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

Mario Segale, the American real estate developer who inspired the naming of Super Mario, has passed away at the age of 84, we're sad to report.Segale died on October 27th, surrounded by his family ...

The real-life inspiration behind the name for Nintendo’s most famous video game character died at the age of 84.. Mario Segale died on Oct. 27 surrounded by his family, according to his obituary ...

Mario Segale, the namesake behind the famous mustachioed protagonist of Nintendo’s iconic video game franchise, has died at age 84. Segale was born in. Skip to content Gizmodo.

Mario Segale, the namesake for Nintendo’s Mario character and a successful American real estate developer, passed away on October 27, Kotaku has learned. Segale was surrounded by his family in ...

The real-life inspiration behind the name for Nintendo‘s most famous video game character has died.He was 84. Mario Segale died on Oct. 27 surrounded by his family, according to his obituary.The ...

Mario Segale, the man after whom video game hero Super Mario was named, has died aged 84. Mr Segale was a successful Italian-American property developer from the US state of Washington. In the ...

Mario Segale, the Real-life Namesake of Nintendo's Famous Character, Dies at 84. Published Nov 02, 2018 at 6:40 AM EDT Updated Nov 02, 2018 at 10:54 AM EDT. By .

Mario is named after the Nintendo of America’s real estate developer Mario Segale. Nintendo of America’s warehouse was a rental leased by Mario Segale, a local Tukwila real estate developer.