The next Mario Kart game is shaping up to be a major launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2, marking the first brand-new entry in the series since 2014’s Mario Kart 8. With that game’s massive ...

Created by Shigeru Miyamoto while he was developing Donkey Kong (which, incidentally, was supposed to be a game based on Popeye), Mario was first known as "Mr. Video" before ever appearing in a game.

While Mario debuted in 1981 via Donkey Kong, the now iconic Nintendo character didn’t get his first game until 1983 when Mario Bros. was released. Super Mario didn’t debut until two years later in ...