The game - a free download on both iOS and Android - is called Play to Cure: Genes in Space and tasks the player with planning a route and then guiding a nifty-looking spaceship along an intergalactic track made from Element Alpha. Back on Earth, this fictional substance - which is actually Cancer Research UK's gene data - can then be analysed by scientists to find genetic faults, which will ultimately help scientists to develop new cancer treatments.
Since 1996, Mario has appeared in several wonderful platform capers, of course, including the superb Mario Galaxy games on Wii, but it's taken until now for him to make his glorious big screen return to 3D in Super Mario 3D World.
Which leads us neatly to another Zelda title and another which takes its inspiration from the past, this time A Link to the Past - the Super Nintendo classic from 1992.
However, in the summer of 2007, I reviewed Pokemon Diamond on DS and quickly realised that rather than being a game aimed squarely at children, Pokemon was in fact a deep and thoroughly rewarding role playing game for all ages.
But recently, I stumbled across a game which has completely captured my imagination thanks to its setting, subject matter, delightful handcrafted visuals and music.
The company has also been castigated for retreading familiar ground from some quarters, regurgitating updated versions of popular first-party tiles such as Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Mario platformers and Zelda. But Nintendo always manage to pull out the stops to make these core titles worth investigating and it's this quality which draws people to Nintendo's consoles.
As a result, it's the fastest-selling entertainment product in history and marks a monumental milestone for the industry as a whole.
Monster Hunter was - as expected - incredible and still remains in my top three games of the year, so could The Wonderful 101 possibly live up to my lofty expectations, too?
Their new box of tricks will launch in the UK on November 29 - two weeks after America gets its grubby paws on it - and they reiterated that the retail price will be £349, £80 less than Microsoft's Xbox One.
