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| Mario | |
|---|---|
 Mario's symbol | |
| Game series | Donkey Kong and Mario |
| First game | Donkey Kong (1981) |
| Created by | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Designed by | Shigeru Miyamoto (Donkey Kong) Yoichi Kotabe (Super Mario Bros. series) Shigefumi Hino (Super Mario World) |
| Voiced by (English) | Video games Ronald B. Ruben (1991–1997) Mark Graue (1994) Charles Martinet (1992–2023) Kevin Afghani (2023-present) Television Peter Cullen (1983–1985) "Captain" Lou Albano (1989–1990) Walker Boone (1990–1991) Film Chris Pratt (2023) |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Video games Anime Tōru Furuya (1986) |
| Live action actor(s) | "Captain" Lou Albano (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) Bob Hoskins (Super Mario Bros. movie) Takashi Okamura (Hot Mario Bros. advertising) |
Mario (マリオ) is a video game character made by Nintendo. He is an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. The character was created and designed by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Mario is the main mascot of Nintendo along with his enemy Bowser. He has been in more than 200 games by the company, which are usually designed for people of all ages.
In most of the Mario games, he tries to stop Bowser from kidnapping Princess Peach in order to not let Bowser marry Princess Peach in the other games like Super Mario Odyssey. He is helped by his brother Luigi in most games. He has other enemies like Donkey Kong, Waluigi, and Wario, but they are friends in some spinoffs.
Mario is one of the most famous video game characters.[1] Over 200 million Mario games have been sold all over the world.[2]
- ↑ "The History of Mario". Retrieved 23 August 2008.
- ↑ "The Sims game sales top 100 million". CBC.ca. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.