Mario Mario

Description

Mario (originally known as Mr. Video and Jumpman and also known as Mario Mario or Super Mario) is a Nintendo video game character and the main character who stars in the long-running and highly successful Super Mario series. He is the mascot character for Nintendo, and is easily considered Nintendo's most successful video game character. He and his younger twin brother Luigi are Nintendo's most renowned characters; his games have sold over 262 million units worldwide. This and other key factors have led him to become the defining video game character and Nintendo's mascot. He was originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the arcade video game Donkey Kong.