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, ...

I think Mario Kart World and Mario Tennis Fever represent a return to form for Nintendo's approach to game design, and it's all down to unlockable characters.

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 ...

The Mariofranchise has had a great transition into 3D, with constant entries that are all killer and no filler. With the ...

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 ...

Super Mario’s 40 year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little guy run from left to right across a screen. Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three ...

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.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 turns 15 years old on May 23, 2025, and I still remember exactly where I was when it came out. I was fishing that day, and afterward, I went to my local GameStop to get my copy.