If you’re a fan of video games and you’re familiar with Sega’s line of consoles, you’ve probably heard about Sonic the Hedgehog. This friendly character as been featured in countless video games on different consoles and is still popular to this day. In this article, I will give you a quick history of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and some facts on this lovable character.

“Super Mario.” (CC BY 2.0) by Tom Newby Photography

The release of any new product means another chance for a classic to come back to life in a differnt form. With Nintendo Switch already beating its expected sales targets (2.7 million units shipped by the end of March 2017), Nintendo is prepping for the release of the last game in the Super Mario franchise.

Evidently, we all love our Mario games. Mario’s various adventures through Nintendo’s Mushroom Kingdom and beyond have delighted us since childhood, and have been doing so since 1985. He’s come a long way on his adventures since then, joined by his brother Luigi and many other notable figures from the cast (obviously, they need no introduction).

With 210 million units sold worldwide, Mario is officially the best-selling video game franchise of all time, while Super Mario, the mustachioed Italian plumber is probably the most recognizable video game character in the world of gaming.

When Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto sat down to create a determined little sprite dubbed Mario for arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981, it’s hard to imagine he may have had an inkling of how enormous and definitive the Mario franchise would become.

Today the stocky little plumber with the curling mustachios is world-renowned as the company mascot of Nintendo. He has shifted more than 125 million units during his thirty-year reign as the star of over 200 games of various genres across multiple platforms.

It’s almost here! On the 23rd of April 2015 the second Downloadable content pack for Mario Kart 8 will be released! With 8 new courses like Big Blue, Koopa City and even Baby Park, which are you wanting to play most?

Thankfully a couple of days ago Nintendo released a couple of trailers for the upcoming release to give us a sneak peak at the goods! Find the video trailers below!

The Mario Kart franchise is one of the best selling video game franchises of all time! What makes it so popular? I guess it’s Mario, colourful and outright awesome! Anyway I digress, like most Mario Kart fans I spent a lot longer than I care to admit playing the 64 version of it. But how much do you really know about this game? Take a stroll with us as we take a look at 7 interesting facts about Mario Kart 64!

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Bowser, King of the Koopa and arch nemesis of our mate Mario. Every good guy needs a bad guy to battle against and Bowser does a pretty awesome job of it! So it only seems fair that we delve a little deeper into the life of Bowser, for without him there would be no Princess to rescue or minions to jump on! So sit back, relax and enjoy these 7 Brutal Bowser facts! There is a video at the bottom for those of you that prefer your Mario’s in video form too!

Today we are going to take a look at some of Mario’s buddies that have helped us along in our journey through the Mushroom Kingdom! From helpful hounds to grateful Goomba’s we cover a few of the forgotten comrades that has helped Mario over the years. For those that prefer their Mario in video form, jump to the bottom of the post!

Take a ride with us as we look a little bit closer at the origins of Yoshi with these 10 facts!

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