"He's a regular man, not unlike us, who has no special powers at the outset and stays a bit frozen in time": Mario is marking 40 years of video-game appearances. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/companies/mario-games-40-years-growing-up-with-fans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nintendo #mario #videogames