Mario

Mario

Mario is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the Mario franchise, a recurring character in the Donkey Kong franchise, and the mascot of their owner, the Japanese company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian-American plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi. Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities. Mario is distinguished by his large nose and mustache, overalls, red cap, and high-pitched, exaggerated Italian accent. Prior to being named Mario, the character was referred to as Ossan, Mr. Video, and Jumpman.

Mario (franchise)

Mario is a Japanese media franchise created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for the video game company Nintendo. Starring Mario, the franchise began as a video game and has extended to other forms of media, including a television series, comic books, the films Super Mario Bros. (1993), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026), and the theme park area Super Nintendo World. Mario made his first video game appearance in the arcade game Donkey Kong (1981) and was featured in multiple Donkey Kong games prior to Mario Bros. (1983), the first game with "Mario" in the title. Mario video games have been developed by a variety of developers, with the vast majority produced and published by Nintendo and released on Nintendo's video game consoles.

Mario

Proper noun

1. A male given name from Italian or Spanish.

Noun

1. Ellipsis of Mario Andretti (“one who drives fast or recklessly”).