In celebration of Mar10 Day, we are taking a look at origins of Mario and how the character was given the iconic name.

In his 35 years of gaming Mario has also been depicted as a bottler ( Mario Bros Game & Watch ), a loader ( Mario's Cement ...

LEGO Mario Kart set features a posable Mario, with movable arms and head, in his standard racing kart from the game.

March 10th is Mario Day. Fans of the Nintendo character may notice that today’s date, when shortened becomes “MAR 10,” ...

Because of the success of the digital plumber-turned-hero, March 10 is now known as MAR10 Day and to celebrate the unofficial ...

As LEGO announces the new LEGO Mario Kart set on MAR10 Day, we thought it would be fun to highlight other Mario Kart LEGO ...

It's National Mario Day! The beloved plumber first appeared in 1981's Donkey Kong as a character named Jumpman before reinventing himself in 1983 as Mario, the Italian plumber rescuing Princess Peach.

He wasn’t even a plumber in 1981. Instead, pre-plumber Mario, or Jumpman as he was called at the time, was a carpenter. It was 1983 when Jumpman changed careers and became Mario —named after ...