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Mario Segale Born April 30, 1934 Died October 27, 2018 (aged 84) Nationality American Quotes • Gallery • Videos

Mario Segale (born April 30, 1934) was the landlord of Nintendo's American branch in the early eighties. Nintendo's mascot Mario is named after him. The story goes that when the American branch was coming up with a name for the character, who was then known as Jumpman, Mario Segali stormed in and demanded his money. Knowing his name was Mario, the employees at Nintendo thought that it was a perfect name for their character.

He passed away on October 27, 2018 at the age of 84.

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