An Italian plumber created by a Japanese artist somehow became one of the most recognizable characters on earth. Featured in over 100 games, it’s hard to imagine Nintendo or even video games without this moustached man in red. But where did he come from?
Our story begins in the early 1980’s with a struggling card and toy company – Nintendo – trying to break into a then-expanding market – arcade games. The company’s few attempts at making games were mixed at best, and a game called Radar Scope barely sold at all – leaving Nintendo with empty cabinets in need of a new game.
Looking to try something new, Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi approached an artist named Shigeru Miyamoto – who until then worked on art for Nintendo’s games – and asked him to design a game for the cabinets. Miyamoto was not a programmer, and thought of a story before starting work on gameplay – perhaps the first time this has happened....
Anyone with an iPhone in their pocket is in for a treat when iOS 16 drops later this year. The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system was teased at the annual WWDC conference and has since been released as a separate developer and public betas ahead of its official launch – likely alongside the upcoming iPhone 14.
If you’re an early adopter, here’s what to look out for once you’ve installed the beta. And for everyone else, there’s still plenty of time to digest what’s new before it gets beamed to your handset later this year.
Customization is king for 2022, with major changes to the lock screen – but there are plenty of additions that should get photography, travel, and home automation fans salivating. Here are the 10 best new features coming to iOS 16.
