Other
times video game mascots can become a brand in and of themselves.
Not exact matches
Mario may be the biggest
video game mascot of all
time, but take away his trademark facial hair and the character becomes something much more nightmare - inducing.
His 1980 arcade
game made him an international superstar, landing him on the cover of
Time magazine and quickly turning into
video gaming's first
mascot.
Outside his domain, Mario (originally known as Jumpman) is a
mascot of Nintendo and the most popular
video game character of all
times.
It's only in more recent
times that Super Mario has begun to make sense in his role as the
video game medium's
mascot.