National Mario Day
National Mario Day is an annual holiday to commemorate the Nintendo video game character Mario, on March 10th.[1][2][3] This date is chosen because MAR 10 looks like the name MARIO.[4][5] Gamers can commemorate the occasion by playing games from the series, or with mario-themed events, and coordiating on social media with the hashtag #NationalMarioDay.[6][7]
In 2016, Nintendo created a video about the event, where Mario caused chaos in their American offices;[8][9] "[h]e brought some joy to the monotonous workday in the ways only Mario could."[8] Chad Concelmo of Destructoid appears in the video.[10]
The Mario franchise is the best-selling video game franchise of all time.[11] Previously, Nintendo had declared 2013 to be the Year of Luigi.[12]
According to Dominic Candeloro, author of the 1999 book "Italians in Chicago", Nintendo weren't the only people to notice how Mar 10 looks like Mario.[13] He wrote that Chicago restauranteur Mario Avignone coined the term "Mario Day" in the 1980s, and invited his namesakes to an annual gala dinner in honor of Mario Day.
References[edit]
- ↑ Schuyler J. Dievendorf (10 March 2014), 8 Best Ways To Celebrate National Mario Day, The Escapist, retrieved 2017-03-09
- ↑ Alice Wilczynski (10 March 2016), Nintendo: Video zum heutigen National Mario Day (in German), 4Players, retrieved 2017-03-09CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "National Mario Day". Tristate Update, WOWK-TV. 10 Mar 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ "Fun Holiday – Mario Day". Timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ Dani Werner (7 March 2016), Jump-start your week with some items of interest, Star Tribune, retrieved 2017-03-09
- ↑ "NATIONAL MARIO DAY – March 10". National Day Calendar. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ "Flying Dog Presents National Mario Day Mario Kart Challenge - Flying Dog BreweryFlying Dog Brewery". Flyingdogbrewery.com. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jacob Whritenour (9 March 2016), Mario Wreaks Fun Mischief at Nintendo to Celebrate Mario Day, Hardcore Gamer, retrieved 2017-03-09
- ↑ "Celebrate Mar. 10 - Mario Day!". YouTube. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ Chris Carter (2016-03-10). "Nintendo celebrates Mario Day today, March 10". Destructoid.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ "Italian Plumber More Memorable Than Harper, Dion". CNW Group. 2007-12-13. Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (2014-03-10). "Weirdness: 10th March is Mario Day, Apparently". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ {{cite book | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=XI5cUK2PZuYC&pg=PA60&dq=%22Mario+Day%22+OR+%22Mar10+Day%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSr97ovs3SAhWL7YMKHYrVD9MQ6AEIHDAA | title = Italians in Chicago | author = Dominic Candeloro | year = 1999 | isbn = 9780738550459 | publisher = [[Arcadia Publishing | quote = In the early 1980s, Mario Avignone invented Mario Day (March 10) and invited all people who shared his name to a gala dinner to support Villa Scalabrini. }}
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