The organizers of the 2020 Olympics charmed the world last summer when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rose out of a pipe dressed like video game character Super Mario at the closing ceremony for ...

One of the biggest surprises of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics didn’t come on the field, in the pool, or in an arena, but during the closing ceremony when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe popped ...

Sega character Sonic the Hedgehog was developed as a rival to match Nintendo's flagship mascot Mario in the 1990s but the legendary pair have featured in several mini-game series against each other.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Tokyo took center stage as Rio de Janeiro handed over the Olympic flag to the 2020 host city at a rain-lashed but joyous closing ceremony for the Rio Games on Sunday. Tokyo Gov.

Nintendo has announced that the video game Mario and Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be available for Wii U from June 24 ©Nintendo The Wii U version will exclusively feature both rugby sevens ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a sellout crowd at the Maracana Stadium as Nintendo game ...

An unprecedented surprise that the prime minister of a country dresses as a character of a popular game. At the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics held one week ago, a handover ceremony to the Tokyo ...

The long-running and historic partnership between Nintendo and Sega to create Olympics video games reportedly ended in 2020 when the event's organisers sought opportunities elsewhere. Lee Cocker, who ...

When you think of Japan, a few things certainly come to mind: Sushi, Samurai, and perhaps even Mario. The lovable mascot for Nintendo has been around since the 1980s and heads the most lucrative video ...

As it did with London and Sochi, Nintendo has created a companion game to this year’s 2016 Rio Olympics. Mario and Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games pits the two rival characters and their many ...