Nintendo created several very famous heroes such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Luigi, Yoshi or Link (from Zelda).

Super Mario is the name given to numerous video games that stage Mario. The first game of the series was released in 1985 on NES and was called Super Mario Bros. Nowadays, a tremendous amount of games about Mario have been released, and the trend is likely to go on since Mario is very popular all around the world. Nintendo deeply relies on its stars such as Mario or Link to develop its customers loyalty.

In the platform game Super Mario Bros, Mario is a mustachioed plumber whose goal is to set free Princess Peach who is kept prisoner by Browser.
In the games of the Super Mario series, the plumber is often accompanied with various allies, like Luigi for instance. Some games were even created only to Luigi's glory.