Mario Fun Facts!

In the beginning, Mario didn’t actually have his name Mario. Instead he went by “Jumpman” March 10th is National Mario Day; being that the date is Mar10 Mario and his younger brother Luigi are known as the “Mario Bros.” so technically Mario’s last name is also Mario. Making him Mario Mario. A survey in the […]

But why Mario?

The creation of Super Mario Bros. was a huge success and brought video games back to life, and paved the way for many other games even now. But why is Mario still the face of Nintendo, after all these years? Nintendo has other big titles now, like Zelda and Pokemon, that have surpassed the Mario […]

Nintendo’s Beginning

Born in Kyoto, Japan, Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to make something that brought joy to people. Starting in elementary school he would do puppet shows for people, and in middle school started drawing comics. He was a naturally creative person who was obsessed with heroic characters from a young age. Graduating in 1977, he was hired […]

Everyone’s favorite Italian plumber

For three decades now Mario has been hitting blocks and jumping into tunnels on millions of people’s video game consoles, and is a loved icon by many people, young and old. But how has he stayed so popular over the years? He was one of the founding characters of Nintendo, but by now there’s so […]