| The origin of Super Mario  | | | | Wanna know how Nintendo's Mario got his name? Regarding Mario’s origins, it’s common knowledge among game fans that legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto created him for 1981's Donkey Kong arcade game. But few know that Nintendo borrowed Mario’s name and Italian heritage from a real man. I knew this, but there's more to the story... That man’s name is Mario Segale, and he’s not a plumber. He’s a wealthy real estate developer in Tukwila, Washington. Segale unwittingly stepped into video game history by renting out a warehouse that served as Nintendo’s U.S. headquarters in the early 1980s. At that time, a financially struggling Nintendo of America (NOA) was preparing the U.S. launch of Donkey Kong. Legend has it that NOA President Minoru Arakawa noticed physical similarities between Donkey Kong’s short, dark-haired protagonist and the landlord. So the crew at NOA nicknamed the character Mario, and it stuck. Full story: http://technologizer.com/2010/04/25/mario/ I find it interesting that Segale is fully aware of this story, yet hasn't approached Nintendo about some sort of payment for being their indirect, last minute muse. I guess the obsession with getting coins make more sense now. I still don't fully understand the magic mushrooms though. I feel like playing Super Mario Bros. 3 for some odd reason. Oh, does this mean Wario is supposed to be a slum lord or something? I should probably play through the Wario Land series again, just to see if I can find hints and subliminals. | | | | | | | | | | Nintendo Ds Games -63% Great deals on Nintendo Ds Games! Compare prices and save up to 63%. www.best-deal.com/Nintendo-Ds-Games
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| 1. albertwhisker (4532)
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2 years ago
| | I guess Mr. Segale didn't ask for any payment and he became happy to be the inspiration of a legend instead.Lots of us grew up playing Mario and all along we thought he was just an Italian Plumber with powers. At Least Mario still have an Identity of his own, his appearance might be inspired from a rich guy his personality was still the Mario we all loved. I mean he was more original compared to the Bruce clones on every fighting games. Thanks for feeding my knowledge about this. I never thought he was inspired from a Real estate developer. | | | | | | | | | | Nintendo Ds Games -63% Great deals on Nintendo Ds Games! Compare prices and save up to 63%. www.best-deal.com/Nintendo-Ds-Games | add comment | | | |
| 2. Scarface2010 (3814)
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2 years ago
| | Well If I looked like a character that they used to make millions of of, I would want my money! But yeah I never knew where they got Mario from. I thought he was just a plumber from brooklyn, that liked to eat pasta. So how did this end up happening ? | | | | | | | | | | Mario Bros 100% Totally Free Flash Games. Play Now Mario Bros for Free ! Free-Mario-Games.net | add comment | | | |
| | | meluan (4265)
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2 years ago
| | why is he a real person.. | | | | | | | | | | | Nintendo Jobs One Search. All Jobs. Find your new job today. Indeed™. indeed.com/nintendo | add comment | | | |
| 4. haxorfreek (527)
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1 year ago
| | This is really interesting. I havent thought that Mario was on real estate =) | | | | | | | | | | Harvbooks.com New, sealed DVD Season Box Sets http://www.harvbooks.com | add comment | | | |
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