Mario Kart 7 Review

Recently I have reviewed two of Nintendo's biggest games this year Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land. But there is still one left and that is Mario Kart 7. Read after break to find out what I think:

The Greatest Video Game Commercial of All Time

The commercial speaks for its self:

Mario Kart 7 is Out Today

I'm gonna be to busy playing Mario Kart 7 to write so I'll just remind everyone to buy their copy. Mine is pre-ordered and ready to go!

Mario Kart Then and Now

With the tomorrow's release of Mario Kart 7 I thought it would be fun to compare the new comercial to the one for the original handheld Mario Kart, Mario Kart Super Circuit. First off the orignal and then the brand new commercial:

Super Mario 3D Land Review

An outstanding game

The tanooki suit is both helpful and super cute.

"Super Mario 3D Land is not only the best game on the 3DS, but one of the best games ever.
Super Mario 3D Land follows the story everyone knows: Peach is kidnapped and Mario saves her. As always the characters and levels themselves are charming and Mario in his tanooki suit is just plain cute along with fantastic environments that provide fun platforming challenges..." Read the rest of the review at my new blog by clicking here.

Hey! Listen! Nintendo is Going to be OK

Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda Skyward sword came out only within the past few weeks and they have been doing huge numbers.

• Super Mario 3D Land has sold over 500,000 units making it the fastest selling handheld Mario game
• The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword has sold 535,000 units making it the fastest selling Zelda game

Things are also looking up for the 3DS and Wii:

• Sales of the 3DS increased 49% the week of Super Mario 3D Land's release
• Sale of the 3DS during Black Friday and the rest of that week were tripled at 325%
• On Black Friday the Wii sold 500,000 units making it the Wii's biggest black Friday

So things are really looking up for Nintendo! You can find the original story by clicking here.

Poll Results: Mario or Luigi?

The results are in and the answer is out. The Four Parks readers love Mario a lot more then Luigi. Mario won by 72%. Mario does have more games, and even the games with Luigi in them still use Mario in the title. Even Luigi's last name is Mario. Well at least he has Luigi's Mansion 2.

Video Game Music of the Week: Super Mario Galaxy 2

This week listen to some music from Super Mario Galaxy 2:

10 Reasons Why Mario Kart 7 is (Going to be) Awesome

Super Mario 3D Land is out so that is all for big 3DS games this year right? Wrong! Mario Kart 7 is coming out soon, December to be exact, so here is a list of 10 reasons why Mario Kart 7 will be awesome. Usually I try to stay away from list type articles but I thought this would be the best way of writing this particular post. You can see the 10 reasons after the break 

Super Mario 3D Land is Out Today

The wait is finally over, Super Mario 3D Land is out today! What are you waiting for? Go buy it! I am picking up my copy I pre-ordered from GameStop along with the free Tanooki Mario keychain that comes with it.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review

With Super Mario 3D Land coming so soon, I thought this would be an ideal time to review the last 3D Mario game.

Super Mario 3D Land: The Waiting Continues

I have not written much if not at all about Super Mario 3D Land so I am going to solve that problem now.

Mario's Picross Review

Mario's picross is the first in the series of fun puzzles on Nintendo's handheld systems. Picross is played by having numbers lined up on the x and y axis. Using the numbers you mark and remove squares from the grid using the information given to you by comparing numbers and using logic. It is a lot more fun then it sounds! While it is called Mario's picross Mario is mostly just in the top left corner of the screen reacting to mistakes you make. Also there are some different Mario themed puzzles like a  Goomba made out of the squares.The game is excellent packing a good amount of content with challenging puzzles. You can download it on the Nintendo eShop for only $3.99.

My Rating: 8/10

15 Years of Nintendo 64: Super Mario 64 Commerical Comparison

Since this year is the 15th anniversary of the Nintendo 64 I thought I would look at the differences in the commercials for Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS You can read it after the break.

Awsome Nintendo News from Tokyo Game Show

There is way to much news to cover but here are some bulletpoints from nintendolife and ign:

• Super Mario 3D Land Releases  November 13th in North America: link
• Mario Kart 7 Releases December 4th in North America: link
• Four Swords Releases September 28th and has single player mode: link
• Pink 3DS: link
• Mario Kart 7 News: link
• Monster Hunter 4 for 3DS: link
• Games that use extra circle pad: link
• Kid Icarus Delayed: link
• Mario Tennis for 3DS: link
• Fire Emblem 3DS: link
• More Skyward Sword details: link

More Nintendo News includes an official press release from Nintendo of America which you can read at GONintendo

NES Ambassador Games are Available Now

Popo and Nana the Ice Climbers are also ambassadors.

If you bought a 3DS before August 12 and and visited the eShop you can download the 10 free NES games now. To learn how to download the games click here. The games you will recieve are:

• Super Mario Bros.™
• Donkey Kong Jr.™
• Balloon Fight™
• Ice Climber™
• The Legend of Zelda™
• Metroid™
• NES Open Tournament Golf
• Wrecking Crew
• Zelda II - The Adventure of Link
• Yoshi

The Game Boy Advance games will be coming at a later date but you can download the Ambassador Certificate and be notified through the 3DS when they become avaiable. The annouced Game Boy Advance games so fare are:

• Yoshi's Island™: Super Mario™ Advance 3
• Mario Kart™: Super Circuit
• Metroid™ Fusion
• WarioWare™, Inc.: Mega Microgame$
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong™

These are some great games, leave a comment and tell me what you think.

Dorkly Bits

I just wanted to share with you one of my favorite Dorkly Bits videos. You can find the rest here but not all of them are kid-friendly so viewer discretion is advised.