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The following is a list of advertisements for games or other official products related to the Super Mario franchise. These advertisements may be on television, other forms of public broadcast, or in print media such as posters and magazines. For a list of advertisements for non-Super Mario products that reference or allude to Super Mario material, see List of references in advertisements.
Games in commercialsEdit
Home consolesEdit
Nintendo Entertainment SystemEdit
Game | Location | Link | Plot |
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Donkey Kong | Japan | 1 | This commercial showcases the Famicom and advertises Mahjong, Gomoku Narabe Renju, Popeye, Donkey Kong, and Mario Bros. |
Donkey Kong Classics | United States | 1 | Five teenage boys walk into a futuristic place as a voice says "What will the future bring from Nintendo?" When suddenly everyone turns back to a television screen lowering from the ceiling and NES controllers launching from the walls. Several more screens lower from the ceiling and launching from the wall showcasing The Legend of Zelda, Ice Hockey, Hogan's Alley, Donkey Kong Classics, Excitebike, and R.C. Pro-Am. The boys then start playing the games. |
Dr. Mario | United States | 1 | Several students are dancing to music in their classroom while animations of Dr. Mario and Viruses play. One of the kids wearing glasses advertises Dr. Mario telling the viewer how to play it and showcasing the two-player mode as one of the kids gets angry at another kid for beating them in the game. The dancing continues with vitamin jars with arms and legs joining in too. The kid then reminds the viewers to try it at home as well as advertising it for the Game Boy. |
2 | A voice says that your sister gave you the Mumps, your brother gave you the flu, and your friend gave you Chickenpox. The voice then says that its payback time by playing Dr. Mario on NES and Game Boy. The voice then advertises the two player mode encouraging the viewer to spread the viruses to your opponent. The commercial ends with the sister asking the brother if she can play, and the brother agrees. | ||
3 | Throughout the commercial, a man with a small head sings a parody version of the Witch Doctor while explaining how he got in the situation. The commercial cuts to the same man before the incident playing Dr. Mario with the Witch Doctor. The man wins and the Witch Doctor runs away and shrunk the man's head. | ||
Germany | 1 | This is the same as the second Dr. Mario US commercial, but shorter and there is an extra Dr. Mario animation at the end. | |
Japan | 1 | Several women dressed as the viruses jump into a bottle of water and dance to music. Dr. Mario then throws a capsule onto one of the women dressed as a red virus and it cuts to a pixelated version of the outcome where the virus is cleared with a line of four. It then cuts to gameplay of Dr. Mario and at the end, an animated version of Dr. Mario is seen. | |
France | 1 | This is a French dub of the second US commercial. At the beginning of the commercial, Mario is a news anchor and is reporting about the brother. The commercial ends with a parody of the Universal logo. | |
Quebec | 1 | This is a french dub of the first US commercial. | |
Family BASIC V3 | Japan | 1 | A voice advertises Family BASIC V3 as a boy is seen playing the "Heart" minigame and making his own game using the software afterwards. |
Golf | Japan | 1 | A voice advertises the Famicom's sports games. Including Baseball, Tennis, Golf, and Soccer. |
Golf: Japan Course | Japan | 1 | The commercial shows Tatami Change, who is commonly known as the "Long Hitter Jun", playing Golf: Japan Course. It then cuts to Masayoshi Onijima, who spots golf balls that go out of bounds. The voice says that players from all around the world can compete in the competition. After a zoom in on Tsukizo Matsuzaki "the overhead", the commercial advertises the Disc Fax. |
2 | The commercial starts with a crowd of people greeting the viewer, and the woman in the center explains that anyone can join the competition as business women, school students, royal people, farmers, people waiting for the train, and family members swing a golf club. One of the woman in the latter scene's golf ball is caught by a man. The Disc Fax is then advertised and the viewer is encouraged to send in their Disc by April 30th. | ||
3 | This commercial is identical to the first commercial, except Onijima's role is swapped with Toaranko Tosa, both catches the golf balls that fly into bunkers. The part before the Disc Fax is also different. | ||
Golf: US Course | Japan | 1 | The commercial starts with golfers being interrupted when they are about to swing their golf clubs by a group of people chanting "sanka" (participate or enter) into a competition. The group of people then invade a family's home as they are watching television. The commercial then shows footage of Golf: US Course as a voice advertises the competition. The voice says that ten thousand participants would win a gold cartridge of Punch-Out!!. The commercial ends with the group chanting around a Disk Fax. |
Mario Bros. | Japan | 1 | This commercial is the same as the Japanese Donkey Kong commercial. |
NES Open Tournament Golf | Japan | 1 | Mario and Luigi are announcing the golf tournament. Mario says that they are expecting a heated competition. Luigi asks Mario if he can get a good look at the highlights to which Mario exclaims that he can now with the new "Up" screen, where you can now see the golf ball moving. |
Pinball | Japan | 1 | This commercial showcases the Famicom and advertises Tennis, Pinball, Golf, and Wild Gunman. |
Super Mario Bros. | United States | 1 | This commercial is the same as the Donkey Kong Classics commercial except the games that are being advertised are Super Mario Bros., Kung Fu, Hogan's Alley, Duck Hunt, Baseball, and Excitebike. |
Japan | 1 | Gameplay of Super Mario Bros. is shown as a voice advertises the game, claiming you can transform using secret powers and go through various worlds. | |
United Kingdom | 1 | A man is kidnapped by a tribe. The leader of the tribe tells the man in an unintelligible language translated by subtitles that if he likes adventure, he should meet their champion, who is a boy. After the man's hands are freed, the man enters a home with a television, an NES, and the cartridge for Super Mario Bros. The man makes it to World 1-2 before falling into a pit. The boy is then seen playing very skillfully as the man sighs. The tribe then celebrates the boy.
While in World 1-2, the music heard is Ground BGM, which does not play in the underground portion of the level. | |
Korea | 1 | The commercial starts with the Korean version of the NES showing up in space with Mario advertising it. Mario then flies inside of a families home as they play on their NES with various NES games flying towards the screen. | |
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Japan | 1 | A girl is playing Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels on the Famicom Disk System as a man advertises the game. The girl loses a life in the game and Mario insults her. The roles then reverse as the man is now playing The Legend of Zelda as the girl advertises the game. The man dies in game and Link insults him. |
2 | A man advertises Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, claiming they are answering the hopes of fans of the Famicom. The game is advertised to be challenging as the man says players will have to rely on high level techniques. | ||
Super Mario Bros. 2 | United States | 1 | A voice advertises Super Mario Bros. 2 as a video of a desert and gameplay footage is shown. |
Canada | 1 | This is a French dub of the US commercial. | |
Japan | 1 | The commercial starts with text welcoming the viewer to Birdo's room. It says they play an enemy character in Super Mario Bros. 2 as well as saying it was popular in America and kindly asks people in Japan to play the game. She launches an egg from her mouth and when it cracks, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad fly into the screen as footage of the game is being played. The commercial ends with Birdo saying its out. | |
Super Mario Bros. 3 | United States | 1 | A man dressed in blue shouts "Mario!" This cuts to more people shouting Mario's name dressed in black, white, and red. The camera zooms out revealing that all the people shouting were grouped together to form a giant version of Mario's head to get it visible from outer space. A voice then advertises Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3, claiming there is power in numbers. |
2 | This is the same as the first commercial except it only advertises Super Mario Bros. 3 and the voice at the end says "He's back. In the all new Super Mario 3." | ||
3 | This is the same as the second commercial except the voice is different and it says "He's back. And all you had to do was ask. Super Mario Brothers 3 from Nintendo." | ||
Japan | 1 | Mario runs through a castle as Morton is peeking from behind a wall. Mario jumps to avoid a fireball, but when he lands, the steps he was running on begin to collapse, and he falls. Mario becomes Raccoon Mario and flies to the balcony of the castle. He then notices an airship with all the Koopalings on it. The voice tells the viewer to conjure your bravery and love as Mario jumps on a Bullet Bill and flies towards the airship. | |
Korea | 1 | A boy is walking alone with a backpack on looking visibly sad until he gets home and sees Mario on top of the Korean NES. He then plays with it as his parents watch. Various footage of NES games then fly across the screen. The commercial ends with Mario advertising the NES and Game Boy. | |
France | 1 | Mario's Hat is floating around a grassy plain as text at the bottom says that the 3rd game will release on November 6th. | |
2 | This is the same as the first commercial except Mario's body is seen with the hat minus his head. | ||
3 | This is the same as the second commercial except Mario's head is now visible and November 6th is replaced with "Immediate". | ||
4 | This commercial shows gameplay footage of Super Mario Bros. 3 as animatons play. The animations include:
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Wario's Woods | Japan | 1 | Several characters from the Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Kirby franchises sing inside of the New Famicom that it's out as the top of the console slowly falls onto the console. Wario and Link start running towards the console as a voice advertises Wario's Woods and the cartridge version of The Legend of Zelda respectively. The two of them jump into the console before it closes. When it closes, everyone is seen singing on a television screen with Wario and Link joining in and dancing with them. |
Wrecking Crew | Japan | 1 | A voice advertises Wrecking Crew describing the gameplay and showing the level editor. |
Yoshi | United States | 1 | In Washington, D.C., everyone is screaming and running away from a dinosaur who is revealed to be Yoshi who has a large shadow. A clay animation is then played of a Goomba, Blooper, Boo, and a Piranha Plant getting squished into a Yoshi's Egg with Yoshi popping out of the egg. Gameplay of Yoshi is then shown as two boys play the game while Yoshi's shadow looms behind the window. It then cuts to a park where more people are running away from Yoshi except a boy who is playing the game on his Game Boy where he greets Yoshi. The commercial ends with the Yoshi shadow appearing on the slogan "Now you're playing with power". |
Japan | 1 | Mario plays an organ as a Boo, Piranha Plant, Blooper, and Goomba sing a song. The four of them then get put in a Yoshi's egg where Yoshi hatches from it. Gameplay footage of Yoshi is then briefly shown and Yoshi sees a Baby Yoshi hatch from its egg. The commercial ends with Mario riding on Yoshi, who exclaims the game is also on Game Boy. | |
Yoshi's Cookie | United States | 1 | The commercial starts with a man running from zombified people chanting "cookies" as the man yells to hide your cookies. A voice says it is happening everywhere as more zombified people come in from all directions. The zombified people fight over cookies and start heading towards Mario and Yoshi's cookie factory. Gameplay footage of Yoshi's Cookie is then shown as a voice advertises it. The voice also advertises the multiplayer aspect as the zombified people play it on their Game Boys. The commercial ends with the zombified people taking the NES and Game Boy versions boxes and saying "cookies" to the screen. |
Japan | 1 | Mario, Yoshi, Peach and Bowser are doing a festival dance as a song plays and large Yoshi Cookies are in the sky. The song says that the cookie has come to the Famicom and describes the gameplay. A stack of Yoshi Cookies appear on a plate and Yoshi eats one. The commercial ends with a Yoshi forming on the moon saying the game is also on Game Boy. | |
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic | Japan | 1 | The commercial starts with a man blowing his flute and asking people which barrel the turnip is under. However, the turnip comes out of the red barrel by itself and a Cobrat comes out of the green barrel. The man tries to pull out the turnip while yelling at the Cobrat, claiming they should not be in front of turnips. The commercial then shows gameplay footage of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic until returning to the man as a bomb comes out of the yellow barrel, exploding, revealing the games logo. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with different dialogue at the beginning. |
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemEdit
Game | Location | Link | Plot |
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Donkey Kong Country | United States | 1 | Text appears on the screen as gameplay footage of Donkey Kong Country is shown. The text says that the game is the first fully rendered video game ever and that you could play it on the SNES and not on Sega Genesis, 32X adaptors, or CD-ROM. |
2 | Reviews praising the game are shown on screen as gameplay footage of Donkey Kong Country plays. | ||
3 | This is similar to the first commercial with some changes. The commercial starts with a zoom in on Earth. Text appears on screen over real life kangaroos, monkeys, bulls, and gorillas, and ostriches with the gameplay footage. The commercial is also longer. | ||
4 | This is the same as the first commercial except footage of real-life people playing the game is shown with the gameplay footage. | ||
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Donkey Kong Country is shown with animations of Donkey Kong flashing on screen as a voice advertises the game, claiming the graphics of the game are revolutionary. | |
Mexico | 1 | A voice advertises the game as children appear on screen eating a banana, wearing headlamps, and wearing a gorilla mask. | |
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | United States | 1 | A television slides into a gorilla enclosure with Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest playing on it as a gorilla watches. A voice advertises the game claiming it is harder than the first Donkey Kong Country as the gorilla attacks the television with gameplay footage. The commercial ends with the gorilla hugging a teddy bear as the television slides back into the door where it came from and the door closes revealing words saying "Play It Loud". |
Japan | 1 | Several Krunchas dance and chant about the games plot around a fire with Donkey Kong trapped inside a barrel. A voice advertises the game with gameplay footage and Donkey Kong punches out of the barrel giving a sign for two and the Krunchas do the same thing. The commercial ends with Donkey Kong holding a Super Famicom with a voice saying that the game comes with a 4,000¥ discount for the console. | |
2 | Donkey Kong heads are shot out of cannons with the number in the game's logo being shot out afterwards. Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong then jump out of a DK Barrel. Gameplay footage is then shown with a voice advertising it and Cranky Kong holds a Super Famicom and a sign saying the game comes with a 4,000¥ discount for the Super Famicom. The commercial ends with the game's logo appearing on a wheel. | ||
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | United States | 1 | The commercial starts with an obscured individual riding a motorcycle which cuts to a woman dancing in a cabin. The woman and the motorcycle rider are shortly revealed to be monkeys. Footage of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble is then shown as a voice advertises it. The female monkey is now riding with the motorcycle rider who she waves to two old men sitting outside. One of the men says "There's something you don't see everyday!" The commercial ends with the two monkeys riding off. |
United Kingdom | 1 | A boy is intensely breathing as a voice says "There comes an age in life, when you find out what hands are really made for." The camera pans down below the table revealing the boy was playing with a SNES controller. The commercial ends with the box of Donkey Kong Country 3 and Donkey Kong Land 2 as well as a Game Boy. | |
Japan | 1 | People are looking through an art museum when they see a painting that is supposed to be the "highest quality image" on the Super Famicom. The image is a screenshot taken from Donkey Kong Country 3. The image then becomes a video of Donkey Kong Country 3 gameplay with a voice advertising the game. A statue is then seen playing on a Game Boy with Donkey Kong Land 2 being advertised. | |
Australia | 1 | A man is giving a gorilla a makeover as a voice says you think that Donkey Kong Country 3 is just a cheap makeover. Gameplay footage is shown, the man and the gorilla scream as the voice shouts that its a brand new game. The commercial ends with the game's logo appearing and that it will release on December 7th. | |
France | 1 | Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong appear in a room with the background showing gameplay of Donkey Kong Country 3. A voice says that Donkey Kong is being held prisoner, Donkey Kong asks if the man is joking and he evaporates from the room. The voice says that Diddy Kong is a prisoner too and he evaporates as well. The voice then welcomes Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong. The box art for the game is then shown. | |
Brazil | 1 | People in a science lab tell the viewer that they deserve lots of bananas. Gameplay footage of Donkey Kong Country 3 is then shown with artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong showing up briefly. The commercial ends with one of the scientists having a face resembling a Kremling and the Nintendo logo being printed out of iron. | |
Mario & Wario | Japan | 1 | As a song is sung about the story of Mario & Wario, a wind-up toy of Mario gets a bucket stuck on his head because of Wario dropping one on him from the Bulldog. Wanda notices this and uses her wand to create Flip-Flop Blocks so Mario can cross without falling. One of the blocks becomes a trampoline that causes Mario to leap across another gap as the edge of the platform crumbles. After a Dodorigesu Jr. flies over Mario, he falls down a pit along with two Tsubōns that explode. Gameplay footage of Mario & Wario is then shown as a voice tells you how to play using the Super Famicom Mouse. Mario then reaches Luigi, who pulls the bucket off of his head. The commercial ends with a voice saying the viewer can also use the Super Famicom Mouse to play Mario Paint. |
2 | This is the same as the first commercial, except text near the end of the commercial saying the game was released on August 27th was removed due to the game already being out when this commercial aired. | ||
Mario Paint | Japan | 1 | Yoshi rides a Super Famicom mouse as he says with Mario Paint, the viewer could be an artist. With his paintbrush, he creates the statues of a Goomba, Super Mushroom, Koopa Troopa, and a Bob-Omb come to life. Mario's face is then drawn in Mario Paint. Yoshi then says that the viewer with the game, they can compose music with the statues Yoshi brought to life now following him playing instruments. A song created in Mario Paint is then played with Yoshi singing along with it. The Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Super Mushroom, and Bob-Omb then follow the mouse cord before going off course and Yoshi, still riding the mouse, crashes into the screen. Various pieces of artwork made with the game then flash on screen and. Mario is now standing on the mouse as a voice says "This is art!" The commercial ends with Mario jumping on the game's logo as the Super Famicom, Mario Paint, and mouse is shown. |
2 | Mario is riding on a Super Famicom mouse over pieces of artwork made with Mario Paint as a voice says the game has come to the Super Famicom. A hand grabs the mouse and draws Mario using the game as a song is sung. The song is about what you can do with Mario Paint. Mario then lands onto the Super Famicom mouse pad where the mouse and cartridge for the game is shown. The commercial ends with Mario hanging onto the mouse pad and saying the mouse comes with the game. | ||
United States | 1 | A boy is telling a story he made with the artwork being done in Mario Paint. The story starts with cows mooing until a rock fell from the sky. A boy sits on the rock, only for it to be revealed that the rock was a spaceship and the boy could read the aliens that were surrounding him their minds. The boy wonders if he should fry or boil the aliens and chooses to press a button, causing the aliens to disintegrate. The commercial ends with the boy revealing he made it up using Mario Paint and a voice advertises the game. | |
2 | A boy describes a song that he can not get out of his head by thinking of the instruments the Music mode provides. The boy then realizes that he wrote a song. | ||
3 | A girl tells a story she makes up about a day when the sky was purple with lots of clouds and flying fish. The girl starts singing and a bunch of pigs sang along with her. The girl and the pigs then eat ice cream. The girl then reveals that the story was not something she dreamt, but something she made in Mario Paint. | ||
4 | A boy tells his parents what he could do for them with Mario Paint. The boy said he would build a house, and fly them to Paris where they can eat snails for lunch. The boy says he would crown the parents king and queen and have servants to scrub the bathtub. The boy says he would paint them a portrait as well as write a song, which he sings. | ||
5 | Two parents are looking at an animation their daughter created in Mario Paint, the animation starts with someone putting a cat in a fish bowl and growing corn out of her brothers head. She then cuts a whole in the roof for the butterflies. She then tares a cereal box causing a bunch of dogs and ducks to appear out of it. The commercial ends with the mother wondering where the daughter got her imagination and the father complimenting what she did with it. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | A television turns on with the SNES logo appearing and Mario Paint being played. A picture is drawn on a frame on an easel, music notes on paper start flying around the room, and Mario appears on a large piece of paper on a desk while three people stare at everything that is happening. A voice says painting, music, and animation are at the viewers fingertips with Mario Paint. One of the boys uses the game to make an animation of Cape Mario flying over a world based off of Super Mario World. The other two people then make art and music with the game and record an animation of a fish. The commercial ends with the box of Mario Paint with a SNES and a mouse being shown. | |
Netherlands | 1 | Throughout the commercial, a man advertises the game. A boy grabs a SNES mouse and pretends to be an artist, a director, and a conductor. | |
Mario's Super Picross | Japan | 1 | Several men use mallets to pound into the wall of a pyramid while singing about Mario's Super Picross and how to play it. Afterwards, gameplay footage is shown with a voice advertising the game. The commercial ends with Mario and Wario holding mallets and nails. |
Super Mario All-Stars | United States | 1 | The commercial starts with Mario coming out of a car with a voice saying he is back, new, and improved in Super Mario All-Stars. The voice says there is so much Mario in the game that it is a "Mario smorgasbord" as a chef flips a Mario face onto a pancake. The voice goes on to speak fast saying the game has every Mario game the viewer has ever played and then some, but improved on the SNES. The voice says its bigger and better as Mario grows alongside famous landmarks: such as a moai, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Eiffel Tower, St. Basil's Cathedral, a rocket ship, Space Needle, and Empire State Building. Bowser then smiles on screen as the voice says that Mario is in the viewers face. Raccoon Mario is then seen flying over real footage over a raccoon, Fire Mario throwing fireballs, and Mario throwing turnips. The voice then says that Mario is negotiating an arms deal, but then changes his mind. The voice then says it is Mario like the viewer has never seen before, claiming that 2 + 2 is Mario, the capital of Ohio is Mario. The voice then claims that the viewer will live, breath, eat, and sleep Mario. The commercial ends with the voice advertising the game as Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels enter the box for Super Mario All-Stars and explodes with the words "The Best Play Here" appearing on screen. |
2 | This is the same as the first commercial except the voice is different, the order of the scenes is different, some words were replaced with others. And the words at the end were replaced with "Now you are playing with power. Super power." | ||
3 | The commercial shows various newspaper pages. The first page is about Reptile Boy who is revealed to be living as he uses his tongue to swallow a fly. The second page is about Bigfoot marrying and unknown Hollywood star. The newspaper, known as SNES News, turns to the front page where it says that Super Mario All-Stars is free. A voice says that it is more awesome and incredible than the other two news stories. Reptile Boy says he wants it now and turns to a page discussing the Super NES Super Set. A voice describes how you can get the game free by getting the set for $350 and you could send a letter to Nintendo where they will send you back Super Mario All-Stars. While the instructions are given out, Bobby gives a letter to a Nintendo employee who gives him the game. A woman then stretches her pants to show what she was like before and after she got the game. The voice says that the game will be delivered to the viewers house by alien postmen. The Loch Ness Monster is then seen in a photo of him holding Super Mario All-Stars in its mouth. A montage of people buying the SNES is then shown as the voice encourages the viewer to get the console. A Crystal Ball shows the game and the lady who is using it says the viewer will love it. The commercial ends with Bigfoot putting the SNES logo on the newspaper. | ||
4 | A teacher gives students in a classroom a pop quiz. The first question is about what video game console the students would choose. The SNES, which gives out four free games, and the Sega Genesis, which gave out no free games. All of the students fall asleep except for a kid with a shirt with Sonic the Hedgehog on it, who does not know what the answer is. The second question is about Farmer Brown, who wants to trade in his chickens for a video game system with the possible answers from the previous question being the same options. The students then start writing down their answers except for the kid with the Sonic the Hedgehog shirt. The teacher moves on to the third question and a voice advertises the Super NES Control Set and Super NES Super Set and how the buyer can get Super Mario All-Stars for free. The kid with the Sonic shirt asks if the teacher could repeat the question. Shortly after, the bell rings, a book with the SNES logo slams down and the kid writes "The Best Play Here" many times on a chalkboard. | ||
5 | A man stands around a giant SNES with Super Mario World inside it as people pass by. He advertises the Super NES Super Set and says you could get five Super Mario games for free as woman dressed like Mario sing along to the music in the background. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | In a flooded house, a voice advertises Super Mario All-Stars as it floats on a table and a frog toy swims around. A man walks in, and yells that he cannot find a plumber when he needs one, and four come in at once. The screen then shrinks to the top left and Mario breaks it, with the PAL SNES now appearing and the voice says "Super Mario All-Stars. Ninfuriating, Ninnovative, Nintendo." | |
2 | A man, played by Rik Mayall, teleports to a futuristic room where he says his friends at Nintendo have put four Mario games in one cartridge for less than £50. He then approaches test unit 1, where someone is playing Super Mario Bros., crying due to the game's difficulty. The man smiles as the door closes and moves to test unit 2, where someone is playing Super Mario Bros. 2, the man inside screams at the other man, spooking him and the door quickly closes. He approaches test unit 3, where Super Mario Bros. 3 is being played. The man looks inside, very shocked as ominous sounds are played. The man goes to unit test 4 and claiming that Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is so difficult, that it could "unhinge the balance of your mind". The man inside asks the other man if he is a talented celebrity. The man looks towards the viewer and says the other man is completely daunting. The same ending from the first commercial is shown except with a different voice and Mario walks away upward. | ||
3 | This is similar to the Japanese commercial (see below), but with a different voice, sound effects, and the logo for Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is shown in place of the one for Super Mario USA, while other games retained the same logo as used in the Japanese version, then cuts to a different ending, which consists of the game's box being shown alongside a PAL SNES and its logo, before the game's logo zooms in. Birdo is incorrectly referred to as "Birdie" in this commercial. | ||
Spain | 1 | This is the same as the first US commercial except it is reduced to ten seconds, the voice is different and spoken in Spanish, and the SNES logo is shown at the end. | |
2 | This is the same as the first commercial except the voice is different, spoken in Spanish, and Mario is shown next to the Nintendo logo at the end. | ||
Japan | 1 | A crowd of people surround a movie theater for a premiere. A voice says the "Mario Stars" are meeting up here as Princess Peach and Toad get out of a limousine dressed fancy. Bowser, Larry, Iggy, Ludwig, and Roy show up dressed in tuxedos. Birdo and Wart then arrive as Birdo greets the crowd. Finally, Mario and Luigi arrive as the crowd screams. The logos for Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario USA are shown in a neon color. Text appears advertising the game as Birdo sits down, fanning themself, causing everyone on her left to squeeze. The curtain opens up as gameplay footage for Super Mario All-Stars is shown. The curtain closes and the cartridge for the game is shown. | |
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | United Kingdom | 1 | This is the same as the first Super Mario All-Stars commercial, except it is now advertising Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World. The voice is different, some clips were replaced with others, and some words were changed. At the end of the commercial, the box art is shown as various Mario artwork is seen moving up and down at the top of the screen. |
Super Mario Kart | United States | 1 | A voice advertises Super Mario Kart's tracks, characters, items, Battle Mode, speed options, and multiplayer as gameplay footage is shown. |
2 | A traffic report from Super Mario Kart begins with an announcer saying that people are "driving like animals" as Bowser tries to throw a Green Shell at Mario. Mario dodges the shell by ducking. The shell bounces off of one of the walls, hitting Bowser, causing him to spin out. Mario and Yoshi are then driving neck and neck until they notice the Thwomps ahead. Yoshi gets squished by one of the Thwomps and Mario dodges the rest of them by checking his rearview mirror. Cutting to I-94, Donkey Kong Jr. is right behind Princess Peach. Peach throws a Banana Peel behind her, hitting Donkey Kong Jr. in the head, causing him to spin out on a bridge and fall into the water. The announcer advertises the game as Super Mario Kart and the SNES logo drive by. | ||
Japan | 1 | Reusing the same animation as the second US commercial, the announcer is more focused on the situation the characters are in rather than reporting on whats currently happening. The commercial ends with the Finish line appearing in Mario's eyes as he is about to cross it. And the announcer saying the racers are outrageous. | |
United Kingdom | 1 | A spaceship comes up from the ground with a television with Super Mario Kart playing on it. A voice advertises the game. The commercial ends with the words "Will you ever reach the Super Nintendo?" With the word "end" being highlighted and Mario breaking through the message and winking at the viewer. | |
2 | This is similar to the second US commercial and Japan commercial, except it's shorter and the PAL SNES and Super Mario Kart box appear at the end. | ||
Korea | 1 | Various characters from SNES games sing in a choir about the Super Comboy, advertising Super Mario Kart, a Dragon Ball Z game, a Tiny Toons game, and a soccer game. | |
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Japan | 1 | Three Piranha Plants sing in a city advertising Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars with Mario wandering around the city. Gameplay footage is shown as the Piranha Plants sing. The games logo is then sprouted from a plant and one of the Piranha Plants says the game comes with a 4,000¥ discount for the Super Famicom. |
United States | 1 | A grandfather is telling two grandchildren about the games story as gameplay footage is shown. The story was about the peaceful Mushroom Kingdom until Smithy destroys the Star Road, so Mario, teaming up with Bowser and a "marshmallow hero" who creates lightning. The man says Mario fought an "evil wedding cake" and Piranha Plants to collect the seven stars. The grandfather yelled the last part of the story and shakes his head when one of the grandchildren calls his grandfather crazy. A mounted deer head is seen holding the game in his mouth as a voice advertises the game and the grandfather yells "Dig it!?" | |
Super Mario World | United States | 1 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario World is shown as a voice claims that the game is a bit more exciting, challenging, cunning, colorful, realistic, levels, secrets, enemies, friends, sound, hotter cooler, weirder, revolutionary, Mario, and what the player wants. |
2 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario World is shown as a voice says the sky has gotten clearer, the water has gotten bluer, the road is more bumpier, the jumps have gotten harder, the levels became deeper, the characters have gotten smarter, sound has gotten harder, graphics are now cooler, the scene got darker, danger has become fearsome, and there is now a Koopa Clown Car. The voice than claims the world is a more exciting place to be, and the voice advertises the game. | ||
3 | Text appears as a voice says the viewer has conquered every Mario game and has mastered everything there is to know about Mario. A man appears and says the viewer should think again and proceeds to advertise Super Mario World. After gameplay footage is shown, a Super Mario World cartridge then goes in a SNES with the boxes of the game alongside it. The title screens of SimCity, Super Tennis, F-Zero, Pilotwings, and Super Play Action Football. The commercial ends with text appearing saying the viewer has a reputation. | ||
4 | A group of teenage boys walk into a room with Super Mario World cartridges. They put the cartridges in multiple Super Nintendos as a voice claims that words can not describe the difficulty of the game. Gameplay footage, the boys reactions, and Mario's face flash then on screen. The voice advertises the game as well as Super Tennis, F-Zero, Pilotwings, and SimCity. The boys jump off the stage and the voice says "Now you're playing with power. Super power." | ||
Japan | 1 | Mario, in a tuxedo, walks into a stage towards a microphone who sings about greeting the Super Famicom. Super Famicom controllers dance alongside the console on top of a platform with the Super Mario World logo. Mario continues to sing saying welcome from the land of Mario. Bowser then appears, spits out fire towards Mario as a voice claims that Super Mario World is as engaging as fire to one's behind. The voice then advertises the game. | |
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | United States | 1 | In a restaurant, waiters are giving a man lots food. A voice says to find out how much was too much, they crammed everything in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The man continues to eat shoving food into his mouth while his stomach continues to grow as the voice describes how much content is in the game. The mans stomach grows so large that his belt broke and one of the waiters looking shocked. Eventually, the man decides to stop eating until the voice asks if he would like another bonus level. He accepts and eats more whip cream. His stomach then begins to rumble, his shirt buttons fly away, and his stomach breaks apart, causing all the food he has eaten and his guts to fly across the restaurant and get all over the customers and workers. The box for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is then shown as spaghetti flys onto it. Guts spelling the words "Play it loud" then appear. |
Japan | 1 | A hand with a pen draws Yoshi, Baby Mario and the world surrounding them as Baby Mario starts crying. The hand draws a Shy Guy, who hops in front of Yoshi who eats it. The hand draws a Koopa Paratroopa, which Yoshi throws an egg at it. A Chain Chomp is then drawn by the hand and starts chasing Yoshi who runs away. Gameplay footage is shown as a voice describes the game's art style like a painting. Yoshi's Island is then drawn as the voice continues to advertise the game. Baby Mario is drawn again as the voice says Mario is a baby in the game. | |
Germany | 1 | A voice advertises the game as some boys and an old lady react to what the voice is saying. The commercial ends with a group of people playing Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island when a Nep-Enut startles the group through a window. | |
France | 1 | A voice talks to a boy about Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The boy says the game is not great to which the voice responds by advertising the game and how "great" it is. The voice asks if he completed the game and the boy responds that if he finished it, he would be a clown. His clothes turn into something a clown would wear and the voice asks the boy to leave. | |
Tetris Attack | United States | 1 | On a day with high temperature, a voice says an event is happening that is bigger than Christmas as Santa Claus is seen walking and sweating. The voice then advertises the "Tetris Attack Tons of Fun Million Dollar Sweepstakes", where the viewer has to go to Blockbuster and rent Tetris Attack, then they will receive a free rent for any SNES game and the chance to win a "Nintendo 64 Entertainment Center" and other prizes totaling to a million dollars. The commercial ends with Santa saying "Ho ho ho" in a low voice as a dog is seen biting on his behind. |
Spain | 1 | Gameplay footage is shown as a voice advertises the game. | |
Tetris & Dr. Mario | United States | 1 | "Two" boys argue over if they should play Tetris or if they should play Dr. Mario. A voice yells at them to stop and says both games are on the same cartridge. The boys are revealed to be one person with two heads and they play Tetris & Dr. Mario. As they say they are going to kick each others tail, a two-headed dog barks at them. |
Wario's Woods | United States | 1 | As a heart beat sound plays, Mr. Crowley stares at a tall chalkboard with one long equation that his teacher demands him to answer the same day. A voice says if the viewer thinks that is pressure, then they should play Wario's Woods as they advertises it. Mr. Crowley then pulls out a paper slip from his sleeve reading "Play it loud."
The animation of Wario's head laughing seen in the commercial is reused from the US Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins commercial. |
2 | At the back of a line for the men's bathroom, a boy is trying to hold it in to the point of screaming. A voice then advertises Wario's Woods, saying it is more pressure. The "Play it loud" text is then seeing written on a paper towel. | ||
Yoshi's Cookie | Japan | 1 | Yoshi announces to a group of Yoshi Cookies with arms and legs that Yoshi's Cookie is on the Super Famicom. Yoshi is then revealed to be a singer in a band consisting of Mario and Peach as guitarists and Bowser as the drummer. Yoshi starts singing about the Super Famicom as the Yoshi Cookies cheer. |
Nintendo 64Edit
Game | Location | Link | Plot |
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Diddy Kong Racing | United States | 1 | A man is seen holding on to a string of an unseen vehicle as gameplay footage of Diddy Kong Racing is shown with a voice advertising the game. |
Japan | 1 | A song is sung advertising the game as gameplay footage is shown and animations of the games characters racing and waving checkered flags plays. The commercial also advertises the rumble pak. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first animation, with some animations being cut. | ||
Dr. Mario 64 | United States | 1 | A voice advertises Dr. Mario 64 as gameplay footage is shown |
Donkey Kong 64 | United States | 1 | Fruit is being thrown everywhere in a city. The Governor announces that he believes there are five perpetrators throwing the fruit and a helicopter pilot claims he has never seen anything like it. A destroyed taxi is then seen with the driver outraged. Gameplay footage of Donkey Kong 64 is then seen with a voice advertising it. After this, military troops hop out of a truck with shields to combat the fruit being thrown with a news anchor explaining the situation as some troops fall down from the thrown fruit. A detective shows a sketch of one of the "perpetrators" which resembles a Kong. More gameplay footage is seen and then a man claims the "perpetrators" are not civilized, followed by more game footage. The governor makes another announcement saying they are cautious and claiming they are heavily armed with fruit. Gameplay footage is shown again of Chunky Kong shooting Pineapples out of his Pineapple Launcher, which cuts to one of the pineapples being launched into a mans fountain. The detective then says the situation is not under control with the voice continuing to advertise the game afterwards. The taxi driver yells that the "perpetrators" did not tip them and throws a watermelon on the taxi. Another news anchor is seen, who ducks down to avoid the fruit being thrown at him. The commercial ends with one of the men from before getting a banana peel thrown on his shoulder and says "Heaven, help us all." |
Canada | 1 | Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Chunky Kong, Tiny Kong, and Lanky Kong walk towards the screen as a voice just like movie traditions, five heroes go on an adventure. The kongs then throw fruit at the screen revealing gameplay footage. The voice says Donkey Kong 64 is "too big" to be a movie, "too dumb" to be a book, and "too hairy" to be anything but a video game. The voice continues to advertise the game with the commercial ending how it started with the Kongs throwing fruit. Donkey Kong's fruit splatters to form the N64 logo. | |
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage is shown as an arrangement of the DK Rap plays in the background. A voice advertises the game while also saying the version with the expansion pak included is on sale. | |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial except the scenes are different and mostly advertises the playable characters. | ||
Germany | 1 | This is similar to the U.S. commercial except most scenes are cut, and a new scene is shown with the news anchor advertising the game while fruit is thrown on the table. | |
Mario Kart 64 | United States | 1 | In a carnival with a sinister tone to it, people are waiting in line for an attraction based on Mario Kart 64. Four teenage boys are first in line as they enter the attraction. A voice advertises the game. Afterwards, the boys are seen with their hair pointing upward due to static electricity from the Nintendo 64 controllers. |
Japan | 1 | A race with Mario, Yoshi, Wario, Bowser, Toad, Peach, and Donkey Kong begins with Lakitu starting the race. Mario is seen riding through a Choco Mountain like area while a voice says the game is finally here. Triple Red Shells are then seen being thrown at Toad, Peach swerves left and right to avoid Thwomps, Toad is seen again falling off a bridge, Donkey Kong throws a banana peel behind him, and Yoshi falls off the gap after going on a Dash Zone in a Royal Raceway like area as a voice advertises the game. Wario and Bowser are then racing very close to each other with Mario and Luigi in front of them as the voice advertises the game's multiplayer. Mario bumps Luigi off the track onto train tracks with a train heading towards him. He gets run over, and Mario spins out, crashes into the screen, and breaks it. The commercial ends with the voice saying a twin controller set bundled with the game is on sale. | |
Australia | 1 | A daredevil attempts to drive through a train like how Mario uses a Super Star to go through the train in Kalimari Desert while gameplay footage of Mario Kart 64 is shown with text advertising it. The daredevil then yells at his partner because the train goes by earlier than he expected. | |
Netherlands | 1 | A voice advertises the game as animations of Mario, Wario, and Donkey Kong appear. | |
Brazil | 1 | A young driver claims that a drivers life is incredible, full of emotions, fierce battles, amazing tracks, and wonderful women as gameplay footage of Mario Kart 64 appears in between every claim. A girl appears next to the driver, who asks who her name is. The girl says her name is Adriane, to which the driver responds shocked. Another voice advertises the game and the commercial ends with the driver and Adriane laughing. | |
Mario Party | United States | 1 | Police officers knock at the door of a house where a couple teenagers are playing Mario Party. One of the police officers says they were getting calls of a wild party nearby, and want to hear from somebody named Mario. Mario appears, and one of them tells him to step outside. The teenagers continue to play Mario Party as a voice advertises the game with gameplay footage. The screen cuts to Mario, who gets arrested by the police. |
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Mario Party is shown as a voice advertises the game with families being shown playing the game. | |
Mario Party 2 | United States | 1 | A crowd of people are standing around a house owned by two men so they could play Mario Party 2 with them. People beg to enter, such as one of the girls asking the men to find her dad, one of the boys claiming he is a friend of Mario and knows the princess, and another boy saying they went to grade school together. People then start climbing over the fence towards the house. A voice than advertises Mario Party 2. A pizza man then arrives out the house, yelling he has the pizza. One if the boys who got to play Mario Party 2 chooses him to play with them while everybody wanting to play groans. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial with some scenes being cut, including every scene with the pizza man. | ||
Japan | 1 | After a party variant of the Nintendo 64 logo, Vivian Hsu tells the viewer that she was invited to a party. Two butlers open the door for her as a family greets her. The butlers are holding Nintendo 64 controllers on plates, offering them to the people attending the party. A voice advertises the game and the commercial ends with a clear version of the Nintendo 64 being advertised. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, cutting some scenes and adding one where Vivian asks the viewer to join in. | ||
Mario Party 3 | United States | 1 | A remote controlled plane is seen flying in the sky before crashing down towards a funeral in progress, where the plane crashes on top of the coffin. The boy controlling the plane falls to the floor with a scar on his face. Gameplay footage of Mario Party 3 is shown with a voice advertising it, and the box of the game is shown on a pile of dirt with a shovel being placed on the ground. |
2 | A boy is in a pool playing Marco Polo while everyone else is lying outside the pool, looking soaked. Gameplay footage of Mario Party 3 is shown with a voice advertising it, and the box of the game is shown right next to the pool. | ||
Japan | 1 | In a city, people look up to see Mario standing on the Millennium Star as it descends and lands on top of a building. The windows of the buildings are turned to screens playing Mario Party 3 and banners of Yoshi, Peach, Luigi, Wario, Donkey Kong, Bowser and Waluigi are folded out. The people enter the building where they play the game with Tumble inside as well. A voice than advertises the game. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial with scenes being cut short. | ||
Mario Tennis | United States | 1 | Two men walk out of a tennis court talking about how great their game was. The man on the left wonders where the people they played against came from while the other person called the other player a "beast". When they get back to the left man's car, they realize the car got destroyed with a large footprint underneath it. The left one stares at the destroyed car while the right man walks towards women in the distance. Gameplay footage of Mario Tennis is shown with a voice advertising it and the commercial ends with the box of the game next to the car. |
2 | The two men from the last commercial win in a tennis match against an unseen woman. The man on the left wishes good luck to her on the next game while the man on the right uses the drinking fountain. The camera follows the pipe which leads to a golf course, followed by a hose which the pipe was connected to after being taken off by a wrench. The hose continues through a street and to an outhouse at a construction site, where construction users were using it. The camera cuts back to the man who says the water he drank out of was "rich". Gameplay footage is then shown with a voice advertising it followed by the box of Mario Tennis right next to the outhouse. | ||
Japan | 1 | Three boys are playing against each other in Mario Tennis. One of the boys at the end looks shocked at the other players skills. The two invited boys leave the house, saying they want to have fun again. The mother of the boy says he does not have the basics down yet and shows him how to play well. The boy asks the mother why she does not go to the National Sports Festival more as he imagines her as a professional tennis player. Gameplay footage is shown while a voice says that Mario will be attending the festival this time. | |
2 | After the events of the first commercial, the two boys return to play Mario Tennis. The mother tells the boy in her head to use the tennis strategy she taught him. Arrows appear during gameplay footage and the boy wins the game. | ||
Paper Mario | United States | 1 | Mario is fishing at a lake until he hears Peach crying for help as a goat is seen next to a copy of Paper Mario. After hearing Peach, Mario immediately jumps into the water and starts swimming. Gameplay footage of Paper Mario is seen with a voice advertising the game as Mario gets closer to Bowser's castle where she is dangling over a paper shredder. Mario swings through one of the windows of the castle. The commercial ends with the lamb from before being scared away from the Nintendo 64 logo. |
Japan | 1 | Mario is seen relaxing on the beach as he says everyday he goes golfing, goes to parties, and plays tennis, and is wondering what he is missing. Mario realizes he is missing an adventure. Gameplay footage is shown and the commercial ends with one of the butlers at the beach calling for Mario. | |
Super Mario 64 | United States | 1 | A boy is shown with Mario in Super Mario 64, often reacting to the locations he is in. |
2 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario 64 is shown as voices talk about how they will not be in a 2D world anymore, and when they are in 3D, they will experience freedom. The commercial ends with a quote: "change the system". | ||
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario 64 is shown as a voice advertises the game, claiming there was never a game like this before. At the end of the commercial, he says "Games are changing, switch to the 64." | |
2 | This is very similar to the first commercial, except with different scenes and music, and the game was out when it released. | ||
Netherlands | 1 | This is a Dutch dub of the second US commercial, but with different wording. | |
Super Smash Bros. | United States | 1 | Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Pikachu cheerfully walk in a sunflower field while Happy Together by The Turtles plays in the background. Suddenly, Mario kicks Yoshi in the knee, causing him to fall over. All of them than fight against each other while a voice says something has gone wrong in the world of Nintendo. Gameplay footage of Super Smash Bros. is then shown and the commercial ends with Yoshi hitting Donkey Kong in the head with a hammer, and multiple Nintendo 64 logos swirl around his head. |
2 | A voice says that "the battle to end all battles" will not be broadcasted on television or in an arena as Donkey Kong, Link, Fox, and Kirby appear on screen. Text appears on screen saying the game will release on April 26th | ||
Japan | 1 | Four children walk in a field as they see something in the distance. One of the kids asks if they could go home to his sister until they see Congo Jungle rising in the air with Pikachu, Mario, Link and Kirby on the stage. Gameplay footage is shown, and the four children are seen with Nintendo 64 controllers afterwards. | |
2 | Gameplay footage of Super Smash Bros. is seen as a voice advertises the game. | ||
Germany | 1 | This is a German dub of the first US commercial. Despite the translation, Happy Together is still playing in English. | |
Yoshi's Story | United States | 1 | Two brothers are sitting on a couch with a younger sister dancing next to her doll. The brothers then start singing as they shake their heads which causes objects around them to break and spin. The brother on the right then uses his tongue to try to eat an apple, but peels off a piece of their cat's hair instead. The brother on the left says he needs to follow through, so he uses his tongue, which reaches the apple, which explodes. Gameplay footage of Yoshi's Story is then shown as the boys continue to break things with their tongues. The sister tells the brothers that when their mother comes back, they will be in trouble. In response to this, the brothers try to attack her with their tongue. The brother on the left grabs her doll with his tongue, causing the dolls eyes to pop out for a bit. And launches it towards the lamp. The sister screams and the commercial ends with the brothers tongues stuck on the floor. This commercial was never aired on television. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial with all scenes involving the sister and the doll being cut. Unlike the first commercial, this was aired on television. | ||
Japan | 1 | After the Nintendo 64 logo is sown together, a voice tells a story that happened long ago, specifically when adults were boys and girls. The children were passed down a tale of happy feelings. Some adults are seen folding open fabric with the Yoshi's Story logo on it and art of various Yoshis. Gameplay footage of Yoshi's Story plays as the voice advertises it. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial with the scenes being cut short, and different wording. | ||
Australia | 1 | In front of a ruler, text says "Can you stick your tongue out this far?". Yoshi's tongue then appears, the camera follows the ruler, back to Yoshi, who retracts his tongue. Text appears saying "Yoshi can!". Gameplay footage is shown and Yoshi, now in the Yoshi's Story logo, eats the box of the game. | |
2 | Text appears on screen saying "Can you juggle eggs?" As Yoshi's eggs fly on screen. All of the eggs break on the ground except for one, which is in Yoshi's hand. Yoshi throws the egg at the screen. Text then appears saying "Yoshi can't! (but he can throw them)". Gameplay footage is then shown and Yoshi eats the box of Yoshi's Story. |
Nintendo GameCubeEdit
Game | Location | Link | Plot |
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Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | United States | 1 | A man tries to enter a movie screening in a movie theater, but is stopped by a guard. The man challenges the guard to a dance battle, which he participates in. After footage of Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix is shown, the man dances into the theater while the guard is distracted. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with the scene where he sneaks into the theater being cut. | ||
Japan | 1 | Two women are seen playing Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Mario joins in with them, and a bundle with the game and a DDR pad is advertised, and afterwards, a contest for a Nintendo DS is advertised. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with some scenes being cut short. | ||
France | 1 | A Nintendo GameCube is created from lines as a group of five people walk in. A DDR pad is then created out of lines and one of the men from the group starts playing Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. The four others join in, with Mario joining in near the end. The commercial ends with a bundle with the game and the DDR pad being advertised. | |
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | United States | 1 | A building with a lot of people, a man plays the bongos which causes the people in the building to all stop. He continues playing, causing all of the people to head to the left. Playing the bongos more, the people begin to fight each other until they all float near the ceiling. The man slaps the bongos again, causing the people to fall. Gameplay footage of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is shown as a voice advertises it. |
Japan | 1 | A man plays Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, playing beats to make Donkey Kong move. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial. | ||
3 | This is similar to the second commercial, except with a higher emphasis on gameplay footage. | ||
Donkey Konga | United States | 1 | Four people are seen walking in a city on separate paths as a broom is heard sweeping. More sounds are heard, such as car horns and hammers, causing a rhythm to be played. The four people meet up in a room with bongos where they play Donkey Konga. After they play the game, they go to another room where they play music. The games logo is shown afterward. |
2 | Sounds of a stick repeatedly tapping a mug, a man dribbling a basketball, a train signal, wood tapping on a gate, mail being dropped off, a train horn, a broom sweeping, a hammer, a skateboard, a lid of a dumpster closing, chains going through a gate, and lids of a trash can closing come together to form a rhythm. A voice is heard saying "Is the rhythm in you?" It then cuts to four people playing Donkey Konga with bongos. The commercial ends with the games logo. | ||
Japan | 1 | Donkey Kong is seen playing the bongos, going faster until the games logo appears. The DK Bongo controllers and a GameCube appears in front of a family. The mother connects the former to the latter. The family then plays "La Bamba" in Donkey Konga. Gameplay footage is then shown with the family playing the game. | |
2 | Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong throw two barrels together, forming the DK bongo controller. A family is then seen playing Donkey Konga with a bundle of the game with the DK bongos being advertised. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | Four people dressed in monkey costumes known as "smile spotters" watch four other people known as "gamers" playing Donkey Konga while Donkey Kong spectates. One of the smile spotters notices one of the gamers smile. The smile spotters then throw banana peels at the gamers while Donkey Kong holds a large banana. The game is then advertised alongside the DK bongos.
This commercial aired during Takeshi's Castle.[citation needed] | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial with some scenes changed. The bundle with the game and the DK bongos is advertised instead of the game and controllers separately. | ||
France | 1 | This is a French dub of the second US commercial. | |
Donkey Konga 2 | United States | 1 | A person knocks at the door to a band known as Good Charlotte, where the band is playing their music in Donkey Konga 2. The band then plays their music at a concert, when they realize the guitarist is missing, who is still playing Donkey Konga 2. A voice advertises the game, saying music by Good Charlotte is in the game. |
Japan | 1 | People are seen playing and dancing to the music in Donkey Konga 2, most of the time in a stop-motion style as a voice advertises the game and the amount of popular songs in it. | |
2 | Two people are seen playing "Tane no Uta" in Donkey Konga 2. The commercial then advertises Donkey Konga 2 and Pikmin 2, which the song playing was also advertising. The commercial ends with an advertisement for a chance to win a Donkey Kong-themed Game Boy Advance SP. | ||
Donkey Konga 3 | Japan | 1 | People are seen playing Donkey Konga 3 until a business man starts playing with the DK bongos. He visions himself as a man in a robe with fireworks behind him and walks away while the people who were playing before him stare at him. A voice then advertises the game and its fifty songs. |
2 | Text appears on screen over food, a tree, and fireworks advertising the game. Gameplay footage of Donkey Konga 3 is then shown as the names of the fifty songs in the game are shown. | ||
Luigi's Mansion | United States | 1 | Inside a cube, a man sits next to a woman wearing all black. The man gets closer to the woman, looking at her necklace. The necklace shows a face which causes the man to scream. The woman disappears and the walls, floor, and ceiling of the room are replaced with gameplay footage of Luigi's Mansion. A voice says the viewer has one night to save Mario from the supernatural. The room then returns back to normal with the woman being replaced with a GameCube. The man moves away from the GameCube. |
Japan | 1 | The camera heads towards a mansion, which is revealed to be many GameCubes stacked upon each other. Luigi is then seen screaming. Gameplay footage is shown afterwards with a voice advertising the game. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with scenes being cut and some scenes being sped up. | ||
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | United States | 1 | Shermer asks another golfer if he has seen his golf ball, which is sitting in a sand bunker. The golfer points the ball out to Shermer, who says it is not his ball. The golfer denies this claim, saying Shermer's name is on the golf ball. Shermer starts crying, saying he can not get it. Gameplay footage of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is then shown with a voice advertising it. |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, except the scenes before the gameplay footage are replaced with Shermer trying to get his golf ball with a golf ball, but a Chain Chomp heard off screen starts chasing him. | ||
Japan | 1 | As four boys play Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, a man advertises the game. Once the man points out that Peach has a mini skirt in this game, the boys look at the man weirdly. | |
2 | A father is seen playing Mario Kart: Toadstool Tour while a kid says he has never seen his father so serious before. The father envisions himself as a professional golfer and the commercial ends with the mother walking in with golfing equipment. | ||
United States | 1 | In an airport, two karts ran by a driver each are carrying old people. A lady in the kart ahead of the other one throws a book from her purse at the drivers leg. The driver moves forward faster as the woman continues to throw things from her purse at the driver. The lady then swaps places with her driver, who throws a suitcase at the other driver, causing him to run into a table and crash. The lady laughs as text appears on screen saying "who are you?". Gameplay footage of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is then shown. | |
2 | In a parade, next to children dancing in present costumes, is a float with Santa Claus on it. A man on a kart drives up next to Santa and throws a banana, which bounces off of Santa's head and into a snowman, whos head falls off. More karts are seen with two people on each. The commercial ends with a voice saying the viewer could get Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for free by getting a Nintendo GameCube for $99.99. | ||
3 | Gameplay footage of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is shown with a voice announcing the game to be releasing on November 19. The voice also advertises a bonus disc that comes with the game. | ||
4 | This is similar to the third commercial except the scenes advertising the release date and bonus disc are replaced in favor of gameplay. | ||
Japan | 1 | "Mario" is seen alongside his voice saying speed is a great undertaking of man and racing is why he lives. It is revealed that "Mario" is actually in a drive through at a Family Burger restaurant, and the worker is trying to talk to him. "Mario" then looks up at the security camera and says the name of the game the commercial is advertising. | |
2 | This is a behind the scenes look at the first commercial, revealing Mario (played by Goro Inagaki), is not "Super Mario", but rather "Inagaki Mario", who says the commercial was fun to make.
Text appears on screen saying the commercial will air on the 28th of an unknown month, meaning the commercial was not released yet when this commercial released. | ||
Germany | 1 | Gameplay footage of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is shown with a voice advertising it. At the end of the commercial, the voice says the viewer could get Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for free by getting a Nintendo GameCube for $99.99. | |
United Kingdom | 1 | This is a British dub of the first US commercial, except the scenes were shorter. | |
2 | In a segment of "Super Mario News", Mario advertises Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as well as the Nintendo GameCube Platinum Pak, which includes the game, Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure, Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, and Shark Tale. | ||
Mario Party 4 | United States | 1 | Mario is seen skiing off the roof of someones house before falling off. After the title screen for Mario Party 4 is shown, Mario, Peach, Luigi, and Yoshi are near a pool attacking each other with sticks. After more gameplay footage is shown, Yoshi and Peach are pushing Mario and Luigi in shopping carts respectively. The four continue to attack each other until it cuts to Mario, Luigi, and Peach in a car with Yoshi on a parachute above the car. Yoshi runs into a bridge Mario drives under. The commercial ends with Luigi using a stick to push Yoshi into the water.
During the filming of the commercial, an incident occurred where the actor playing Yoshi fell into the pool with the Yoshi mascot suit still on and had to be rescued. According to the mascot company, KCL Productions, the actor almost drowned.[1] A behind the scenes video made by KCL Productions was also released. [external link 1] |
Japan | 1 | During a "Family Mario Party Fight Competition", four people are seen playing Mario Party 4, visibly excited while confetti falls over them and orchestral music is played. A voice is heard saying if the viewer has Mario Party, their family and Japan will be happy. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial. | ||
France | 1 | Four people are seen playing Mario Party 4 as gameplay footage is shown and a voice advertises the game. | |
Germany | 1 | Gameplay footage of Mario Party 4 is shown as a voice advertises the game. | |
Korea | 1 | A family is seen playing Mario Party 4, where they are playing the "Mario Medley" minigame. The mother of the family mashes the button faster than everyone else due to her experience with cutting vegetables. Everybody else looks at her in shock. After this, more gameplay footage is shown. | |
Mario Party 5 | United States | 1 | The press asks a man running for president various questions, such as why he decided to run, if he is afraid of the gorilla, if he thinks he "stands a chance against the big boys", if he has a girlfriend, if his brother will be on his team, and if he thinks he can win. One of the members of the press asks if he has a stance on anything. The man responds by throwing a Koopa shell at the other man. The man running for president is revealed to be Mario. A voice than advertises Mario Party 5, and says to forget about politics. |
Japan | 1 | Inagaki Mario looks through a window to watch a family play Mario Party 5. He cheers the family on until the curtain is pulled closed and the games logo is shown. | |
2 | Gameplay footage of the game is shown as a voice says if the viewer get Mario Party, their family will be happy. | ||
France | 1 | A voice advertises Mario Party 5 as people are seen playing the game. | |
Mario Party 6 | United States | 1 | Five children and Bowser have a sleepover. The mother brings down food for the children to eat, but Bowser was not able to get any. They then play a card game, where Bowser throws his cards at one of the boys. Bowser is then seen sleeping. The children decide to play a prank on Bowser by pouring whip cream on his hand and tickling his nose with a purple cleaner. Bowser puts his hand up near his nose, causing the whip cream to stick. The children then draw a mustache near his nose with marker. One of the boys then puts hot sauce on Bowser's toothbrush. After gameplay footage of Mario Party 6 is shown, Bowser brushes his teeth with the hot sauce, and is alarmed by the heat. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with the food and card game scenes being cut. | ||
Japan | 1 | A man claims that every year, he can not beat a game of Mario Party. The man says this year he has been training hard to win. Fire bursts around him as he is training and one of his eyes starts catching on fire. Another person opens the door shortly afterward. The man then advertises Mario Party 6 as gameplay footage is shown. The man says the game also comes with a GameCube Microphone. The man then joins other people playing Mario Party 6 as the man shouts into the microphone. The commercial ends with the man jumping high into the air. | |
2 | A family is seen playing Mario Party 6 as a voice says it is nice to play Mario Party with a whole family. The voice describes the members of the family as the beautiful mother, the cool father, and the little sister. Another man is in the family, but he was not described. The GameCube Microphone is then advertised and at the end of the commercial, the games logo is shown. | ||
Mario Party 7 | United States | 1 | On a cruise ship, a waiter passes by Mario and a woman sitting next to each other. Peach is swimming in a pool while a man stares at her. Yoshi is doing yoga with a group of women. Luigi is playing volleyball, but ends up missing the ball and the volleyball hits Bowser in the head, which causes him to chase after one of the volleyball players while being caught in a net. Mario looks through a telescope where Mario Party 7 gameplay is seen. Luigi then plays golf, but throws the golf club by accident. After the Mario Party 7 logo is seen in the water, the commercial ends with Luigi's golf club flying over Peach and another man as they hold hands. |
2 | This is an early draft of the first commercial, where the music is different, Yoshi is seen dancing next to the women rather than joining them in yoga, a scene is added where Mario and the woman hold hands while the woman giggles, and a voice at the end says "This is no ordinary party, prince." | ||
Japan | 1 | A family is seen playing Mario Party 7 as Inagaki Mario and Luigi say that the family and Japan is happy. While they are advertising the game, the family realize they are hiding under their chair. "Mario" and Luigi say they are just visiting. | |
2 | Inagaki Mario and Luigi try to beat the "Rope a Dope" minigame in Mario Party 7 while they argue. After a voice advertises the game, "Mario" and Luigi fail the minigame. | ||
3 | Eight Inagaki Marios are seen playing Mario Party 7. Luigi talks, saying how annoying they are, and opens the door to where they are playing the game. But when he enters the room, he notices only one "Mario". After more gameplay footage is shown, the eight "Mario"s return to play with Luigi still in the room. | ||
French | 1 | A voice says if there are more than four people who want to play Mario Party 7, there is often a fight. A man blows a whistle as everyone leaps toward the GameCube. They all then play Mario Party 7. The commercial ends with a bundle of the game with the GameCube Microphone being advertised. | |
Mario Superstar Baseball | United States | 1 | Bowser tries to hit a ball using his baseball bat, only for the ball to hit his arm. Frustrated, Bowser attacks the baseball pitching machine. After gameplay footage is shown, Bowser walks away from the now destroyed baseball pitching machine, which shoots two more balls at one of the spikes on his shell, causing him to fall down. |
2 | At a stadium, an organ is heard playing unidentifiable music before beginning to play Ground BGM from Super Mario Bros.. The player of the organ is revealed to be Mario. After gameplay footage is shown, a baseball hits Mario in the head, ending the music. | ||
3 | In a parking lot outside of a stadium, a car is seen parked. A baseball launched by Peach is then seen, heading towards the car. Once the ball lands on the car, the car explodes. After gameplay footage is shown, it is revealed the car belongs to Luigi, who tries to unlock it. | ||
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Mario Superstar Baseball is shown as a voice advertises the game. At the end of the commercial, a giveaway is advertised where 5,000 people will receive Nintendo DS'es and accessories. | |
France | 1 | Gameplay footage of Mario Superstar Baseball is shown as a voice advertises the game. | |
Mario Power Tennis | United States | 1 | Five members of a SWAT team are heading into a tennis court. They all are visibly frightened as sounds of Mario and Donkey Kong's voices are heard shooting tennis balls. The referee shouts at the SWAT team and they head towards the net. A tennis ball is shooten near one of the members who falls towards the ground as a tennis ball on fire flies near him. The four other members start running away as tennis balls are thrown at them. Gameplay footage of Mario Power Tennis is than shown as a voice advertises it. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with some scenes being cut or shortened. | ||
Japan | 1 | Mario and Waluigi are seen playing against each other in tennis. More gameplay footage is shown afterwards. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial with scenes being shortened. | ||
Nintendo Puzzle Collection | Japan | 1 | Text appears in a sky reading "予定がない日にさみしいじゃなくてぜいたくな日だ" (A day without a plan, is a day of extravagance.) A woman (played by Asami Abe) is seen playing Dr. Mario 64 in Nintendo Puzzle Collection. The woman gets a call on her cellphone, from another woman asking what she was doing. She says she is playing a puzzle game, which the other woman approves of. A voice is then heard advertising the game and another woman joins her in Dr. Mario 64's Battle Mode. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with some scenes being cut, and some new ones. At the end of the commercial, the quote is shown rather than at the beginning. | ||
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | United States | 1 | A person writes a letter in ink on paper, turns it into a paper airplane, and throws it out the window. The paper airplane flies over a river, before turning into a paper boat and floating down the river. The paper launches itself out of the river and begins rolling down a path in a field. The paper folds back into what it was and floats into Mario's mailbox. Gameplay footage of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is then shown with a voice advertising it.
The music used in the commercial is called "You're So Cool", which was written by Hans Zimmer made for the film True Romance. The films production company, Morgan Creek Productions, filed a lawsuit against Nintendo, claiming they did not have the rights to use the song.[2][3] Nintendo would then release a statement, saying their advertising agency presented Morgan Creek with a copy of their agreement with Nintendo of America giving them the license to use the song.[2][4] |
2 | This is an early version of the first commercial, with the gameplay footage being removed in favor of scenes where the paper airplane flies over mountains and after the paper jumps out of the river, hops along a wooden table. | ||
Japan | 1 | A giant Mario is seen next to airplanes at an airport. Mario folds himself into a paper airplane and starts flying. Gameplay footage of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is then shown. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with scenes being sped up. | ||
3 | A giant Mario is seen next to a bridge. Mario wraps himself around the bridge and starts spinning. Gameplay footage is shown afterwards with text at the end saying the game will release on July 22nd. | ||
4 | This is similar to the third commercial, except the gameplay shown is different, and the game was out when the commercial aired. | ||
5 | In a city, a giant Mario walks in between two buildings and turns to go around the building. Gameplay footage is shown afterwards. | ||
Germany | 1 | In a segment of "Super Mario News", Mario's head advertises Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Platinum Pak, containing the game and a Nintendo GameCube. | |
Super Mario Strikers | United States | 1 | During the semi-final match in a Spanish soccer game, Mario interrupts it by pushing over the player who has the soccer ball. While Mario celebrates, another player steals the ball, and Mario kicks the player in the leg. Mario continues kicking the soccer ball, knocking people over in the process until reaching the goal. After gameplay footage of Super Mario Strikers is shown, Mario attacks the referee. |
2 | This is an unaired 45 second cut of the first commercial. In it, there are more scenes of Mario knocking people over and the scene where the referee is attacked is extended. | ||
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario Strikers is shown as Inagaki Mario advertises the game. | |
2 | Inagaki Mario and Luigi are playing soccer. "Mario" is the goalkeeper while Luigi uses a Super Strike to kick the ball. Just as Luigi is about to kick the ball, gameplay footage is shown with "Mario" and Luigi advertising the game. Afterwards, it cuts back to Luigi and "Mario", where the latter is seen slowly moving away from the goal. He asks Luigi if his move is dangerous. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | Men are seen playing soccer in a street until a bus stops nearby, letting tourists off. The tourists start running towards the soccer players and play with them. Gameplay footage is shown afterwards. | |
France | 1 | This is a French dub of the UK commercial, where the scenes of the tourists playing against the soccer players are extended, revealing the tourists attacked the soccer players. The commercial ends with and advertisement for the Mario Smash Football Pak. A bundle with a GameCube and Super Mario Strikers. | |
Super Mario Sunshine | United States | 1 | Children and adults sing about Earth and how they should keep it clean as Mario puts trash into a trash can and hovers in the air from F.L.U.D.D.'s Hover Nozzle. Gameplay footage of Super Mario Sunshine is seen as the song continues. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial. The music starts and cuts late and all scenes are shorter. | ||
3 | This commercial was shown at E3 2002. As gameplay footage is seen, a voice talks about the plot of the game. The commercial ends with text saying the game will release in August of 2002. | ||
4 | This is similar to the third commercial, except shorter, the voice is different, and the footage used is of the released version instead of a late beta. | ||
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage is shown as a voice advertises the game, focusing on Mario's Triple Jump. | |
2 | After Mario hovers in the air using F.L.U.D.D. while holding a GameCube, gameplay footage is shown as a voice advertises the game, focusing on F.L.U.D.D.'s abilities. | ||
3 | This is similar to the second commercial, except the voice focuses on the many ways Mario can jump. | ||
4 | This is similar to the first commercial, except the voice is focusing on F.L.U.D.D.'s abilities. | ||
5 | This is similar to the second commercial, except the voice is focusing on Mario's Triple Jump. | ||
6 | This is similar to the fourth commercial, except different gameplay is shown. | ||
7 | This is similar to the second commercial, except it focuses on Mario's Triple Jump along with F.L.U.D.D.'s abilities. | ||
8 | This is similar to the fifth commercial, except with slightly different wording. | ||
9 | This is similar to the first commercial, except different gameplay is shown. | ||
10 | This is similar to the seventh commercial except different gameplay is shown. | ||
11 | This is similar to the second commercial, except shorter and different gameplay is shown. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | A woman, people in a barber shop, a dog bobble head, a boy underwater, and a woman in a salon are seen to all have Mario mustaches. Gameplay footage is then shown with a voice advertising it. Text at the end says "Life's a game." | |
Germany | 1 | This is a German dub of the UK commercial. | |
Super Smash Bros. Melee | United States | 1 | In a building with a lot of people, a man watches two samurais fight inside of a glass cube. The walls of the cube go from transparent to showing gameplay of Super Smash Bros. Melee as a voice advertises the game. Everybody disappears in the building, with the only things left being the man watching, and a GameCube. |
2 | A truck driver claims he is out of jail as he advertises a deal where the viewer could pay 99.99$ for a GameCube and get Super Smash Bros. Melee for free. The commercial ends with the truck driver saying he loves a "good whooping". | ||
3 | Similar to the second commercial, a woman holding a hose advertises the deal. At the end, the woman says she loves smacking Princess Peach. | ||
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Super Smash Bros. Melee is shown as a voice advertises it. The commercial ends by advertising orange and black GameCubes with text saying they will release on November 21st. | |
2 | This is the same as the first commercial, except with different gameplay. | ||
3 | This is a shorter version of the second commercial. | ||
France | 1 | Various cutscenes from Super Smash Bros. Melee are seen. Text appears on screen saying "[SOYEZ PRETS]" ([BE READY]). | |
2 | This is a French dub of the first US commercial. | ||
3 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, except a voice is heard advertises the game. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | This is a British dub of the first US commercial with different music. | |
Australia | 1 | This is an Australian dub of the first US commercial. | |
Wario World | United States | 1 | A president is talking about greed and how he believes it is good as Wario tells him what to say underneath his desk, saying greed loves old people, gold coins, and puppies. Wario then grabs a book out of the presidents pocket telling the president to say more things before pulling his tie, causing him to fall towards his desk. The crowd starts cheering and gameplay of Wario World is shown. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, except alot of the presidents words were removed up until Wario grabs the book. | ||
Japan | 1 | Garlic is seen moving on the screen to the music where the only lyrics said are "garlic". The garlic grows a mustache, eyes, eyebrows, and skin before turning into Wario. On a castle, a Cractyl flies towards Wario, who punches it and throws the Cractyl off the castle. After gameplay of Wario World is shown, the commercial ends with the Cractyl flying back towards Wario and crushing him. The latter of which becomes flattened and crawls from beneath the former. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with the song being shortened as Wario's facial features grow faster. The scene with Wario fighting the Cractyl was also shortened, and Wario does not crawl out from underneath the Cractyl at the end. | ||
Europe | 1 | ||
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | Japan | 1 | Gameplay of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! is shown as a voice advertises the game's multiplayer functions. |
2 | A group of four people play the microgame "Wario Pinball". A voice than advertises the game and at the end, the voice says the game is somehow 3,800¥. | ||
3 | This is similar to the second commercial except a different microgame is being played. | ||
4 | This is similar to the second commercial except a the microgame being played is Snowboard Slalom. | ||
5 | This is similar to the second commercial except a the microgame being played is Gold Digger. | ||
6 | This is similar to the fourth commercial except the multiplayer version of the microgame is played. |
WiiEdit
Game | Location | Link | Plot |
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Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Donkey Kong Barrel Blast is shown as a voice advertises the game. At the end of the commercial, a warning is displayed to not swing the Wii remote near other people. |
2 | This is the same as the first commercial, except the gameplay is different. | ||
3 | This is the same as the first two commercial except with different gameplay. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | This is a British dub of the first Japan commercial. | |
Donkey Kong Country Returns | United States | 1 | An ape researcher explains how humans learn new things about apes every day, and how today they learned how to Ground Pound in Donkey Kong Country Returns. Another ape researcher explains that enemies that are around the move would be left senseless. After Donkey Kong Country Returns and a Wii bundle featuring Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort is advertised, one of the researchers plays the game with the apes, causing one of them to get angry. |
2 | The ape researchers explain how in order to understand how an ape plays, they demonstrate two of them playing Donkey Kong Country Returns. The game and the Wii bundle are then advertised. | ||
3 | Donkey Kong explains the games story and how he will save all the bananas with the help of Diddy Kong. A voice then says if the viewer pre-orders Donkey Kong Country Returns from GameStop, they will receive a banana Wii remote case. | ||
Japan | 1 | A person puts a cartridge for Donkey Kong Country into their Super Famicom and starts playing it. After a little while, text appears on screen saying Donkey Kong is back on a new game for the Wii. Gameplay footage of Donkey Kong Country Returns is then shown. At the end of the commercial, merchandise for the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary. | |
2 | Gameplay footage of Donkey Kong Country Returns is shown with merchandise for the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary being advertised at the end. | ||
3 | This is similar to the second commercial, except with different gameplay at some points. | ||
4 | This is similar to the second commercial, except with different gameplay. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | On a white background, a banana falls from above. Text appears afterwards saying "The legend is back!" with a voice accompanying it, addressing the "legend" is Donkey Kong. The voice advertises Donkey Kong Country Returns as gameplay is shown. Donkey Kong then ground pounds on the floor, causing the box of the game to fall from above. | |
2 | A man invites another man to his Donkey Kong Den in a jungle. They then play Donkey Kong Country Returns while cooperating to get bananas. A voice advertises the game afterwards. | ||
3 | This is a longer version of the second commercial. The two men walk in a jungle. One of the men asks if he knows where there going. The other man tells him he is sure and asks him if he likes bananas, which he does. They then arrive at the Donkey Kong Den with slightly different dialogue. They then play Donkey Kong Country Returns like they did in the second commercial, including a new scene where Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride on Rambi in the game. A gorilla is behind the two men's couch as they do this. One of the men gets taken by the gorilla while he screams for help, but the other man does not realize. The gorilla returns and the man realizes after he realizes the other man was not playing. The man tells the gorilla he is now Diddy Kong, and he plays with the man. After the game is advertised, a new ending plays where Donkey Kong opens a DK Barrel by running into it with a Mine Cart, causing Diddy Kong to join him. Once they are off screen, the game's box appears. | ||
4 | Gameplay footage of New Super Mario Bros. Wii appears as a voice says if they are one of the million people who like Mario games, she recommends Donkey Kong Country Returns. A boy and a girl are then seen playing the game. | ||
5 | As clouds clear to make Donkey Kong Island visible, a voice says that an army has been informed that a navy is on red alert. The voice then shouts that Donkey Kong is back before advertising the game while yelling. At the end of the commercial, when Donkey Kong makes the box of the game appear, text appears saying the game is now out. | ||
French | 1 | While a father plays Donkey Kong Country Returns, the father's son enters the room and asks what he is playing. The father says he is playing the sequel to a game he played sixteen years ago and tells his son to stop "monkeying around" and grab a controller. The father plays as Donkey Kong while the son plays as Diddy Kong. When they are done playing, the father claims his son is now the lord of the jungle. | |
2 | Donkey Kong jumps in the air to grab a Banana Bunch but is unable to reach it. Diddy Kong uses nearby Barrel Cannons to grab the bananas. | ||
Fortune Street | United States | 1 | A golfer asks another golfer how his finances are. The golfer says it is not bad, and claims he can retire at 60 years old with $401,000. A boy appears next to the man who says their plans are tragic, and that he bought a noodle shop and will be retiring at 14 years old. After sending his golf ball high into the air, he hops into a fancy looking golf car. Fortune Street is then advertised. |
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Fortune Street is shown as a voice advertises it. | |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | United States | 1 | A voice says competition is "heating up" in Beijing and that the viewer can compete with family and friends in twenty olympic events. The voice continues to advertise the game and it's olympic events while showing the game's cutscenes. The commercial ends with the voice asking the viewer which side their on as well as advertising the DS version. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial with the scenes focusing on the olympic events being cut. | ||
3 | In space, text appears over Earth showing previous olympic games. Including Seoul, South Korea in 1988, Barcelona, Spain in 1992, Atlanta, Georgia in 1996, Sydney, Australia in 2000, Athens, Greece in 2004, and Beijing, China in 2008. Now in an arena, Mario and Sonic walk towards the center as a voice says this is the first time they are competing in the same arena. They hold up their flags as all the characters from each team in the game follow behind. They then run against each other in a track & field event. The voice then says the game will release Christmas of 2007. | ||
4 | After a couple of bloopers with colored bar screens from KDJY News 24, a news anchor does a news report on Mario, who he compliments and asks Mario how his team training is going while Sonic tries to distract the camera. Mario says the team training is going good. The news anchor says the press believes Sonic's team is Mario's primary competition as Sonic's hand blocks part of the camera, specifically where Mario is. Mario runs off camera and tells Sonic to stop just as the news anchor was about to tell Mario how he will handle Sonic's speech. Text appears on screen saying "Whose team are you on?" as Mario is heard saying he will get Sonic. | ||
5 | The news anchor does a report on Sonic. Mario walks in the background and unscrews a pipe leading to the sprinklers, causing them to turn on and shower on the news anchor and Sonic just as the news anchor was asking Sonic how he managed to pull a team that could win a gold medal. Sonic says "I'm outta here!": one of his catchphrases. | ||
6 | The news anchor says Mario has an important announcement to make regarding the olympic games as Sonic is seen running in the background. Just when Mario was starting his announcement, Sonic blows an air horn in Mario's ear, startling him and the news anchor. The news anchor requests a second take, giving Mario a second chance to say his announcement. Sonic interrupts him again with the air horn. Mario then heads towards Sonic's direction, saying this will be the last time he will do this. | ||
7 | Once ready, the news anchor does a report on Sonic, who says Mario's team plans to "trounce" Sonic's team and "wipe the track" with Sonic. Sonic says his team has been training well and he does not see anything stopping him. Mario then pushes down a piece of camera equipment on Sonic and the news anchor, causing them to fall over. | ||
8 | After getting ready, The news anchor reports on Mario, giving him compliments, and asking him how he likes his chances of winning as Sonic tries to distract the camera. Mario says Sonic does not stand a chance against him. Mario looks back to see Sonic pretending to read a newspaper. The news anchor tells Mario that Sonic has claimed his team is destined to win, and asks how Mario will respond. Sonic is seen behind Mario holding a sign reading "Sonic Rules!" while the news anchor requests for the camera to cut. The news anchor claims he did not go to "broadcasting night school" for this. Mario is then heard telling Sonic that what he is doing is making him crazy. | ||
9 | After snapping to wake up Larry, the news anchor does a report on Sonic. The news anchor tells Sonic that Mario has been saying impolite things about him, saying he does not stand a chance against his team, and that Sonic's team would not beat Mario's team in a million years. The news anchor asks Sonic how he would respond to this. Just as Sonic is about to start talking, Mario interrupts Sonic and runs off. Sonic tries to run towards Mario, but falls over because his legs were tied together with rope by Mario. | ||
10 | Mario and Sonic train their teams, who are people dressed in red and blue respectively, as The Final Countdown by Europe plays in the background. A voice is then heard advertising the game. | ||
Japan | 1 | A family plays Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games as a voice advertises the game. | |
2 | Cutscenes from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games are shown as a voice advertises the game. | ||
3 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial. | ||
South Korea | 1 | This is a Korean dub of the second Japan commercial with a different ending showing the game's price and release date. | |
2 | This is a Korean dub if the first Japan commercial with different gameplay being shown. | ||
3 | Gameplay footage is shown of different olympic events as the voice advertises the ones shown. | ||
4 | This is similar to the second commercial except different olympic events are being played. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | A family plays Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games as a voice advertises the game. | |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, except at the beginning, the family members are training just like the characters they play as in the game. | ||
3 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, and at the end, the Nintendo DS version is advertised at alongside the Wii version. | ||
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | United States | 1 | At an airport, Mario is struggling to fit his luggage in an X-ray while Sonic is detected in another X-ray to have a large amount of metal. While Mario continues to try to shove his luggage, the worker asks Sonic if he has anything in his pockets. Three rings are then seen falling into a tray. Four people in the airport are then seen playing Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games as a voice advertises the game. A worker then opens Mario's suitcase he was trying to fit in the X-ray, revealing a Super Mushroom to be inside as a voice is heard saying Sonic is wanted on a telephone. |
2 | On a plane headed for Vancouver, olympic athletes are seen on the plane as well as Mario and Sonic. Everyone on the plane, including the other people, play Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. As the pilot says there will be a delay taking off, everyone on the plane celebrates as Mario & Sonic give each other a high five. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | In a cabin, a family is seen playing Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games as a voice advertises the game. | |
2 | A boy from the family in the first commercial plays as Bowser in Figure Skating. | ||
Korean | 1 | A voice advertises the Bobsleigh and Figure Skating olympic events as a family plays the game. | |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, except Figure Skating is the only sport being advertised and extra gameplay footage is shown towards the end. | ||
3 | Clips from the game's opening cutscene is shown. | ||
4 | Short Track 1,000m and Curling olympic events are advertised as a family plays the game. | ||
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | United States | 1 | In a fancy palace, a man talks to a guard about their guests. He says Mario, referring him to as "the mustachioed one" was the one who led the mission to save the princess and Sonic, referring him to as "the blue one" wishes to see the crown's jewels, as he is a ring collector. After being sarcastic about how Sonic turning into a ball is normal, the two men enter the room where Mario and Sonic wave at them. The man raises his hand to wave back before the guard puts the man's hand down. After gameplay of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is shown, Mario grows taller. The man tells the guard that it is because he ate mushroom soup. |
2 | This is the same as the first commercial, except the ending is different. A man holding a bag asks who ordered a Chili Dog. Sonic raises his hand. | ||
Japan | 1 | A voice advertises Synchronized Swimming, Rhythmic Ribbon, and Hammer Throw as a family plays the game. | |
2 | A voice advertises Cycling, Equestrian, and Uneven Bars as a family plays the game. | ||
3 | A voice advertises Badminton, Trampoline, and 100m Sprint as a family plays the game. | ||
4 | Clips from the game's intro cutscene and gameplay footage is shown. | ||
Mario Kart Wii | United States | 1 | At the Mario Kart Emporium, Cowboy Jed tells the viewer to come to the emporium and how to do tricks, saying to "Get behind the wheel!" The tricks are demonstrated by people, including Jed's son, Jed Junior. |
2 | Cowboy Jed advertises Mario Kart Wii's multiplayer function, saying you can race a family of four, cousins in Kansas, your great aunt, which Jed refers to as "Great Aunt Arbor", and a friend in France. The commercial ends with Jed saying every copy of Mario Kart Wii comes with the Wii Wheel. | ||
3 | Cowboy Jed advertises the various karts that are at the Mario Kart Emporium, and what caused them to be in such condition. The Flame Flyer is covered in ink because it got sprayed by Blooper while being driven by Bowser, the Standard Kart M was shrunk due to getting hit by the Thunder Cloud being driven by Mario, and the Sugarscoot was destroyed from a Spiny Shell being driven by Peach. | ||
Japan | 1 | A voice advertises the Wii Wheel as someone demonstrates how to use it. | |
2 | The Wii Wheel spins around, transitioning to the opening cutscene of the game. Gameplay footage is shown afterward. | ||
3 | Two people play Mario Kart Wii on Yoshi Falls. Ms. Hase, playing as Peach, obtains a Mega Mushroom and uses it to run over Yoshi, who is being played as the Mr. Kamichi. At the end of the commercial, they compliment the game for being fun.
While playing the game, Ms. Hase is heared humming Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit, even though the music is never heard in Yoshi Falls. | ||
4 | Mr. Kamichi and Ms. Hase play on Luigi Circuit when they get striked from Lightning. Bloopers than spray ink over them. | ||
5 | In Moo Moo Meadows, Ms. Hase tries to drive around the cows but ends up constantly running into them. | ||
6 | Medaka-san and Ms. Hoshino are playing as Mario and Toad respectively in Mario Kart Wii. While racing on Luigi Circuit, they notice how great it feels to use the Wii Wheel controller. | ||
7 | Medaka-san and Ms. Hoshino are racing on DK Summit. While racing, Medaka-san uses the moguls to trick off of. | ||
8 | Medaka-san and Ms. Hoshino race each other in Mario Circuit. | ||
9 | A voice advertises Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and it's capabilities of being able to race twelve people online. | ||
10 | A voice advertises the playable Miis in the game as Mr. Kamichi, Ms. Hase, Medaka-san, and Ms. Hoshino play as their own Miis. | ||
11 | In Mushroom Gorge, Mr. Kamichi and Ms. Hase are jumping on the mushroom trampolines in the cave section. Mr. Kamichi is struggling to figure out how to trick off of the mushrooms. At the end of the commercial, Ms. Hase shows Mr. Kamichi how to trick off platforms. | ||
12 | In Mario Raceway, Mr. Kamichi obtains a Bullet Bill item and runs over the other drivers, including Ms. Hase. She comments how fun the race was at the end. | ||
13 | Medaka-san and Ms. Hoshino race each other in Wario's Gold Mine. | ||
14 | In Wario's Gold Mine, Medaka-san asks Ms. Hoshino where the racer with the star is, saying the racer is ahead. Before Medaka-san can catch up with them, he falls off the track. | ||
15 | Medaka-san and Ms. Hoshino race each other in DK Summit. | ||
Australia | 1 | Various people race against each other in Mario Kart Wii. Text appears at the end of the commercial reading "Still having fun." | |
France | 1 | A man plays Mario Kart Wii. When he launches a Red Shell, a Red Shell appears in his room and is shooten underneath his television into another man's room, who is also playing Mario Kart Wii. The Red Shell continues into another wall, which causes a book shelf to fall to the floor, which causes a light in a woman's room to also fall to the floor. The woman is also playing Mario Kart Wii. Meanwhile, while the man who threw the Red Shell is steering, the chair he is sitting in also swerves to his steering. Everyone's rooms begin shaking. After the man who shot the Red Shell crosses the finish line, the game is advertised and his room is shown to have fallen furniture everywhere. | |
2 | After clips of the game's opening cutscene is shown, gameplay footage is seen and the game is advertised afterwards. | ||
Quebec | 1 | This is a Canadian French dub of the thrid US commercial, with a different actor replacing Gibson Nolte's role as Cowboy Jed. Some clips were also changed. | |
Italy | 1 | A voice advertises the new features the game has as four teenagers play the game. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with more focus on the people playing the game. | ||
Spain | 1 | A voice advertises Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection's compatibility with Mario Kart Wii as a man is seen playing the game. | |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, except the man is seen with three other people. | ||
Sweden | 1 | This is an English dub of the first Italian commercial. | |
United Kingdom | 1 | A father and his daughter realize two other people are online and start racing them. The game is advertised afterwards. | |
2 | Four members of the Redknapp Family are seen racing against each other in Mushroom Gorge. Louise ends up winning the race. | ||
Germany | 1 | Timo Scheider makes comments towards Mario Kart Wii, saying the game is really fun with more than one person. At the end of the commercial, a voice says if the viewer beats Timo's best time, they can choose to receive a free Audi TT or an Audi Q7. | |
2 | While preparing for a race, Timo Scheider pulls three bananas out of his jacket, saying it is "a little extra" for his next race. Afterwards, him and four other racers play Mario Kart Wii. At the end of the commercial, the Mario Kart Wii Bundle is advertised, containing a Wii, Wii Wheel, and Mario Kart Wii. | ||
3 | Timo Scheider talks about motorsports and how it is his life, before cutting to him and four other racers playing Mario Kart Wii. The Mario Kart Wii Bundle is then advertised. | ||
4 | A mother, father, and toddler play Mario Kart Wii. While playing, the father holds onto the toddler who has her hands on the Wii Wheel. | ||
Brazil | 1 | A voice advertises the game's local and online multiplayer features as people play the game. | |
Korea | 1 | After a pair of hands demonstrate the Wii Wheel, gameplay footage of Mario Kart Wii is shown. | |
2 | Park Mi-seon and Changwan Kim race each other in Luigi Circuit. The former of which, playing as Peach, shoots a Green Shell at the latter, playing as Luigi. At the end of the commercial, they have an argument over who shot the shell. | ||
3 | Kim Beom, playing as Mario, and Changwan Kim, still playing as Luigi, race each other in DK Summit. On the race track, they run into obstacles such as the snow and pits. | ||
4 | Park Mi-seon and Kim Beom race each other in Moo Moo Meadows. The former of which runs into a cow. | ||
5 | On the character select screen, Park Mi-seon chooses Peach, saying it is because there is not a playable character that is a queen. Kim Beon says he chooses Mario because he is the main character and he can wait for Peach to become queen. They race each other in Moo Moo Meadows, where Kim Beon is the winner. Park Mi-seon says if she did not run into the cow, she would have won. | ||
6 | Park Mi-seon and Kim Beon race each other in Mario Circuit. Park Mi-seon wins the race after Kim Beon accidentally runs into the grass. | ||
7 | This is a shorter version of the sixth commercial, mostly focusing on the crashes and the ending. | ||
8 | Changwan Kim and Kim Beon race each other in Yoshi Falls. | ||
9 | Park Mi-seon and Changwan Kim race each other in Mushroom Gorge. While bouncing on the mushroom trampolines, Changwan Kim compares the bouncing from trampoline to trampoline to a frog before both of them fall into a pit. | ||
Mario Party 8 | United States | 1 | Two men arrive at the doorstep of a home with a Wii remote in hand. One of the men say "Wii would like to play" and everybody in the house begins playing Mario Party 8. The men continue visiting various places asking people to play the game. The men visit people in the hospital saying goodbye to Frank, and a group of girl's slumber party. The commercial ends with the men driving into the sunset. |
Japan | 1 | A voice is heard telling you how to play Punch-a-Bunch, Attention Grabber, Chump Rope, and At the Chomp Wash using the Wii's motion controls as a family plays the minigames. | |
2 | This is similar in nature to the first commercial, but this time the minigames advertised are Blazing Lassos, Treacherous Tightrope, Shake It Up, and Rowed to Victory. | ||
Australia | 1 | A boy sets up Mario Party 8 on his Wii and invites the other people at the party to join in. | |
Italy | 1 | A voice advertises Mario Party 8 as a family plays the game. | |
Germany | 1 | This is a German dub of the Australian commercial, except it is shorter, cuts the opening scene, and some scenes were replaced with minigame gameplay. | |
Spain | 1 | This is a Spanish dub of the Italian commercial. | |
United Kingdom | 1 | This is a British dub of the Italian commercial, except longer with more scenes. | |
2 | This is a British dub of the Australian commercial. | ||
3 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial. | ||
4 | Louise and the children of the Redknapp Family play various minigames in Mario Party 8. | ||
Korea | 1 | Similar to the Japan commercials, the controls for Treacherous Tightrope, Chump Rope, Shake It Up, and Rowed to Victory are advertised as a family plays the minigames. | |
Mario Party 9 | United States | 1 | A family is seen playing Mario Party 9, where they are at the end of the Bob-omb Factory minigame and play the Sock It to Lakitu boss minigame. While they play the minigame, Goombas, a Piranha Plant, a Koopa Shell, a Thwomp, a Boo, a Bullet Bill, a Cheep Cheep, a Dice Block, and three Mini Ztars are seen in the house. The family pauses the game and all the enemies hide once the mother walks in. The mother reminds everyone to place their drinks over coasters, especially pointing it out to Mario, who hides behind a curtain. The enemies then come out of their hiding spots as the mother watches her family play as a voice advertises the game.
In Mario Party 9, the boss minigame the player enters after getting through Bob-omb Factory is Bombard King Bob-omb, not Sock It to Lakitu. |
2 | While Mario Party 9 is seen playing on screen, two boys walk into a room where a girl is staring at a Dice Block floating in the air. After staring at it for awhile, one of the boys hits the Dice Block. After it rolls, the die explodes, causing slime to splatter everywhere. The children then play the game with slime still on themselves. The commercial ends with a voice saying the game is a sponser for the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. | ||
Japan | 1 | In Toad Road, Mario, Peach, Wario, and Yoshi hop into the Toad Mobile and travel on the board. Mario obtains three Mini Stars as Peach celebrates while Yoshi and Wario are upset. Once they reach the first split path, they decide to go to the left where they drive on lily pads. Wario is hesitant to go his turn due to there being Mini Ztars on the path, which he obtains, losing three stars. They then try to go across a gap, but fall down it. Gameplay footage of Mario Party 9 is then shown. Throughout the commercial, a voice is heard advertising the game. | |
2 | Peak Precision, Tuber Tug, Billistics, Mecha March, Don't Look, Blooper Barrage, Speeding Bullets, Goomba Bowling, and Tumble Temple are advertised as the voice advertises the amount of content in the game. | ||
3 | Pizza Me, Mario, Pier Pressure, Logger Heads, Wiggler Bounce, Castle Clearout, Ring Leader, Goomba Spotting, and Chain Chomp Romp are advertised as the voice advertises the amount of content in the game. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | This is similar to the first US commercial, but a voice advertises the game over the footage and more scenes of gameplay are added. At the end of the commercial, the voice says the game is available at Argos for £31.99. | |
Brazil | 1 | A family plays Mario Party 9 as a voice advertises the game. | |
Mario Sports Mix | United States | 1 | A voice announces the viewer is watching Mario Sports Mix, where Miichael and Miimi are giving coverage on the events of the game. |
2 | Miichael and Miimi commentate over Mario's "super moments" in Mario Sports Mix. The clips shown are Mario scoring a goal in hockey, Mario making Luigi lose in dodgeball, and scoring in basketball. Miichael then comments how inspirational Mario is. | ||
3 | Miichael asks Miimi who the player they will show off will be. Miimi guesses Mario or Princess Peach, both of which were wrong, with Miichael saying it was himself. Clips of Miichael are shown scoring in hockey, blocking Mario from the hoop, making Peach lose in dodgeball, and Yoshi missing Miichael's pass in volleyball. While the clips are shown, Miichael says various puns about Miis. The commercial ends with Miichael making another pun as Miimi shakes her head in disapproval. | ||
4 | In a "Super Top 3 Show" segment, Miimi asks Miichael what time it was. Miichael responds with the segments name, but turns his head and pauses after every word much to Miimi's annoyance. The clips being commentated on are Diddy Kong doing flips in the air while scoring in basketball, Mario shooting a volleyball, and Luigi hitting Wario in dodgeball. Miichael, talking like he did with Miimi, says bye to the viewers. | ||
5 | In another "Super Top 3 Show" segment, the clips being commentated on are Yoshi hitting Toad in dodgeball, Peach throwing hearts at Mario, stunning him, and Mario scoring in hockey from a far distance. | ||
6 | Pretending to scratch a record, Miichael, calling himself the "Mix Master", saying it is time for the Super Top 3 Show, with Miimi putting her head down in disappointment. The clips being commentated on are Yoshi's hockey puck bouncing off the walls of the arena and into the goal with a rainbow following it, Donkey Kong scoring in basketball, and Toad hitting Bowser Jr. in dodgeball. Miichael, now calling himself the "Mixing Master", signs off as Miimi continues to shake her head. | ||
7 | During a "Super Top 3 Show" segment, Miichael keeps interrupting Miimi lines with footage of himself covering her face. The clips being commentated over are Shy Guys throwing banana peels on a hockey rink, which causes Peach to fall, Rick's Mii shooting a Green Shell at Luigi in volleyball, and Fred and Thelma in Fort Myers using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to beat their grandchildren from Albuquerqe. The commercial ends with Miichael and himself in another video that they make a great team as Miimi groans. | ||
8 | During a "Mii Character Show" segment, Miichael hopes it is a staring contest but Miimi says it is the "Mii Character of the Day". Miichael asks Miimi if she has any guesses for who it could be. Miimi responds with Ralph from the Control Room. Miichael says that was incorrect, saying the "Mii Character of the Day" was himself. After Miimi claims he was joking, Miichael says he never jokes about excellence. The clips being commentated on are the same ones from the third commercial with slightly different dialogue. | ||
9 | The clips being commentated over are Mario shooting the ball at Wario in volleyball, Donkey Kong scoring in basketball, Peach throwing hearts at Bowser, stunning him, as Miichael calls the situation "giving Bowser heartaches", and the first clip shown in the fifth commercial with different dialogue. | ||
Japan | 1 | Six men, three in red and three in blue, play dodgeball as a voice says the moves they act out while playing. While this is happening, the screen cuts to gameplay of Mario Sports Mix multiple times where four Miis represent the people playing with two colored Yoshis corresponding to the teams. The game's four sports are then advertised as well as a red Wii created for the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. | |
2 | Footage of the game's opening cutscene and gameplay footage are shown as a voice advertises the four sports in the game. | ||
3 | This is similar to the second commercial, except most of the footage of the game's cutscenes are replaced with gameplay footage. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | This is similar to the second Japanese commercial, except the script is different and is spoken in British. At the end of the commercial, the voice recommends the game to people who like Mario Kart and the box for Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! is seen next to Mario Sports Mix with text next to it reading "You'll love this too!" | |
France | 1 | This is a French dub of the third Japanese commercial. | |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, except some clips are different, text does not appear reading the names of the sports, and text appears at the end saying the game will release on January 28th. | ||
Mario Strikers Charged | United States | 1 | Gameplay footage of Mario Strikers Charged is shown as a group of four people is seen playing the game. |
2 | Two men drive up to the garage door of a house. The door opens, revealing four teenagers inside. One of the men say "Wii would like to play." After initially being confused, the four teenagers start playing Mario Strikers Charged. A voice then advertises the game. The commercial ends with the two men driving into the sunset. | ||
Japan | 1 | A pair of hands using the Wii remote and nunchuck to play Mario Strikers Charged is shown. | |
2 | Gameplay of Mario Strikers Charged is shown as rock music plays. | ||
3 | This is similar to the second commercial, except different clips are shown. | ||
France | 1 | Four men play Mario Strikers Charged against two other people using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. All of four of them lost. It was revealed that the two players they were going against were two girls, who celebrated upon winning. The game is then advertised. | |
Germany | 1 | Four men play Mario Strikers Charged. | |
2 | While the four men from the last commercial play Mario Strikers Charged, they get a call from four women, who are online. The men try to beat the women in Mario Strikers Charged, but fail. One of the men comment how they can never beat the girls in that game. | ||
3 | This is a longer commercial combining the first and second commercials into a story, with the first commercial at the beginning and the second commercial at the end. | ||
Spain | 1 | This is a Spanish dub of the French commercial. | |
United Kingdom | 1 | Two men play against two other men using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The latter group of men end up winning. At the end of the commercial, a voice says this is the first Wii game to use online capabilities. | |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with some scenes being cut or out of order. | ||
Korea | 1 | Gameplay footage of Mario Strikers Charged is shown as a voice advertises the game. | |
Mario Super Sluggers | United States | 1 | In a classroom, a teacher is teaching students about potassium. Meanwhile, Michael speaks to his friend using American Sign Language if he wants to play Mario Super Sluggers at his house. Michael's friend tells him to watch out for his Yoshi Rainbow Ball and Michael tells him to watch out for his Mario Fire Swing. The teacher realizes what he is doing, and tells him to never use a fire swing against a rainbow ball in Sign Language. He then continues teaching his class and a voice advertises the game afterwards. |
Japan | 1 | A mother and father battle against each other in Mario Super Sluggers as their son watches. | |
2 | A "Young Team" and "Senior Team" battle each other in Mario Super Sluggers. The Young Team ends up winning. | ||
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Japan | 1 | After two hands are seen making Donkey Kong punch using the Wii Remote and Nunchuck, gameplay footage is shown. At the end of the commercial, several other games in the New Play Control! series are advertised. Including New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis. |
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis | Japan | 1 | After a hand holding a Wii remote makes Mario hit a tennis ball using a tennis racket, gameplay footage of New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis is shown as a family plays the game. |
2 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with scenes being cut and other Wii games in the New Play Control! series bring advertised at the end. | ||
3 | A voice advertises the various moves in the game that has the character spinning as a man and woman play the game. | ||
4 | A voice advertises moves the player can preform in the game as two women play the game. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | A son and a mother play New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis. | |
France | 1 | Four people play New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis. | |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | United States | 1 | After a family is seen walking in a neighborhood with hills behind the houses, Goal Poles on the roofs of the houses, and two people kicking a Koopa Shell at each other, multiple families are seen playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii with various items and characters around the house as they play. A voice is heard talking about the 4-player multiplayer the game has. The voice suggests everyone shouts "Here we go!" since they are now playing together, so everyone shouts the phrase. The commercial ends with the voice saying the price for the Wii dropped from $249.99 to $199.99. |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, except the families seen playing the game are different and the wording from the voice is different. | ||
Japan | 1 | Text appears reading "1985". Afterwards, gameplay footage of World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros. is shown. Text appears on screen again, reading "2009.12.03" with a voice saying New Super Mario Bros. Wii will release on that date. | |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, but alongside World 1-1, gameplay footage of World 2-2, World 3-1, and World 3-4 are shown. For the World 3-1 footage, Mario is seen using a Koopa Shell to do the "Infinite Lives" trick. | ||
3 | This is similar to the first commercial, except the text at the beginning reads "1988" and gameplay footage of World 1-2 from Super Mario Bros. 3 is shown instead. | ||
4 | This is similar to the second commercial, except the gameplay footage is of World 1-1, World 2- Desert, World 4-1, and World 8- Ship from Super Mario Bros. 3. | ||
5 | A man plays through World 3-1 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. There, he gets a Penguin Suit from a ? Block only to use it from a Piranha Plant. Later in the course, he finds a series of Brick Blocks underneath platforms where the first Star Coin is that he could not get through. Returning to the section with a Penguin Suit, he belly slides through the Brick Blocks and obtains the coin. | ||
6 | In World 6- Castle, the man from the fifth commercial tries to jump over from one swing to another swing but falls into the lava, causing him to laugh at his mistake. He tries again, fails, and laughs again. | ||
7 | A woman plays through World 1-1 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. She finds out how to stomp on a Goomba, hit a ? Block to collect a Super Mushroom, and hit a Coin Block. | ||
8 | In the same level, the woman finds out how to use a Propeller Mushroom and reach the Goal Pole to clear the course. | ||
United Kingdom | 1 | Mario walks underneath a timeline of when various games in the Super Mario series released in the UK. The games on the timeline being Super Mario Bros. (1987), Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991), New Super Mario Bros. (2006) and New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009). Once Mario reaches the end of the timeline, he jumps at 2009, transitioning into gameplay footage of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. | |
2 | Ricky Whiting talks about New Super Mario Bros. Wii and how fun the game is with his family from Brighton. He says this is his first platformer game he has ever played with his mother and how his family likes to cooperate rather than playing Mario Kart and going against each other. | ||
3 | Ricky Whiting talks about the game and his experience playing with his friends from Brighton. They play Coin Battle as Ricky commentates on how his friends always argue. Ricky ends up winning Coin Battle. | ||
France | 1 | Marion talks about how impatient she is wanting to play New Super Mario Bros. Wii, claiming it is similar to the Mario games she played during her childhood. She plays the game, discovering the Propeller Mushroom and Spine Coaster. After a clip of a Super Mushroom approaching the box of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, making it grow is shown, a voice says the game also has a multiplayer function. | |
2 | A question is asked to various people, being what they think their best memory of playing Mario is. Alberto responds by saying the game is not complicated for adults. Joaquim J. says how you only need two buttons to play. Marion talks about her first time playing Mario on the NES during Christmas. Stephane says his first time playing Mario was when he was eight or nine. The four people then mention various items in the Mario games before humming "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros.. The commercial ends with Marion saying she lives next door and that she would like to return playing Mario immediately. | ||
3 | While Marion and her family play New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Marion's mother talks about the game and how fun it was. | ||
4 | Marion plays New Super Mario Bros. Wii, discovering Water Balls, The Propeller Mushroom, Penguin Suit, and Mega Wigglers. | ||
Germany | 1 | Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad walk on a white background before transitioning to gameplay footage of New Super Mario Bros. Wii as a voice advertises the game. | |
2 | This is a German dub of the first UK commercial, but longer and the voice advertises the new power-ups and objects the game has. | ||
3 | Andreas talks about how he was impressed by the game's multiplayer feature and how much fun he had with it with friends. | ||
4 | Andreas talks about playing the game in single player and how he enjoyed it. | ||
Italy | 1 | This is an Italian dub of the first German commercial. | |
2 | A man talks about the game and how much fun it is in multiplayer with friends. | ||
Spain | 1 | This is a Spanish dub of the second Italian commercial. | |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, except the man talks about playing the game in single player and how fun it is. | ||
3 | This is a Spanish dub of the first German commercial. | ||
4 | This is a Spanish dub of the first UK commercial. | ||
Portugal | 1 | A father and two sons play World 5-1 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The logo for Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary is shown at the end. | |
Korea | 1 | This is similar to the seventh Japanese commercial, except the woman is a different actress and she discovers how to stomp on a Goomba, collect Super Mushrooms, stomp on a Koopa Troopa, and how to use the Propeller Mushroom. At the end of the commercial, Mario falls into a pit. | |
2 | The woman from the last commercial and a man play as Luigi and Mario respectively in World 3-1. In the level, Luigi collects two Penguin Suits instead of one, and Luigi moves so far away from Mario that he gets crushed by a wall. Luigi falls into a pit shortly afterward. | ||
3 | A man plays through World 8-7 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. | ||
4 | The man and woman from the second commercial play World 1-3, where they use Yoshis. At the end of the commercial, Mario and Luigi ground pound at the same time to defeat two Hammer Bros. | ||
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Japan | 1 | A voice advertises the Super Mario Collection Special Pack, which contains Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition and Super Mario History 1985-2010 along with a soundtrack CD that comes with the booklet. At the end of the commercial, Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary branded bags and T-shirts are advertised. |
United Kingdom | 1 | A boy is seen playing through World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. while Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition bundled with Super Mario History 1985-2010 is advertised. | |
Super Mario Galaxy | United States | 1 | In a movie theater, two men, one of which holding a briefcase, enter a screening of a movie and stand in front of the screen. One of the men says "Wii would like to play." as they hold a Wii and bow down. People in the movie theater then play Super Mario Galaxy. The commercial ends with the two men driving into the sunset. |
Japan | 1 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario Galaxy is shown. | |
2 | This is similar to the first commercial, except the music cuts at different times and the gameplay footage is different. | ||
3 | This is similar to the second commercial, except different gameplay is shown. | ||
4 | A father and son play Super Mario Galaxy, where they use the cursor to stop Chain Chomps from rolling and crash into each other. Resulting in them exploding and giving out Star Bits. | ||
5 | A man teaches a woman how to play Super Mario Galaxy. | ||
6 | This is similar to the third commercial, except the gameplay shown is different and Good Egg Galaxy is heard in the background instead of the music heard in Toy Time Galaxy. | ||
7 | This is a shorter version of the third commercial, with some scenes being cut. | ||
8 | This is a shorter version of the first commercial, with some scenes being cut. | ||
9 | This is a shorter version of the second commercial, with some scenes being cut. | ||
10 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario Galaxy is shown, focusing on the Bee Mushroom. | ||
11 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario Galaxy is shown, focusing on Mario defeating Goombas. | ||
12 | The father and son from the fourth commercial play the boss battle against Dino Piranha and defeat it. | ||
13 | The man from the fifth commercial teaches the woman how to use the Bee Mushroom. | ||
14 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario Galaxy is shown. With some scenes showing Luigi. | ||
Australia | 1 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario Galaxy is shown. Text appears at the end of the commercial, reading the game will release on November 29th. | |
2 | Two boys play Super Mario Galaxy. Text appears at the end of the commercial, saying the game is currently out. | ||
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France | 1 | This is a French dub of the second Japan commercial. | |
2 | Gameplay footage of Mario flying from one planet to the next is shown. | ||
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2 | A man plays Super Mario Galaxy. | ||
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2 | A father and son play Super Mario Galaxy. | ||
Netherlands | 1 | This is a Dutch commercial of the second Italian commercial, with reviews praising the game being shown. | |
2 | This is a Dutch dub of the second French commercial, with reviews praising the game being shown. | ||
3 | A voice advertises Super Mario Galaxy as gameplay footage is shown. | ||
4 | A man and woman play Super Mario Galaxy. | ||
Spain | 1 | This is a Spanish dub of the fourth Netherlands commercial. | |
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Korea | 1 | A person controls Mario using a Wii remote and nunchuck. The person makes Mario stomp on a Goomba and enter a Launch Star. | |
2 | Gameplay footage of Super Mario Galaxy is shown, with the commercial ending with Mario hitting Bouldergeist. Strangly, Mario's voice is higher pitch. | ||
3 | This is similar to the second commercial, but different footage is shown. The commercial ends with Mario confronting Bowser. | ||
4 | A man teaches a woman how to play Super Mario Galaxy in the Honeyhive Galaxy. | ||
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | United States | 1 | On a planet, a boy and girl get off a swing and slide respectively and jump to another planet, where they meet another boy. After the girl spins, they jump to another planet which resembles a home. They join a woman and man and they play Super Mario Galaxy 2. Mario and Yoshi then fly over the planet and past the game's logo. |
2 | On a planet resembling Earth, people watch over a lake next to an amusement park to see Mario and Yoshi fly over them. Mario and Yoshi fly through a city and over mountains, where skiers wave at them. The footage then transitions into gameplay. Afterwards, the end of the first commercial is seen with a voice saying "Super Mario Galaxy 2, prepare for liftoff. Rated E for everyone." | ||
3 | Mario and Yoshi fly over a planet, where they are seen by people looking at clouds and basketball players. Gameplay footage is shown afterwards and the ending from the second commercial plays. At the end of the commercial, a black Wii and Wii Sports Resort are advertised to be on sale for $199.99. | ||
4 | Durell claims that everyone at their store loves Mario as multiple televisions are seen with Super Mario Galaxy 2 gameplay in the background. Durell advertises Super Mario Galaxy 2 and four other Mario games, including New Super Mario Bros. Wii, as part of Walmart's "It's Rollback Time" sale. The commercial ends with Durell asking the viewers if he should grow a mustache just like Mario's. | ||
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Super Paper Mario | United States | 1 2 | |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | ||
France | 1 2 3 | ||
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl | United States | 1 2 3 | |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | ||
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WarioWare: Smooth Moves | United States | 1 | |
Japan | 1 2 | ||
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France | 1 2 | ||
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Virtual ConsoleEdit
Game | Location | Links |
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Donkey Kong Country | Japan | 1 |
Mario Kart 64 | Japan | 1 2 |
Super Mario Bros. | Japan | 1 |
Super Mario Kart | Japan | 1 2 |
Wii UEdit
Game | Location | Links |
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 | |
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 | |
Mario Kart 8 | United States | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Japan | 1 | |
Mario Party 10 | United States | 1 2 3 |
UK | 1 2 | |
Japan | 1 2 | |
Paper Mario: Color Splash | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 2 | |
Super Mario Maker | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 | |
Yoshi's Woolly World | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 |
Nintendo SwitchEdit
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Game | Location | Links |
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | United States | 1 |
Super Mario Odyssey | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 5 | |
Super Mario Bros. Wonder | United States | 1 2 3 4 5 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | |
UK | 1 2 3 | |
Southeast Asia (English) | 1 2 3 | |
Southeast Asia (Thai) | 1 2 3 | |
Super Mario RPG | United States | 1 2 |
South Africa | 1 | |
Japan | 1 2 | |
WarioWare: Move It! | Japan | 1 2 |
Nintendo Switch 2Edit
Game | Location | Links |
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Mario Kart World | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | |
Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV | Japan | 1 2 |
Donkey Kong Bananza | Japan | 1 2 3 4 |
Portable consolesEdit
Game Boy / Game Boy ColorEdit
Game | Location | Links |
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Donkey Kong | United States | 1 |
Donkey Kong Land | United States | 1 |
Donkey Kong Land III | French | 1 |
Dr. Mario | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
Germany | 1 | |
Mario Bros. | United States | 1 |
Mario Golf | United States | 1 |
Mario Tennis | United States | 1 |
Super Mario Land | United States | 1 |
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | United States | 1 |
Tetris Attack | Japan | 1 |
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | United States | 1 |
Germany | 1 | |
Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! | United States | 1 |
Wario Land II | Netherlands | 1 |
Wario Land 3 | Germany | 1 |
Yoshi | United States | 1 |
Game Boy AdvanceEdit
Game | Location | Links |
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DK: King of Swing | Japan | 1 |
Donkey Kong Country | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 | |
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
Netherlands | 1 | |
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | Japan | 1 |
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 3 | |
Mario Golf: Advance Tour | United States | 1 |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
French | 1 | |
Mario Party Advance | Japan | 1 |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
French | 1 | |
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 | |
Australia | 1 | |
Wario Land 4 | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
WarioWare: Twisted! | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | |
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | Japan | 1 |
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | Japan | 1 |
Nintendo DSEdit
Game | Location | Links |
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Diddy Kong Racing DS | Canada | 1 |
Mexico | 1 | |
Netherlands | 1 | |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Japan | 1 2 |
UK | 1 | |
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 3 | |
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
France | 1 | |
UK | 1 | |
Mario Kart DS | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 | |
British | 1 | |
Italian | 1 | |
South Korea | 1 2 | |
Spanish | 1 2 | |
UK | 1 | |
Mario Party DS | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 3 | |
South Korea | 1 2 | |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | United States | 1 |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 | |
France | 1 | |
UK | 1 | |
New Super Mario Bros. | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 2 | |
Australia | 1 | |
British | 1 | |
France | 1 | |
French | 1 2 3 | |
South Korea | 1 2 | |
Germany | 1 | |
UK | 1 | |
Super Mario 64 DS | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 | |
South Korea | 1 2 | |
Super Princess Peach | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
Wario: Master of Disguise | Japan | 1 2 |
WarioWare: Touched! | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 | |
France | 1 | |
South Korea | 1 2 3 4 5 | |
Yoshi Touch and Go | Japan | 1 |
French | 2 | |
Yoshi's Island DS | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 | |
Germany | 1 | |
South Korea | 1 2 | |
UK | 1 |
Nintendo 3DSEdit
Game | Location | Links |
---|---|---|
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 | |
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | United States | 1 2 |
Japan | 1 2 3 | |
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | United States | 1 |
Japan | 1 2 | |
Mario Party: The Top 100 | United States | 1 |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | United States | 1 2 3 4 |
MiscellaneousEdit
Game | System | Location | Links |
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Donkey Kong | ColecoVision | United States | 1 |
Donkey Kong Jr. | Atari 2600 | United States | 1 |
Donkey Kong Jr. | ColecoVision | United States | 1 |
Mario's Cement Factory | Game & Watch | United States | 1 |
Mario Bros. | Atari 2600 | United States | 1 |
Mario Kart Tour | iOS/Android | United States | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 |
Japan | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 |
Merchandise in commercialsEdit
Content | Location | Year | Links |
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Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior breakfast cereals | United States | 1982 | 1 |
Super Mario Bros. Lotte Famicom chocolate | Japan | Circa 1985 | 1 |
Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 furikake and curry | Japan | 1986 | 12345 |
Super Mario Bros. ice cream bars | Japan | 1986 | 1 |
Kurogane Super Mario Bros. desks | Japan | 1986 | 12 |
Nintendo Cereal System | United States | 1988 | 1 |
Kurogane Super Mario Bros. 3 desks | Japan | 1989 | 12 |
Super Mario Bros. 3 McDonald's toys | Japan | 1990 | 1 |
United States | 1990 | 1 | |
Nagasakiya Super Mario World chocolate coins | Japan | 1991 | 1 |
Kurogane Super Mario World desks | Japan | 1991 | 12 |
Go Forth! Yoshi sticky tongue toy | Japan | Circa 1991 | 1 |
Mario's Adventure: Wobbling Game | Japan | Circa 1991 | 1 |
Super Mario World and Super Mario Kart maze games | Japan | Circa 1992 | 1 |
Nurinko Club coloring plushes | Japan | 1993 | 1 |
Tomy Mario and Yoshi remote control car | Japan | 1993 | 1 |
Mario and Yoshi bump-and-go toys | Japan | 1993 | 1 |
Nikko R/C Super Mario Kart remote-controlled toys | Japan | 1994 | 12 |
Mario Paint squeezable paint brush | United States | 1994 | 1 |
Super Mario Kraft Macaroni & Cheese | United States | 1994 | 1 |
Mario and Donkey Kong watches | Italy | 1994, 1995 | 12 |
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Orangina drinks | France | 1995 | 1 |
Mario's Adventure Island ball-rolling game | Japan | 1997 | 1 |
Nintendo Burger King toys | United States | 2002 | 1 |
Mario Kart Wii KFC toys | Mexico | 2008 | 1 |
Wii Burger King toys | United States | 2008 | 1 |
Super Mario McDonald's toys | Europe | 2013 | 1 |
France | 2013 | 1 | |
Japan | 2016 | 1 | |
2017 | 1 | ||
S.H.Figuarts Luigi toys | Japan | 2014 | 1 |
Mario Kart 8 McDonald's toys | United States | 2014 | 1 |
France | 2015 | 1 | |
Carrera RC Cape Mario & Flying Yoshi | United States | 2017 | 1 |
Monopoly Gamer | United States | 2017 | 1 |
Hop, Skip and Jump with Super Mario - McDonald's Toys + Board Game | Europe | [citation needed] | |
Super Mario Trading Card Collection | United Kingdom | 2022 | 1 |
France | 2022 | 2 |
Other commercialsEdit
- Main article: List of references in advertisements
Yoshi's New Island is also a sponsor for the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards.
Content | Location | Links |
---|---|---|
Super Mario 64 Got Milk? ad | United States | 1 |
Taco Bell Mario Kart 64 sweepstakes | United States | 1 |
Wendy's Kids Meal | United States | 1 |
Froot Loops | United States | 1 |
Comic booksEdit
- In The Simpsons comic issue #161, there are advertisements for the 3DS games Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land on the back.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Thomas, Les (June 30, 2008). Paper Mario Music-Swap Lawsuit a Mistake. Nintendo World Report (English). Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Frederick, Logan (June 24, 2008). Nintendo Sued Over Commercial Music. The Escapist (English). Archived June 27, 2008, 16:13:50 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (June 25, 2008). Nintendo Responds To Song Swiping Lawsuit. Kotaku (English). Retrieved July 5, 2024.
External linksEdit
PostersEdit
- A 2014 poster for the 2015 film Pixels features a giant 8-bit Donkey Kong attacking Tokyo.
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References | By external sources | Advertisements • Film • Internet • Music • Publications • Real life • Tabletop games • Television (animated · live-action) • Theater • Video games (Nintendo · third-party · pre-release and unused content) |
Within Super Mario media | References in the Super Mario franchise • References in The Super Mario Bros. Movie • References in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | |
Other lists | Advertisements • Controversies • Rumors and urban legends • Unofficial media acknowledged by Nintendo |