March 10th is Mario Day

National Mario Day is celebrated each year on March 10th.  Mario Day honors Mario from the popular Nintendo game.

This is a gamer holiday that is celebrated on march 10th because of the way the date appears, when abbreviated (Mar.10).  It looks just like the name Mario.

** Mario, the Italian plumber, first appeared in Donkey Kong in 1981 **

** In 1983 Mario got his own game with his brother Luigi **

** Mario is known as being the most famous video game character ever created**

** Over 210 million copies of the Mario game series have been sold **

To celebrate National Mario Day, play his video games all day and also celebrate all the other Marios in the world.