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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A set of Mario characters are at the bottom left as a rainbow road takes up the rest of the frame.

Reel Thoughts: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ shoots for the stars, avoids a red shell

April 16, 2023

Few fictional characters are as recognizable as Mario, the face of gaming giant Nintendo. The animators at Illumination bore a heavy weight as they attempted to bring everyone’s favorite plumber to the...

Two of the actors in the musical kiss on stage.

Nintendo-themed comedy musical ‘The Waario’ is a dream come true, literally

January 8, 2023

The idea for a Nintendo-themed musical came to Bienen sophomore Khoi Le in a dream. And after just three days of rehearsal in a Willard Residential College seminar room, 45-minute-long comedy-musical...

Gamers have fun at the Nintendo Switch: Together Tour kickoff. Embracing the spirit of togetherness, some participants made new friends by playing games alongside one another.

Nintendo kicks off Switch Tour at Northwestern

October 1, 2019

Stationed on the East Lawn outside of Norris University Center, Nintendo kicked off their official Nintendo Switch: Together Tour. On Monday and Tuesday this week, the video gaming company set up multiple...

Police Blotter: Woman assaulted in central Evanston

May 3, 2016

A 24-year-old Evanston resident was assaulted and her was car damaged Thursday. The woman was in the 1800 block of Emerson Street at about 1 p.m. when she saw a 22-year-old woman, whom she knew from...

Douglas: Don't Super Smash Nintendo for avoiding same-sex marriage

Douglas: Don’t Super Smash Nintendo for avoiding same-sex marriage

May 8, 2014

In 2013, Nintendo launched a game for its 3DS Mii life-simulation franchise called "Tomodachi Collection: New Life" that allows players to use personalized avatars, Miis, to live in an imaginary gaming...

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