Shigeru Miyamoto Retiring

In a bit of sad news for Mario fans, Shigeru Miyamoto announced that he is retiring as the head of game design at Nintendo, though he is staying with the company to work on some smaller projects.

He will be missed.

Update: Nintendo says Miyamoto's role in the company is NOT changing.

Mario Vs PETA????

In a bit of puzzling news, PETA has attacked the game Super Mario 3D Land and its inclusion of a Tanooki suit, which they see as evidence that Mario supports the wearing of fur.  They created a parody game called Super Tanooki Skin 2D in which a skinless Tanooki chases Mario.  Being a family site, I decided not to link to any images from this game.

This is obviously an attention grab on PETA's part.  This is especially true considering the fact that Super Mario 3D Land isn't even the first game where the Tanooki suit appears.  It has been around since its debut in Super Mario Bros. 3 over 21 years ago.  Where was PETA then?

New SMB Domain Names Purchased

Nintendo picked up a good lot of domain names, mostly having to do with its upcoming Wii U console, and it appears they are considering a new Super Mario project with names like:

mariobrosu.com, newsupermariobrosmii.com, newsupermariobrosu.com supermariobrosmii.com, supermariobrosu.com

We should mind you this is in no way confirmation, just showing Nintendo isn't totally looking the other way on Mario making a debut on the Wii U.

New Olympic Games Interview

The site for Official Nintendo Magazine now hosts an interview with Nobuya Ohashi, producer behind the new 2012 Olympic Games title, Wii director Eigo Kasahara and 3DS Director Kohji Shindo. Interview focuses on the differences between Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Catching up on Mario 3DS info

Miyamoto recently revealed details on Super Mario 3D stating the game is "heavily" in development and would be on display and playable at this year's E3. The title is also a blend of Galaxy and Super Mario 64 and is currently slated for a release later this year.

Sega Announces New Olympic Games Title

Sega recently announced Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. A release date will be announced at a later date this year.

SMB Replaced? Comments on Apple and Nintendo

Boring day? Here's some nonsense (or is it?) to chew on...

If you've been keeping up with your gaming highlights you probably have noticed alot of fan chumps screeching "Angry Birds is the NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.!" - For instance, peope like SourceBits' Vice President of Sales Brian Meehan: "The world is changing and fast. Angry Birds is the world's new [Super] Mario Bros." Did I say it enough? Yeah.

Hit the link if you want to see the rambles of Apple's "superiority" over Nintendo in the new age. Is Nintendo really on the losing end?