Matthew Wilkinson is Movie/TV Features Staff Writer at Game Rant with over a decade of experience writing for various publications. Throughout his career he has covered some of the biggest events in ...

Pauline first appeared in the original Donkey Kong. In that arcade game, Pauline was kidnapped by the eponymous ape, and players had to rescue her as Mario. Pauline’s appearances were few and far ...

A new report hints that Nintendo and Illumination are expanding their partnership beyond a single franchise. The studios are reportedly developing Super Mario 2 alongside several interconnected ...

But Mario didn't even have a name in that 1981 debut – it was the then-villainous Donkey Kong who was the star of the show. Yet Nintendo has always seemed content to let DK play, er, second banana in ...

After over 25 years since his last 3D adventure, Donkey Kong Bananza is a fresh new take for Donkey Kong. While staying true to what made past games in the series beloved by so many fans, Donkey Kong ...

Donkey Kong is shaping up to be Super Mario Odyssey's spiritual successor. It seems like Donkey Kong Bananza for Nintendo Switch 2 is actually the spiritual successor of Super Mario Odyssey. Just ...

Mario and Donkey Kong have been rivals, frenemies, go-kart competitors and tennis partners. The Italian plumber once kidnapped Donkey Kong’s son. DK once, uh, took over Mario’s toy company (?) and ...

Cut me, baby. Cut me! Okay, that sounded wrong. What I meant to say was that I love deep cuts. Whether it be on albums (like, I’d consider “Hey Bulldog” to be a deep cut Beatles song), or in movies ...

Let’s go! Super Nintendo World is finally coming to Universal Orlando Resort next year. Fans have been waiting for this since 2016 when Universal first announced that its domestic parks would get ...

Mamma Mia! Mario, Luigi and the entire crew arrived in Florida this week. Universal Orlando's new theme park, Epic Universe, opened to the public on Thursday, May 22. It consists of five new lands for ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.