Awesome Nintendo

A guy finds himself stranded when his car won’t start, and the only ride he can get home is in a go kart. Unfortunately, the vehicle he gets his hands on belongs to somebody else, and he wants it back. A fun Nintendo fan film from Nukazooka.

UNIQLO’s upcoming collection of Nintendo t-shirts are based on 25 fan-submitted designs, chosen from over 16,000 submissions with the help of none other than Mario and Zelda co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto. The tees go on sale on 5/18/17.

Like TV makers, Nintendo is finally admitting defeat in the world of 3D content, and offering up a new version of their popular folding handheld, devoid of the eyeball-crossing 3D top screen. The 2DS XL does everything the 3DS XL does, minus the 3D bit. Drops 7/28/17 for $150.

We’re not sure who the animator is behind this dark alternative version of the Mushroom Kingdom, but we love the idea of a Mario game where our plumber tosses bombs at enemies, and leaves a bloody wake in his path. We need this to be playable.

An awesome fan-made mod for the SEGA Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog 2, adding one of Nintendo’s heroes. The hack lets you play as Yoshi, along with his abilities from Yoshi’s Island. If you’re willing to download random files from the internet, enjoy.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is a Nintendo 3DS exclusive and a full remake of the second Fire Emblem game. It has a freely navigable world map, third-person dungeons, and the series’ trademark turn-based battles with optional permadeath.

Like Smash Bros. games, the Switch-exclusive boxing game Arms is easy to pick up and play. But if you want to be competitive, you need to know how the different characters and fists work. Mix and match them to suit your style.

Fans of Super Mario Bros. will immediately recognize this obnoxious bit of vegetation as a Piranha Plant. Jason from JK Brickworks brought the creature to life in mechanized LEGO form, complete with a motor drive to pop the plant up and down from a pipe as it chomps its jaws.

The definitive version of Mario Kart 8 comes with all of the game’s previously released downloadable content. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also adds new Battle Modes, up to 4-player local multiplayer, and up to 12-player online multiplayer races. Drops 4/28/17.

Wargroove swears that it’s more than just Advance Wars in a fantasy world. Not that that’s a bad thing. The turn-based strategy game has great pixel art, single-player campaigns, and local and online multiplayer. Coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC.

Pokémon Duel for iOS and Android combines a board game with Pokémon’s familiar collecting and battling mechanics. The goal is to get one of your virtual figures to your opponent’s base. You can customize your Pokémon’s attacks and level them up.

The NES Classic Mini was one of the hottest holiday gifts. But if Santa didn’t bring you one, you can still score one without having to dig into your pocket. Drop by The Awesomer Shop to win your own, along with an 8Bitdo wireless controller and Retro Receiver. (Ends 2/8/17)

Hyrule is long gone, and Ganon runs wild yet again. But like clockwork, the Dragonborn a Hero of Time rises to the occasion. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild drops 3/3/17 for the Wii U and the Switch.

Vox sums up the contributions and philosophies of Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto – who helped create Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and more – with the help of Miyamoto himself.

For his first game on the new Nintendo Switch, Mario heads off on an adventure of epic proportions, from expansive urban settings, to colorful and cartoony worlds we’re more used to seeing our plumber in.

Retro-bit’s new handheld gaming system lets you play Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and Game Boy color cartridges all on a shiny new backlit screen that’s bigger and brighter than Nintendo’s originals, and touts a rechargeable battery. Drops Q3 2017 for about $80.

We can’t imagine how many hours it took the guys from juggling troupe Synchronicity to create this stop-motion Super Mario Bros. tribute video, created entirely by rotating the faces of hundreds of Rubik’s Cubes. Though this isn’t exactly the first time they’ve done this.

Nintendo’s endless runner is as polished and innovative as other Mario games. Super Mario Run simple tap and hold mechanic is fresh and fun. It also has asynchronous multiplayer and a kingdom-building minigame. The initial stages are free, but it’s $10 to play the full game.

The NES Classic Edition’s controllers have inexplicably short cables. That’s why 8Bitdo came up with the Retro Receiver, a Bluetooth adapter and wireless NES-style controller for the tiny console. The adapter also works with the Wii Mote, Wii U Pro, PS3 & PS4 controllers.

Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aimé and Shigeru Miyamoto dropped by The Tonight Show to showcase the mobile game Super Mario Run and the upcoming hybrid console, the Nintendo Switch, running The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Skip to 4:37 for the Switch.

We’ve heard plenty of cover versions of the music from Mario games, but Samuraiguitarist knocked it out of the park with this one, which not only perfectly lines up with the gameplay in the top left corner, but includes appropriate sound effects produced with his guitar.

Nintendo’s deceptively deep torture test chamber is coming to its handheld. Super Mario Maker for 3DS comes with 100 new courses, over 60 course elements and course sharing and collaborative building with other players.

We always thought the pipes in the Super Mario games just led to the sewer, but it turns out that they lead somewhere much, much darker, at least according to this short by Nukazooka, which could also be called Super Mario: The Upside-Down.