Mario (franchise)

| caption = The emblem on [[Mario]]'s hat is an iconic symbol of the ''Mario'' franchise.

| caption = The emblem on [[Mario]]'s hat is an iconic symbol of the ''Mario'' franchise.

| creator = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]

| creator = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]

| origin = ''[[Donkey Kong (1981 video game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (1981){{efn|Although [[Mario]] first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong (1981 video game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (1981), ''Mario Bros.'' was the first game to feature the ''Mario'' branding.<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Mario |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1996/10/01/the-history-of-mario |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=September 30, 1996}}</ref>}}

| origin = ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' (1983){{efn|Although [[Mario]] first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong (1981 video game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (1981), ''Mario Bros.'' was the first game to feature the ''Mario'' branding.<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Mario |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1996/10/01/the-history-of-mario |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=April 13, 2025 |date=September 30, 1996}}</ref>}}

| owner = [[Nintendo]]

| owner = [[Nintendo]]

| years = 1981–present

| years = 1983–present

| novels = [[Nintendo Gamebooks]]

| novels = [[Nintendo Gamebooks]]

| comics = {{Plain list|

| comics = {{Plain list|