On its fifth anniversary, Bowser's Fury looks less like a bonus mode and more like a blueprint for how linear Mario design can live inside an open world.

Everyone knows what a Mario game looks like, right? You've got your mushrooms, your moustaches, your bright green pipes, etc. All very normal, all very friendly. But Mario fans are a observant bunch, ...

Mario Kart World has launched alongside the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2. And with it, the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe curse has finally been broken. Of course, it’s reasonable to expect Nintendo to have ...

Trade your plumber's wrench for a golf club, tennis racket, or soccer ball.

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...

Josh Cotts is a Senior Contributor at GameRant. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in 2019 with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Media Studies and has been recognized for his ...

It is impossible to ignore the impact that Mario and his friends (and enemies) have had on the gaming zeitgeist. Mario has ...

Despite Mario reaching his 40th anniversary this year with Super Mario Bros, we’re about to approach the 30th anniversary since Mario made his 3D debut with Super Mario 64 in 1996. This became a ...

Lego's brick-built Game Boy replica is bound to be one of the most popular gift ideas for retro gaming enthusiasts this holiday. The 421-piece recreation of Nintendo's legendary 1989 handheld is ...

If you know anything about gaming, you probably know the name ‘Mario Kart.’ Since 1992, the series has been a pillar of Nintendo’s output and a quintessential example of the company’s “easy to pick up ...

As Nintendo releases another Mario tennis game, it needs to look at one of 2025's best games and return to a different underused sport.