If you're a bipedal fungi, life is looking very good for you right now. In particular, Toad — the cute little Nintendo character who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom — is having a moment this summer.

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Imagine waking up one morning to find that one of your favorite Nintendo characters — say, Toad — is being discussed at length on social media. That would be a pretty good morning! It’s the sort of ...

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First, there Paper Mario: The Origami King partners are characters who will join Mario as he wanders around the overworld and perhaps offer assistance. Five of them have been mentioned by Nintendo so ...

When the Super Mario Bros Movie revealed its voice cast, many people went wide-eyed for various reasons. Not the least was that the collaboration between Nintendo and Illumination would feature some A ...

The question of whether longtime Mario sidekick Toad’s head is a mushroom, or if he’s wearing a mushroom hat, has been pervasive over the years. Debates have raged online, independent scientific ...

Captain Toad doesn’t play a large role in Mario’s new 2D game, but it’s nice to run into him nonetheless. What do you get for your efforts tracking this captain down? Well, not much, but it’s a cool ...

Super Mario Run's Toad Rally mode is arguably where the meat of the game is, but to play it you need Toad Rally Tickets. In Toad Rally, instead of going through pre-designed levels, you compete ...

You read that headline correctly - the 69th (nice) collectible in Paper Mario: The Origami King is based on Toad's giant dong. The collectible's phallic semblance was originally spotted over at ...

A late arrival to the gaming field who grew up in a household devoid of consoles. Her life changed after she found an old Gameboy Color and a copy of Pokémon Crystal at a garage sale. While she ...