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

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

Residents in the Houston area can attend events celebrating Nintendo's superstar character, Mario, Monday for a day of gaming ...

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

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

Created by Shigeru Miyamoto while he was developing Donkey Kong (which, incidentally, was supposed to be a game based on Popeye), Mario was first ... version and "Jumpman" in the English instructions.

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 ...