May 15^th, 2006 (7:43pm) - After years of dominating video games worldwide, two Nintendo celebrities will show up on a new medium. A-list Nintendo star Mario and his creator, legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, will make special appearances on the GoTV mobile television network in a series of four episodes featuring New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS, which launches today.

The episodes will run weekly between May 15 and June 5 on GoTV’s Hip Hop Official, the video game and hip-hop channel; ALTitude, the rock music channel; and GoTV Superchannel, the eponymous flagship package.

Mario will tell viewers all about his new larger-than-life adventure saving his beloved Princess Peach from Bowser and Bowser Jr.’s clutches. Meanwhile, Miyamoto will share behind-the-scenes stories and special features from a producer’s perspective.

"A legend like Mario rarely gives interviews, so this is a treat," said Elizabeth Brooks, executive vice president of Marketing, GoTV Networks. "Mario’s fans, young and old, will finally hear what this video game icon has to say in this exclusive interview."

"This is gonna be an in-depth interview," Mario said. "Hopefully we can get around to talking about my pasta-based energy plan."

Tune into GoTV channels on Sprint/Nextel and GoTV’s BoostTV on Boost
Mobile to see the special features. The show schedule is as follows:

Episode 1: Monday, May 15 - Interview with legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto
Episode 2: Monday, May 22 - "New Super Mario Bros." review
Episode 3: Monday, May 29 - Interview with Mario
Episode 4: Monday, June 5 - Nintendo DS Lite preview