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Review: Mario makes successful leap to the big screen

By Rua Fay, Contributing Writer • 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."