The Tale of How Mario Got His Name...

[NikkyVix]

[Purplecat]

What I find interesting is that Miyamoto at least confirmed the name originated from Nintendo of America. The article confirms he didn't have a mustache during the last twenty years according to his friends, but there's no words regarding his stache status in the 80's.

Funny how Miyamoto originally imagined him as "Mr. Video" as I used to call Mario "The Videogame guy" when I first started playing my NES.

I remember hearing the landlord story for years (since the mid/early 90's), but I was starting to wonder if it was a urban legend. Even if this story hadn't cleared out anything to 100%, it pretty much at least confirms that legend.

"Well that explains the coin obsession... never met a landlord yet who wasn't in it for the shines" - First comment on Slashdot