Twenty years after its release, the GBA classic Wario Land 4 remains a fascinating artifact. It’s not only an accomplished platformer that could rival any 2D Mario outing from the same era, but also a ...

First introduced as the final boss in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins for the Game Boy, Wario quickly became a fan favorite, starring in multiple games for a variety of consoles and becoming a ...

Here’s the thing with Wario’s style: Regardless of whether you like it or not, you have to respect it. The dude knows how to pick a signature look, and he’s devoted his life to that look. His ...

With fancy graphical terms such as bump mapping, cel shading, and self-shadowing being thrown around with the release of the GameCube and Xbox, it can sometimes seem as if 2D gaming has been left in ...

Still salty that Danny DeVito didn’t voice Pikachu in Detective Pikachu? I am (let DeVito take over as the spokesperson for Mint Mobile while we’re at it). Hopefully, the same mistake won’t be made ...

Well, if you weren't already convinced, the new Mario and Luigi actor Kevin Afghani has now confirmed he's also the voice of Wario. In a brief update on social media, he did a little bit of Wario ...

Nintendo has been slowly drip-feeding us GameCube games since the console joined its Nintendo Classics offering when the Switch 2 launched in June, and we just got another one. Switch Online + ...

Who, exactly, is Wario? Nintendo’s antihero has always been portrayed as an evil version of Mario, but the two actually rarely have appeared to be at odds with each another. Over the years, Wario has ...

Nintendo's process of developing games has been documented many times in the past. Considering the pedigree of the company, it's probably a good thing someone was able to undertake such a task so ...

Even after 40 years, Mario still has a way of eliciting some of the more absurd hoopla in the gaming biz. Nintendo was back at it again this week when, in the midst of announcing the release of new ...

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of "Playing the Edge." Apply to speak here and learn more about ...

Throw on any Mario Kart or Mario Party game today, and you can be sure to see our old friend in the yellow and purple outfit faithfully waiting to be selected in the background. Yup, we’re talking ...