Today, Nintendo of America is launching a four-part series of video podcasts centered on the launch of New Super Mario Bros., and concluding with a review of the DS Lite. Between May 22 and June 12, each week a new video episode will be posted for free to the podcast feed. You can sign up via iTunes, RSS, as well as watch the introduction by Perrin Kaplan.



The video podcast schedule is:

• Monday, May 22 - The first episode to kick-off the series is an interview with legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, the man responsible for creating Mario, Zelda, and countless other popular Nintendo franchises.
• Monday, May 29 - A review of New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS. The classic Mushroom Kingdom action gets revamped classic look, and Mario shows some sweet new moves.
• Monday, June 5 - An interview with the one - the only - Mario. What makes this guy tick? How does he pull off his cool moves? And what's the deal with Princess Peach getting kidnapped all the time?
• Monday, June 12 - A review of the lighter, brighter Nintendo DS Lite, which hits stores on June 11 priced as low as $129.99 at retailers throughout the United States. It has two super-bright screens to make all your DS games look good.