Mario, Mario (Fictitious character)

found: The super world of Mario, 2018:subj. (Mario has been around since the early 80's ; he's appeared in over 200 video games ; first role was in the video game Donkey Kong ; his brother, Luigi, made his appearance later ; with Mario Bros becoming a big franchise, many thought Mario's full name was Mario Bros. ; Nintendo revealed that Mario's name is actually "Mario Mario" and the the "Brothers" was just the name of the game that also included Luigi)

found: Wikipedia, Mar. 21, 2018(Mario ; first appearance: Donkey Kong (1981) ; a fictional character in the Mario video game franchise, owned by Nintendo and created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto ; Serving as the company's mascot and the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center upon rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. His younger brother and sidekick is Luigi ; Nintendo did not initially reveal Mario's full name, first notable use of "Mario Mario" was in the 1993 live-action film adaptation, was again used in two of Prima's official strategy guides, in 2000 for Mario Party 2 and in 2003 for Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, In 2012 after Charles Martinet voiced Mario declaring himself "Mario Mario" at the San Diego Comic-Con the next month Satoru Iwata said he had no last name, which Shigeru Miyamoto agreed with the month after. Two months after Iwata's death in July 2015, Miyamoto changed his stance September 2015 at the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary festival, confirming that his name was indeed Mario Mario)

found: OCLC, Mar. 21, 2018(subj. hdg.: Mario (Fictitious character), Mario (Fictitious character : Nintendo))