Going into 1981, Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto was facing a problem. Working on one of his first games ever, he hoped to use Popeye, the famed sailor of 1930s cartoons, to serve as the hero.

Nintendo is the most recognizable name in history when it comes to video games. From the beginning, Nintendo has been at the forefront of creativity and innovation in the home console space. Nintendo ...

Elisabeth Zetland, a senior researcher at MyHeritage, found that the actual Luigi had immigrated to US from Italy ...

The 8-bit gaming system that introduced the world to "Super Mario Bros." and "The Legend of Zelda" was released 33 years ago Friday. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was originally released in ...

You don’t have to be a gamer to know who Mario of Super Mario Bros. fame is. The plumber’s presence has permeated popular culture since the Nintendo video game’s release in Japan on September 13, 1985 ...

The Nintendo 64 remains one of the most iconic home consoles in the history of Nintendo, signifying the publisher’s shift into the 3D space. While the console struggled at times to keep up with the ...