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Right after the game went on sale, the Internet’s greatest minds went to work unlocking its dark secrets.
Tiny-scale operation for pint-sized retro console resales is still too big for Japanese police to look the other way.
Japanese fans react to the voice of Ryan Reynolds and the decision to give Pikachu so much fur.
We taste the new Pokémon doughnuts and get our hands on some exclusive merchandise before the official release.
Piranha Plant slippers? Mushroom-shaped silicone molding trays? Shut up and take our money!
Series of crazy coincidences leaves Nintendo fans being told “let me see your masculinity on view in full physical arousal.”
Even with Mario’s creator “front and center” in the movie-making process, this could go very wrong.
One Japanese netizen guesses that it has to do with fundamental problems in the Japanese education system.
Gaming technology may have advanced tremendously over the past few decades, but Nintendo’s love for simpler times is still evident.
But there’s also some sad news about this three-faced beauty that’s stolen Super Mario fans’ hearts.
Court orders halt to cosplay rentals, payment of fine for copyright infringement.
Mario’s friends and foes alike enchant the Internet as they fall under the enchantment of the Super Crown.
Artist exhibition, cosplay contest organized to honor the current ruling monarch of the fanart kingdom.
The Nintendo character with the endless appetite is offering a full range of adorable edibles and exclusive merch.
Nintendo just isn’t the Big N without its actual big N.
Tiny office puppy Isabelle is going to be brawling in the Smash Brothers’ line up! The only thing funnier is how fans reacted to the news.
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