SMB3 is an essential title for all NES fans. The game title was able to generate sales over $500M dollars and has sold almost 18M copies worldwide. It is listed as the best-selling video game to be sold separately from a system in The Guinness Book of World Records. Tanooki and Frog suits for Mario were introduced on this game. Marcos Lopez shares with us his digital paintings of Mario in these suits and a 6 part video on how he did the Frog Mario Painting.  

Jacob Patterson designs custom Dunks and I must say that I am very impressed with his GOW - Kratos Kicks design.

I also came across these custom Dunks which are also game inspired designs. Now which Dunk are you?

We all know that DOTA 2 is coming soon under Valve. The artwork released months ago looks fantastic. But are we impressed with these leaked game screenshots? You be the judge.

16 teams will play on a tournament called The International at Germany's gamescom from August 17th to the 21st. It will be a "group stage, double elimination playoff format" which will be brodcasted live with the winning team taking home a whooping $1M. Ain't that delicious?

Sony conducted a survey asking people what peripherals they want for the PSVita. Here are the following examples:

• UMD drive
• Cradle with HDMI out
• Compact full keyboard
• Grip adapter with an extra battery inside

These ideas are great, but i say..."Don't abandon the console like the PSP Go."

Besides that, I think this will be a kick-ass hand held console. If you know japanese, you can share your ideas with Sony here until August 17th. If not, let's wait patiently like we are doing with NBA 2K12. Have you reserved a copy? The covers are fantastic!

Graduating from a multimedia design degree and being a big fan of Mario Bros, I couldnt resist watching this clip posted in Kotaku. Another perspective to see the 8-bit heroes. You dont want It...Flush It!

Big fan of video games? Check out this awesome graphic timeline of all the top selling titles in the US from the Gaming PC from (1971) to the Playstation 3 (2006) created by Eileen Lopez.

I have always been a fan of games and the different consoles that were released on the market. Check out this article from Steve Cable posted on http://www.cxpartners.co.uk/ about Joypad evolution. I cant imagine myself playing on a NES controller anymore.

Whilst playing my Super Nintendo the other day I noticed there were a lot of similarities between it’s controller and the latest xbox 360 controller.I wondered how these interfaces, that so many people use, have developed over time. So I did a bit of research and created an infographic that illustrates the key design changes and innovation

This is something PS3 users will look out for. I wish facebook and trophies can also be integrated with the PSP. I know piracy is an issue with the console but moving forward and with the release of the PSP Go, This should be considered by Sony.

Last month, Sony released a new firmware update for its PlayStation 3 console, which included support for 3-D Blu-ray movie playback. But relatively unnoticed in the update was the deeper integration between Facebook and PS3, which marks an important step for Facebook-connected games spreading off the social network onto other platforms like videogame consoles. In essence, the update gives game developers for the PS3 access to gamers’ Facebook profiles, if they have one, and their social graph (i.e. list of friends), photos and other profile information.

Read More: http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/10/05/facebook-and-playstation-take-their-friendship-to-the-next-level/

I am really excited for the upcoming NBA games this year. 3 weeks to go and its game time!

ESPN.com completed its two-part slow-reveal of the full roster for NBA Jam, wrapping up today with the players, legends and playable mascots of the Western Conference. Hit the link for the full roundup.

Read More: http://kotaku.com/5638224/your-nba-jam-rosters-are-set

Xbox 360 and PS3 owners can now go download the demo for NBA 2K11, arriving three weeks ahead of the full game's release. The game gives you one five minute quarter of Lakers-Celtics on the pro difficulty but you may only play as the Lakers. The audio commentary is also removed, but the pre-game animations are there to give you a sense of how a big game will be presented.

Link: http://kotaku.com/5638144/its-lakers-vs-celtics-in-the-nba-2k11-demo