Welp. My Club Nintendo Platinum Member Playing Cards Came in the Mail the Other Day.
And I’m pretty sure I’ve already lost them somewhere in my beast of a closet. This concludes our review.
Mario
Mr. Hands-On: New New Super Mario Bros. Double Feature
Following up on my hardware impressions, it is time to dig into the actual games (and, later, one non-game) I played at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge, which was located in the hotel ballroom next to the convention center and Comic-Con proper. What better place to start than with the soon-to-come one-two punch of New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS and New Super Mario Bros. U for the Nintendo Vs. Arcade System Wii U?
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The Mushroom Kingdom’s Least Wanted: Who Sucks More than Waluigi?
So in my Waluigi write-up I mentioned that Luigi’s evil double had passed his shit-stained crown of Worst Mario Character to not one, not two, but a variety of annoying chodes that come out of the woodwork whenever Mario announces a party or a golf outing.
Who could possibly spark my nerd rage more than the unlovable mutant hell-spawn of Wario and Luigi? Read on!
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Happy VD from Shigeru’s List!
Whether you’ve got a player 2 in your life or are more of a “VS COM” kind of player, this suspiciously familiar-looking Cupid is wishing everybody a Happy Valentine’s Day on behalf of Shigeru’s List!
Click him! You know you want to…
Be sure to check out Nintendo’s Facebook page for some deliciously corny Pokemon-themed valentines.
The Mushroom Kingdom’s Least Wanted: MIA Mario Villains
Yeah we get it, you like the princess! Don't you have anything better to do?
You can’t have a great hero without a great villain, right? Superman and Lex Luthor, Batman and The Joker, Luke Skywalker and dear old Dad, James Bond and monogamy, Indiana Jones and Nazis, and of course, everybody’s favorite Italian stereotype and a big turtle-dragon-asaurus! It just makes sense.
But… lots of great heroes have more than one villain, too. Superman and Brainiac, Batman and Two-Face, Luke Skywalker and George Lucas, James Bond and not having AIDS , Indiana Jones and George Lucas, Mario and… who? You’d never know it judging by the main games in the Mario series for the last couple decades, but Mario does have a rogues gallery consisting of characters that don’t rhyme with “Schnauzer.” Who are they and what happened to them? Read on!
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Merry-o Christmas!
Drawn by yours truly! I’m kicking around ideas for further Mario-holiday characters; Yoshi as Rudolph, Peach as Mrs. Claus, Wario as Scrooge, etc. Whether I’ll actually get them drawn and posted in time for Christmas is another story, but maybe!
Mario Takes Jimmy Fallon for the Ultimate Mustache Ride
Last week, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon hosted the most brutal Movember melee of all: Ultimate Mustache Fighter’s ‘Stache Bash IX: Furry Fury. As a fan of mustaches, I was already hooked, but when Fallon revealed the combatants, I was thrilled! Super Mario’s magnificent mustache took on former presidential hopeful Herman Cain’s philandering facial follicles. I won’t spoil the brawl, but Shigeru’s List readers have a lot to cheer for.
On a semi-related note, I’m going to miss Herman Cain. The man loves pizza, Pokemon and boobs… truly a kindred spirit. What’s that? Don’t believe me on the Pokemon thing? Read for yourself! The Cain Train pulled into Pikachu’s station many times oh god why did I word it like that
“It’s-a me! I-a need-a speech therapy!”
We all know the sound of Mario’s trademark whoo-hoos and yahoos, but if you’re anything like me you never really expected to hear Nintendo’s iconic Italian speak full sentences, let alone deliver a five-and-a-half minute monologue. But that’s exactly what he does in Nintendo’s unusual 3DS tour!
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Yoshi’s Story (Including the Shit N64 Game)
To celebrate the Gene Simmons of the mushroom kingdom’s upcoming return to 3D Mario gaming, it’s time to take a look back at my favorite five Yoshi appearances of all time. From when he first popped outta that egg back in 1991 on the Super Nintendo to doing his best to make Super Mario Sunshine playable, this little guy has been letting fat, mustached men ride him longer than Justin Bieber.
