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Mario

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Summary

Mario is a video game franchise[1]. Mario ranks in the top 5% of video game series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,779 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Shigeru Miyamoto[3]
  • Publisher: Nintendo[4]
  • Genre: adventure video game[5], educational video game[6], party video game[7], platform game[8], puzzle video game[9], racing video game[10], role-playing video game[11], sports video game[12]
  • Developer: Nintendo[13]
  • Designed by: Shigeru Miyamoto[14]
  • Commons category: Mario (video game series)[15]
  • Platform: arcade video game machine[16], Amstrad CPC[17], Android[18], Apple II series[19], Atari 2600[20], Atari 5200[21], Atari 7800[22], Atari 8-bit family[23], ColecoVision[24], Commodore 64[25], Philips CD-i[26], Game & Watch series[27], Game Boy[28], Game Boy Color[29]
  • Country of origin: Japan[30]
  • Has part(s): The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![31], The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[32], Super Mario World[33], King Koopa's Kool Kartoons[34]
  • Characters: Rosalina[35], Princess Daisy[36], Bowser Jr.[37], Hammer Bro.[38], Lakitu[39], Fawful[40], Diddy Kong[41], Wart[42], Koopalings[43], Birdo[44], Chain Chomp[45], Mario[46], Luigi[47], Princess Peach[48]

Why It Matters

Mario has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Mario is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Related Entities

Android Apple II series iOS Japan Mari0 Nintendo Satellaview Shigeru Miyamoto Super Mario Bros.

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'ar', 'az', 'bs', 'ca', 'ceb', 'ckb', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Derivative work → The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790847560943"
  2. 23d ago · StarTrekker · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → video game franchise
    Publication date → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: video game franchise"
  3. 4w ago · ChloeDrowssap · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Glitchwave franchise id → mario
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Glitchwave franchise id: mario"
  4. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Franchises/Mario
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14470: Franchises/Mario, removing duplicates that were erroneously introduced by my previous import"
  5. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Franchises/Mario
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Franchises/Mario, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Nintendo
    Creator → —
    Official website → https://mario.nintendo.com/
    Instance of → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Franchises/Mario, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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