Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary

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The Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary is a celebration throughout 2015 of thirty years since the start of the mainline Super Mario series with Super Mario Bros. in 1985. The celebration was originally announced during the April 1, 2015 Nintendo Direct[1], and is being commemorated with events, tie-ins, and merchandise, culminating with the release of Super Mario Maker for Wii U in September, near the original release date of Super Mario Bros.

Celebration

Games / accessories

  • Super Mario Maker
  • Two special edition 8-bit Mario amiibo to be released alongside Super Mario Maker, in "Classic" and "Modern" color schemes.

Events

  • "Let's Super Mario", a video campaign in which fans submit videos to the website to celebrate; any ad revenue generated by these videos is donated by Nintendo to Operation Smile.
  • "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live", a concert series performed by the Super Mario Big Band in Osaka on September 20, 2015, and Tokyo on September 21.[2]
  • Between June 22 and July 21, 2015, Tower Records teamed up with Nintendo for a special summer sale and a Super Mario-themed cafe menu.[3]
  • Nintendo will be hosting a 30th anniversary festival in Shibuya on September 13, 2015, featuring a number of artists performing Mario music.[4]

Merchandise

Other

  • A mural of an 8-bit Mario made up of other assets from the original Super Mario Bros. was painted in Soreditch, London.[7]
  • A section of the Hyper Japan Festival 2015 convention hall in London will be dedicated to the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary.[8]
  • A folding screen in the Rimpa school of Japanese based upon Fujin Raijin-zu Byobu was created featuring Mario characters, with Mario and Luigi taking the roles of Fujin and Raijin (the Japanese thunder and wind gods), done not only to celebrate the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary but also the 400th anniversary of the Rimpa school's founding.[9]
  • Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto, a video by the Nintendo UK YouTube channel in which Shigeru Miyamoto discusses various rumors and myths regarding the franchise.[10]

External links

References

  1. ^ Nintendo (Nintendo of America). (April 1, 2015.) Nintendo Direct 4.1.2015. YouTube. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Seedhouse, Alex (July 1, 2015). Super Mario 30th Anniversary Live concerts announced for Japan. Nintendo Insider. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Koide, Jamie. (June 11, 2015.) Tower Records celebrates Super Mario Bros.’ 30th anniversary with cafe and sale. RocketNews24. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Festival to be held in September, in Japan. Perfectly Nintendo (July 21, 2015). Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  5. ^ Super Mario-Themed Hot Wheels Cars Are Coming In October. My Nintendo News (July 28, 2015). Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  6. ^ Chapman, Paul (August 7, 2015). Nintendo Releases 30th Anniversary "Super Mario Bros." Music CD. Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Nintendo UK (July 8, 2015.) https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/618736367535804416
  8. ^ Orry, James. (June 26, 2015.) Play Star Fox Zero & Super Mario Maker at Hyper Japan next month. VideoGamer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Mario Bros. morph into deities to celebrate 400th anniversary of Rimpa painting school. The Asahi Shimbun (September 9, 2015). Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  10. ^ Nintendo UK (September 9, 2015). Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto - Coming soon!. YouTube. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
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