Mario Day, also known as Mar10 Day, is celebrated every March 10, wherein fans of the massive Mario franchise join Mario-themed events and play tons of Mario games together.
A person dressed as the Nintendo character Mario waves at a pop-up Nintendo venue in Madison Square Park, March 3, 2017 in New York City. The Nintendo Switch console goes on sale today and retails for 300 dollars.
Mario Day: What is It
As per an online article by the National Today, Nintendo debuted Mario as a playable character way back in 1985.
Since then, the Mario franchise featuring the animated character from the Mushroom Kingdom has massively grown into an iconic household name in the world of gaming.
In fact, the mustached character has already graced more than 200 gaming titles. Not to mention that there are tons of Mario games that have become phenomenal all-time bestsellers.
That said, the massive gaming franchise of Nintendo has garnered tons of fans through the years.
Thus, these Mario-loving folks take time every March 10 of the year to celebrate the massive franchise by either dressing up as Mario or simply playing its hundreds of games to choose from.
Mario Day and Nintendo
However, Nintendo only officially celebrated the Mar10 day, along with its fans way back in 2016, which further recognizes March 10 as a special day for the iconic gaming franchise.
INGLEWOOD, CA - MARCH 12: Images of Mario (L) and Luigi from the Mario Bros. video game franchise appear on a video screen onstage during Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards at The Forum on March 12, 2016 in Inglewood, California.
The Japanese gaming firm has been promoting Mario games, as well as fancy Mario-themed events since then. On top of that, Nintendo has been releasing tons of massive discounts for the recent and classical Mario games.
It is worth noting that the exact founding day of Mario Day remains to be seen. What's for sure is that Nintendo finally celebrated it with its fans only in 2016.
Mario Day: Through the Years
Back in 2016, Nintendo posted a YouTube video with the title "Celebrate Mar. 10 - Mario Day!" The celebratory video, which recognized the Mar10 Day featured Mario himself walking around the office, turning random office supplies into stuff related to Mario. In turn, the Nintendo offices have been filled with Mario plushies and other merchandise.
The following year or in 2017, Nintendo went on to celebrate Mar10 Day by releasing a Mario-themed profile picture frame on Facebook. The gaming giant also slashed the prices of Mario games on Amazon.
According to a report by Newsweek, Nintendo commemorated Mario Day last 2021 by giving away massive game discounts for Mario games, as well as a single Luigi game.
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Mario Day 2022
This time around, as per a recent story by Laptop Mag, Nintendo continues the tradition by providing massive discounts to some Mario games, such as "Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury" and "Super Mario Maker 2" among others.
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Written by Teejay Boris
