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According to Nintendo, Mario is no longer a plumber. As spotted by Kotaku, the character’s profile on Nintendo’s official Japanese-language website states that Mario used to be a plumber: All around sporty, whether it’s tennis or baseball, soccer or car racing, he [Mario] does everything cool. As a matter of fact, he also seems to have worked as a plumber a long time ago… The Nintendo website also features profiles on other prominent characters in the Super Mario Bros. game series, including Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, Bowser, Yoshi, Daisy, Wario, Waluigi, Rosetta, Bowser Jr., Boo, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. RELATED: Could Danny DeVito Have Saved the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie? When Mario was introduced in the 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game, the character was known only as Jumpman. Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto said that the character was originally a carpenter, since the game took place on a construction site. 

Game bundles 100 mini-games from entire series in 1 release Nintendo announced a new game in its Mario Party series on Wednesday titled Mario Party: The Top 100. The Nintendo 3DS game collects 100 different mini-games from the various games in the series, and is slated for a November 10 release. Mario Party is a game series, originally developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo, which features characters from Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. game series. In the games, players participate in mini-games and party games. Nintendo released Mario Party: Star Rush, the latest game in the series, for the Nintendo 3DS last November. CAPCOM released the Mario Party Fushigi no Challenge World arcade game in summer 2016 in Japan.

Other classic arcade games also planned Nintendo began streaming a trailer on Wednesday for Arcade Archives Mario Bros., Hamster Corporation's newest installment in its Arcade Archives series of classic arcade games. The game is a re-release of Nintendo's original 1983 Mario Bros. game, the game which would eventually serve as the basis for the company's later Super Mario Bros. game.

Game launches worldwide on October 27 Nintendo began streaming an overview trailer for its Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch game on Friday in Japanese and English. The video also shows gameplay with Cappy and some of the game's special features, including minigames and Snapshot Mode, where players can take photos in-game. English: Japanese: In the game, Mario leaves the Mushroom Kingdom to "go on a new sandbox-style journey" across different worlds with his eyed hat "Cappy." There is also a two-player mode, where players can assume the role of Mario and Cappy, and an Assist Mode, where arrows will help guide players to reach their destinations. The game will be available worldwide on October 27.

Game launches worldwide on October 27 Nintendo began streaming three commercials for its Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch game on Wednesday. Nintendo of America also began streaming a musical video on Tuesday. All four videos highlight gameplay and feature the game's theme song "Jump Up, Super Star!" In the game, Mario leaves the Mushroom Kingdom to "go on a new sandbox-style journey" across different worlds with his eyed hat "Cappy." There is also a two-player mode, where players can assume the role of Mario and Cappy, and an Assist Mode, where arrows will help guide players to reach their destinations. The game will be available worldwide on October 27. [Via Gematsu]

Super Mario Odyssey sells estimated 2 million copies in 1st 3 days President of Nintendo Tatsumi Kimishima presented on Tuesday at the company's six months financial results briefing for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2018. Kimishima revealed sales and trends for Nintendo's consoles, handheld devices, and games. Nintendo estimates that the Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch game sold more than 2 million copies in the first three days after launching on October 27. Kimishima noted that Nintendo hopes that the game will be an "evergreen" title that will continue to sell well past the holiday season. The Super Mario Run smartphone game has reached 200 million downloads worldwide. Kimishima revealed that overseas downloads account for more than 90% of the downloads. He added, "Although we have not yet reached an acceptable profit point, we have learned a lot in terms of game development and deployment that we want to take advantage of moving forward." The game launch

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, Illumination Entertainment founder expected to produce film The Wall Street Journal and The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that Universal Studios' subsidiary Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me, Minions, Sing) is "close to an agreement" with Nintendo to produce an animated film inspired by the Super Mario Bros. game franchise. According to The Wall Street Journal, Illumination Entertainment has been in talks with Nintendo for more than a year about the film. The Wall Street Journal cited an anonymous person close to the discussion as saying that the "most complicated issue" in the talks "has been making the Japanese video game company feel confident it will be involved enough in the creative process." Nintendo video game designer and producer Shigeru Miyamoto, who created the Super Mario Bros. characters and franchise, has reportedly been part of the discussions. He is expected to be a producer of the film with Illumination Ent

Rorschach the Houseguest (Pages 10, 12, 15-16)Among all of Doomsday Clock‘s “newsworthy” developments, one of the biggest may be the apparent debut of the latest Batsuit. Although Batman is wearing his Rebirth-era costume in D-Clock promotional materials, this costume has a smaller chest symbol made of a rigid material like the Batman Incorporated or the second Batman: Earth One versions. RELATED: The First Batman/Rorschach Team-Up Did Not Go How We Envisioned The return of the Bat-symbol’s yellow oval (also part of the Inc. and Earth One versions) would be more surprising if DC hadn’t just announced the return of Superman’s red trunks in the upcoming Action Comics #1000. By our math Detective Comics #1000 won’t be out for over a year, and the 800th issue of Batman (i.e., the 2016 series’ issue #35) has come and gone. However, Detective #977, marking 950 issues since Batman’s first appearance and 650 since the yellow oval’s

DC Comics’ Doomsday Clock has been one of the publisher’s most well-received events in years as Geoff Johns and Gary Frank bring over Alan Moore’s Watchmen characters into the DC universe. Now, two of the series’ most popular characters, Mime and Marionette, have gotten the Bruce Timm animated treatment from the ’90s thanks to artist Rick Celis. RELATED: Doomsday Clock #4, Annotated – Rorschach, Bat-Villains & A Hero’s Last Flight Celis loves transforming characters into versions of themselves via a style heavily influenced by Batman: The Animated Series and in the past, he applied the same treatment to Fox’s Gotham personnel. Now, he’s done the same to Mime and Marionette, making them look like they’re straight from the Timm-verse. His sketch includes a stern Mime, with his make-believe gun in hand, as well as Marionette displaying a kooky smile, which is what has fans comparing them to Joker and Harley Quinn so mu

Welcome to the bittersweet world of Sad Mario, where nostalgia and melancholy intertwine to evoke powerful emotions in digital art. In this exploration, we'll delve into the poignant imagery and evocative storytelling of Sad Mario, uncovering the depth of emotion and meaning behind this iconic character. Join us as we journey through the pixelated landscapes of Sad Mario, available on Bermuda Unicorn, one of the leading NFT Marketplaces.- Nostalgic ReminiscenceSad Mario taps into the collective nostalgia of generations, transporting viewers back to the pixelated landscapes of classic video games. With its iconic imagery and familiar characters, Sad Mario evokes a sense of longing and reminiscence for simpler times, when gaming was a source of joy and wonder. Through pixel art and retro aesthetics, Sad Mario captures the essence of childhood memories and cherished moments spent in front of the screen.- Melancholic UndertonesBeneath the surface of Sad Mario lies a layer of melancholy