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Mario's very first name was...Mr. Video
November 24, 2009 by The News Team Filed Under: Nintendo in general

A portion of an Iwata Asks feature on New Super Mario Bros. Wii...

Iwata: So the entire design was a case of form being dictated by function. You can really see that your specialist field, industrial design, is evident in the final result. Then, because he jumped up and down, he became known as "Jumpman", right?

Miyamoto: Well, I called him "Mr. Video". My plan was to use the same character in every video game I made.

Full interview here


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rodjoh
November 24, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Thank god that never happened.
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Color Printer
November 24, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Legend of Mr. Video.

Nah.
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jzero15
November 24, 2009 at 8:45 pm
it'saaa me mr.video!!!
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NF
November 24, 2009 at 9:05 pm
I'm so glad they stuck to Mario because
I'd shudder to think the game 'jumpman'
that came out on the Commodore 64 with a
different name.
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The_King_Up_North
November 24, 2009 at 9:05 pm
That's a very interesting tidbit to hear before going to bed!
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SmashX5000
November 24, 2009 at 10:13 pm
So, does that mean he's Mario "Jumpman" Mario Segalli Nintendo Video?

(Jumpman, Mario Mario, Mario Segalli, Mr. Nintendo, Mr. Video. :P)
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Burgers
November 24, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Super Mr. Video Galaxy.
Sonic and Mr. Video at the Winter Olympic Games.
Super Paper Mr. Video.

Wait wait wait, these are actually pretty good... :P
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madman0017
November 25, 2009 at 1:03 am
Mario Video confirmed as Mario's full name
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DJR2399
November 25, 2009 at 5:06 am
"New Super Mr. Video Bros... REVOLUTION"
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bentetris
November 25, 2009 at 7:04 am
@WesFX

Exactly what I was thinking. It's interesting to ponder...especially considering what Bit.Trip 4 is likely to be...:)
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mariomaniac45213
November 25, 2009 at 7:38 am
Mr. Video in every game noooooooo! Glad he didn't even though Mario has been taking the spotlight for years now especially this generation. 3 Main Mario titles in 1 generation the Wii really is a "Revolution"
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