Nintendo's "Birthplace of Mario" Demolished

Nintendo of America's old headquarters – where mascot Mario supposedly got his name – has been bulldozed to the ground.

Though I've never heard of the story as anything differently apocryphal, there is a popular maybe-legend-perhaps-fact surrounding how the world's nigh perceptible videogame character got his appoint. After Nintendo of America stirred from its used headquarters in New House of York City across the country to Redmond, American capital, and so-president Minoru Arakawa noticed that the mustachioed landlord of their new building looked awfully alike their nameless "Jumpman" character from Donkey Kong.

His name was Mario Segale. And thus, Jumpman received a proper moniker – and considering that (if Segale had had a different name) we could have been playing Super Giovanni Bros? I think we lucked out.

After leftover in the same home bas for all but xxx years, however, Nintendo of America has affected to a shiny, more attractive new office – and the place where Mario was given his name has been demolished. A CVG reader sent pictures of the dust to our colleagues on the another broadside of the pool, and while it doesn't tone like anything more than a normal demolition place, I lav't help but feel similar I should glucinium playing the classic "Stake Over" music as I flip done the gallery.

Of course, Nintendo large boss Satoru Iwata has high hopes for the new stead, saying that he believes the new HQ "will help employees to be even more creative and productive, and continue to put smiles on the faces of our consumers." He's probably not wrong; IT's always nice to move into a nicer, better make-space.

But couldn't they have liberal the old building standing? You're destroying a piece of history, people!

More pictures of the demolition can be found over at CVG.

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