Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The real-life inspiration behind the name for Nintendo’s most famous video game character has died. He was 84. Mario Segale died ...

It's a sad day for Nintendo fans. Mario Segale, who served as the inspiration behind everyone's favorite video game plumber, Mario, died on Oct. 27 at the age of 84. Back in the 1970s when it was just ...

Mario Segale never sought the spotlight, despite inspiring one of the most recognizable characters in the world: Super Mario. Mario Segale, who inspired the plucky plumber Mario — one of the most ...

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Mario Segale, the man who Nintendo of America has credited as inspiring Super Mario, the gaming industry’s most iconic character, has passed away at age 84. Segale was the property developer during ...

Mario Segale, the namesake behind the famous mustachioed protagonist of Nintendo’s iconic video game franchise, has died at age 84. Segale was born in Seattle in 1934 as the only child to his parents ...

Segale was Nintendo's landlord when the company was creating the Super Mario characters. TUKWILA, WA - The man who inspired the most famous video game character in history has died. Mario A. Segale ...

Mario Segale, who inspired the plucky plumber Mario — one of the most recognizable characters in the world, let alone in video games — has died at age 84. Segale was Nintendo's landlord outside ...

Mario Segale, who inspired one of the world's most recognizable characters in Nintendo's Mario, has died at age 84. Segale was Nintendo's landlord outside of Seattle, Wash., when the company created ...