Mario is celebrated as one of the most iconic figures in video game lore, but fans are only now unveiling the origins of the Italian plumber's name. Everyone who knows anything about gaming knows who ...

For decades, video game fans have debated the mystery surrounding Nintendo’s most famous plumber. We know him simply as Mario, the mustached hero who’s been rescuing Princess Peach since 1985. But ...

“Actually, I wanted to add ‘Wonder’ to the name at first. Like ‘Mario & Luigi Wonder.’ But while we were making it, Super Mario Bros. Wonder came out first, so we couldn’t use that (laughs).” wonder ...

Mario A. Segale, a Seattle-area real estate developer who unwittingly lent his name to perhaps the most famous video game character in history — Nintendo’s Mario — died at a local hospital on Oct. 27.