Even the 21 games that return from the N64 original have been suitably spruced ... about the fighting capabilities of your favourite Nintendo characters at school (or in our case, work).

Brothership marked the first full-fledged 3D game of the franchise but for that, it never needed "edgier" and "rugged" characters.

As absurd as it sounds, a rather mind-boggling blend of reality and pop culture has brought Nintendo’s green-hatted, mustachioed plumber Luigi into the not-so-glorious spotlight.