Mario's evolution through the decades has caused many to question his background, but one source confirms he's not Italian. Mario is Japanese.

Unsurprisingly, Mario Kart World is still in pole position, shifting an additional 122,578 units in its third week, and pushing its total sales past the one million mark. Elsewhere, RAIDOU Remastered ...

For instance, one Facebook user claimed "itsumi" translated to "great or superb" in Japanese, "s o he's really just saying super Mario," the name of a game series within the Mario franchise.

Social media users claimed "Itsumi" meant "super" in Japanese and therefore Mario's catchphrase was the name of the Nintendo game he was featured in.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s Japanese dub not only sounds wildly different than its English counterpart, but it’s also finally making its way to the US.

A Mario movie grossed $1.4 billion. Manga inspired a hit Netflix series. Now more Japanese producers are looking to expand in the US.

Video game maker Nintendo has announced it has changed the Japanese name of Spike, the foreman who appears in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” in advance of the film’s release in Japan later ...

The Japanese version of The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be screened in a total of 10 movie theaters in 7 cities: Honolulu, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, New York, San Francisco, and Vancouver.

A newly restored 4k version of 1993's Super Mario Bros. live-action movie is coming to Japanese theaters for its 30th anniversary in the country.