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As seen in theaters and on Twitter

Universal has announced that its billion-dollar blockbuster The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be officially available for purchase in the U.S. via the company’s streaming service, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, from tomorrow, May 16. It will retail for $29.99, or rentals are also available.

That’s a lot of Golden Coins.

The Super Mario Bros.

1962 – 2023

This morning has shone a sad light on the news that voice actor Brendan O’Brien passed away earlier this year at the age of 60 — The American performer had starred in several films, TV shows, and video games, but will be best known to video game fans as the original voice of PlayStation platforming hero, Crash Bandicoot.

Only that pesky Wii Fit board lies in its path

Last week, Nintendo finally launched its long-awaited Switch sequel The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — And while Nintendo typically tends to keep its cards close to its chest regarding game sales, the numbers crunchers operating the UK Charts have already released some impressive stats.

As curated by Gfk, (and reported by GamesIndustry.

Just for kicks

Bandai Namco has unveiled the next veteran warrior returning for the studio’s upcoming fighter Tekken 8 — And returning to The King of Iron Fist Tournament is the hard-kickin’, hard-riding taekwondo expert Hwoarang!

Hailing from South Korea and making his debut in 1997’s Tekken 3, Hwoarang was initially established as a major player, set to be the Ken to Jin Kazama’s Ryu and the successor of the aging Baek Doo San.

Wile E. Coyote heads to Hyrule

We’re now three days into The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which has certainly seen a lot of players dive into the latest Hyrule adventure. A big part of this new entry is construction: being able to build and break things in equal measure thanks to the Ultrahand power.

Unsurprisingly, everyone has built some weird, weird stuff with it. Cars and planes seem almost banal compared to what I’ve seen.

Does Linkle get a prince named Zeldo?

It’s a post-Tears of the Kingdom world out there and we’re just living in it, baby. After a few years of bubbling anticipation, the latest entry in The Legend of Zelda series has finally arrived, and according to reviews, it just might be worth the extra $10 Nintendo convinced everyone to pay for it.

It’s dangerous to go alone

My favorite moment in the Zelda franchise, without question, is when Link picks up Marin like an item in Link’s Awakening. No matter how many times I see it, the “do-do-do-doooooo” and flavor text describing Marin always gets a laugh out of me.

It’s the type of meta-joke that I could see a cheeky indie developer making in 2010. Except this is an official Nintendo Zelda game from 1993.

A glimpse into what’s to come

It’s not often that we get an insight into a sequel’s storyline before it releases. Thankfully, we have the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 prequel comic written by Christos Gage with art by Ig Guara. This comic will provide clues on which characters we’ll see, and some of the story beats we could witness play out in the highly anticipated game.

Drop the monarchy

As the prophecy has foretold, evil will rise, time and time again, and a hero will show up to make it stop. Their job would be a lot easier if there wasn’t also a third person in the prophecy who, time and time again, makes everything worse.

Princess Zelda is one of the most vexing supporting characters in video game history.

A Bad First Impression

Up to 40% of a game’s total sales occur in the first month, according to the SSRN Electronic Journal. Consequently, the best strategy for studios is to ensure their titles launch with a bang. Some strategic marketing is necessary to achieve this. Piling up good reviews from critics and gamers is also vital, meaning it’s essential for games to launch in a polished state.