Mario's latest co-op adventure is an amazing example of great game design. Mar 14, 2013 Watch video Mario and his pals set out for their first HD adventure in New Super Mario Bros.

• (1986–1988; and ) • (1992–1993; and ) • ( Super Mario Bros. Special Drama CD) • (Japanese dub of Super Mario Bros film) Portrayed by ( The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Valle Vista Mall Harlingen Tx Hours. ) ( ) ( The Super Mario Challenge) Mario (: マリオ,: Mario, ) ( English:; Italian: ) is a fictional in the, owned by and created by Japanese video game designer.

Serving as the company's mascot and the eponymous of the series, Mario has appeared in since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, who resides in the, his adventures generally center upon rescuing from the Koopa villain. His younger brother and sidekick is.

With over 500 million units sold worldwide, the overall Mario franchise is the of all time. Outside of the platform series, other Mario genres include the racing series, sports games such as the and series, such as and, and such as, and. The franchise has branched into several media, including television shows, film, comics, and licensed merchandise. Since 1990, Mario has been voiced. Seen on his hat, Mario's emblem represents him in the interfaces of many of the games in which he has appeared created Mario while developing in an attempt to produce a best-selling video game for; previous titles like had not achieved the same success as titles like.

Originally, Miyamoto wanted to create a video game that used the characters,, and. At the time, however, Miyamoto was unable to acquire a license to use the characters (and would not until 1982 with ), so he ended up making an unnamed player character,, and (later known as Pauline). In the early stages of Donkey Kong, Mario was unable to jump, and the focus was to escape a maze. However, Miyamoto enabled Mario to jump, saying 'If you had a barrel rolling towards you, what would you do?' While the protagonist was unnamed in the Japanese release, he would be named Jumpman in the game's English instructions and Mario in the sales brochure. Miyamoto originally named the character 'Mr.

Video', and he was to be used in every video game Miyamoto developed. According to a widely circulated story, during localization of Donkey Kong for American audiences, Nintendo of America's warehouse landlord confronted then-president, demanding back rent.

Following a heated argument in which the Nintendo employees eventually convinced Segale he would be paid, they opted to name the character in the game Mario after him. Miyamoto commented that if he had named Mario 'Mr. Video', Mario likely would have 'disappeared off the face of the Earth'. By Miyamoto's own account, Mario's profession was chosen to fit with the game design. Since Donkey Kong was set on a construction site, Mario was made into a carpenter. When he appeared again in, it was decided he should be a plumber, since a lot of the game is played in underground settings.

Mario's character design, particularly his large nose, draws on western influences; once he became a plumber, Miyamoto decided to 'put him in ' and make him Italian, lightheartedly attributing Mario's nationality to his mustache. Other sources have Mario's profession chosen to be carpenter in an effort to depict the character as an ordinary hard worker, and make it easier for players to identify with him. After a colleague suggested that Mario more closely resembled a plumber, Miyamoto changed Mario's profession accordingly and developed Mario Bros., featuring the character in the sewers of New York City.