The Economist:How Super Mario became a global cultural icon.
Children—and their parents—lost days of their lives inside Mr Miyamoto's kingdom. "Super Mario Bros." sold 40m copies and the Mario franchise never looked back; it went on to produce more than 200 games, several television shows and one memorably lousy movie. By 1990 American children were more familiar with Mario than with Mickey Mouse.
Children—and their parents—lost days of their lives inside Mr Miyamoto's kingdom. "Super Mario Bros." sold 40m copies and the Mario franchise never looked back; it went on to produce more than 200 games, several television shows and one memorably lousy movie. By 1990 American children were more familiar with Mario than with Mickey Mouse.