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Super Mario Bros. turns 40: A look back at the iconic Nintendo game
Super Mario Bros. has sold over 40 million copies globally and remains influential through continuous re-releases and a $1.3 billion box office film adaptation.
- Today, September 13, 2025, Nintendo marked the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. franchise with a list of five key games.
- Debuting in Japan on Sept. 13, 1985, the original Super Mario Bros. redefined action design and helped revive the United States game industry after the 1983 crash.
- Guinness World Records notes the original Super Mario Bros. sold over 40 million copies, and the 2023 Super Mario Bros. Movie grossed $1.3 billion at the box office.
- Nintendo marked the anniversary with a Direct, Shigeru Miyamoto paid tribute, and the Super Mario Bros. 40th-anniversary website teases early 2026 game releases plus a sequel arriving next year.
- The franchise has achieved what some call 'forever game' status, with the original re-released digitally but never physically on Nintendo Switch consoles, available on Arcade Archives eShop for 6.29.
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The saga has evolved with each generation, expanding into comics, cinema and theme parks
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The character already existed, but the game that changed everything and made Nintendo's channeler a symbol of evolution (and the value of tradition) in the video games was launched on September 15, 1985.
·Portugal
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The cute craftsman with blue bibs and red shirt still holds his place in the world of computer games.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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On September 13, 1985 he went out to Japan for Nintendo and became popular in the world (ANSA)
·Italy
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