After all this time, I thought I had a grasp on the breadth of the tricks the 2D Mario series had up its sleeve, but that Super Mario Bros. Wonder so consistently surprised me speaks to just how much gas is left in the iconic franchise’s tank.
Hot on the heels of a week where both Mario and Sonic received a new game, we look back at the longstanding rivalry and intertwined nature of these two franchises.
Nintendo revealed in August that longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet would be stepping down from the role to serve as a Mario Ambassador, a new role at the company.
Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka and Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka share their sentiments ahead of a week where the two most popular platforming franchises have a new entry coming out.