‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ caters to fans, but fails to stand alone

By Alec Aleva, Contributing Writer • April 13, 2026

The Nintendo Company, over its tenure, has been mainly focused on the video game genre. However, with “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”,which was released in 2023, Nintendo has begun to dip its toes into the world of animated film. Upon the release of this first Mario movie, audiences' opinions were a mixed bag of reviews. Some loved it, some hated it.

Pop Off! – 3D “Mario” Games

By Riley Freedman, Staff Host • November 11, 2025

Host Riley Freedman brings on junior Travis Conway to hop through the levels of Nintendo's 3D "Mario" games as they rank the franchise from worst to best.

Pop Off! – Pokémon Regions

By Riley Freedman, Staff Host • September 16, 2025

Host Riley Freedman and sophomore Griffin Schroeder rank every region from the Pokémon game series.

Review: Mario makes successful leap to the big screen

By Rua Fay • April 19, 2023

Despite the film's divisive critical reception, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" is a fun time for Nintendo fans with its beautiful animation.

Review: Flawed Pokémon games fail to catch ’em all

By Alex Hartzog • December 11, 2019

A young girl dressed in Scottish garb runs across the rolling hills of the countryside. She reaches into her bag and pulls out a red and white ball. Clicking the button in the middle, it springs open and...

WATCH: New club dedicates itself to ‘Super Smash Bros.’

By Kara Bowen, Staff Writer • October 10, 2017

As Mario shot a fireball at Princess Peach, knocking her offscreen, the crowd emitted a loud combination of cheers, groans and laughter.

Review: ‘Sonic Mania’ speeds into the modern era

By Matthew Radulski, Staff Writer • September 20, 2017

Though the “Sonic” franchise has always focused on speed, the true triumph of the series is the way it promotes exploration.

Deja View: ‘Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ and the plight of Nintendo

By Kendyl Bennett, Podcast Editor • March 29, 2017

In this week’s episode of Deja View, Assistant Life & Culture Editor Jake Leary sits down with Staff Writer Matthew Radulski to discuss his review of “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.”...

Orchestra aims to eradicate gender bias and video gamer stigma

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • February 15, 2017

"[The Orchestra] brings these two seemingly different worlds together and helps us realize there’s actually a lot of similarities between the two.”

Review: Nintendo pulls no punches in ‘Super Smash Bros.’

By Anthony Toto, Contributing Writer • October 7, 2014

Nintendo's most beloved characters duke it out in "Super Smash Bros."