Super Mario Owes Everything to an Unlikely Nintendo Spinoff

Nintendo's iconic plumber got his own game nearly half a century ago, and changed gaming forever.

Los Angeles Times

'Super Mario Bros. Movie' composer levels up: 'I want this score to be my 'E.T.''

LOS ANGELES — One hundred and thirty. That's the minimum number of references to the various "Mario"-branded video games that "Super Mario Bros. Movie" composer Brian Tyler estimates he included in his score for the film.

GamesRadar

The fascinating, complex and generations-spanning history of The Legend of Zelda

Join us on a tour of the series as we explore what makes it so exceptional, before taking deep dives into each game

Inverse

Did Mario Witness 9/11? 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' Viewers Weigh In

'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' very subtly implies that 9/11 happened. You can guess what gaming Twitter did next.

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