<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
multimedia	O
franchise	O
produced	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Japanese	O
game	O
designer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
starring	O
the	O
titular	O
Italian	O
plumber	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
extended	O
to	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
media	O
,	O
including	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
a	O
1993	B-Application
feature	O
film	O
,	O
a	O
2023	O
animated	O
film	O
and	O
theme	O
park	O
attractions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
installment	O
was	O
1983	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
although	O
Mario	B-Application
had	O
made	O
his	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
1981	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
several	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
developers	O
including	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
and	O
AlphaDream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
various	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
handhelds	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
third	B-Application
generation	I-Application
onward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flagship	O
Mario	B-Application
subseries	O
is	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
of	O
platform	O
games	O
started	O
with	O
1985	B-Application
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
which	O
mostly	O
follows	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
adventures	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
typically	O
rely	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
jumping	O
ability	O
to	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
has	O
spawned	O
over	O
200	O
games	O
of	O
various	O
genres	O
and	O
several	O
sub-series	O
,	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
;	O
several	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
sparked	O
successful	O
franchises	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
gaming	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
and	O
renowned	O
franchises	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
within	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
subseries	O
,	O
being	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
826	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
sold	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
than	O
385million	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
Radar	B-Application
Scope	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
company	O
president	O
referred	O
to	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
main	O
protagonist	O
"	O
Jumpman	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Jumpman	O
"	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
in	O
certain	O
promotional	O
materials	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
overseas	O
;	O
his	O
namesake	O
was	O
Mario	B-Application
Segale	O
,	O
the	O
landlord	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
office/warehouse	O
,	O
who	O
barged	O
in	O
on	O
a	O
meeting	O
to	O
demand	O
an	O
overdue	O
rent	O
payment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
Jumpman	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
internationally	O
and	O
permanently	O
changed	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
spawned	O
several	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
only	O
appearance	O
as	O
an	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
did	O
not	O
feature	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
to	O
feature	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
in	O
each	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
involve	O
only	O
running	O
and	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
future	O
Mario	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
jump	O
on	O
enemies	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
flipped	O
over	O
;	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
accomplished	O
by	O
jumping	O
under	O
the	O
platform	O
they	O
are	O
on	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
POW	O
"	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
reappeared	O
in	O
various	O
forms	O
,	O
including	O
as	O
a	O
minigame	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
reimagined	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Clash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
released	O
several	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
LCD	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
line	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
licensed	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
six	O
LCD	O
games	O
for	O
Nelsonic	O
's	O
Game	O
Watch	O
line	B-Application
between	O
1989	O
and	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
remakes	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
games	O
have	O
changed	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
a	O
generic	O
Mr.	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
character	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
nearby	O
sequel	B-Application
for	O
the	O
35th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
made	O
titled	O
"	O
Game	B-Device
and	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
:	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
"	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
then	O
became	O
the	O
star	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
side	O
scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
sold	O
in	O
a	O
package	O
with	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
different	O
game	B-Application
with	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
later	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
would	O
subsequently	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
a	O
console	O
that	O
also	O
features	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
known	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
two	O
sequels	O
were	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
original	O
entries	O
,	O
only	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
debuted	O
as	O
the	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
was	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
continued	O
the	O
franchise	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
flagship	O
title	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
sub-series	O
with	O
retro	O
gameplay	O
called	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
inaugurated	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
continued	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
U	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
port	O
titled	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
Deluxe	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.-styled	O
gameplay	O
is	O
further	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
level	O
creator	O
game	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
,	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
released	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
real	O
smartphone	B-Application
game	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
instances	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
non-Nintendo	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1990	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
to	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
doctor	O
,	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
eradicating	O
deadly	O
viruses	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
viruses	B-Application
populating	O
the	O
on-screen	O
playing	O
field	O
by	O
using	O
falling	O
colored	O
capsules	O
that	O
are	O
dropped	O
into	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
manipulates	O
the	O
capsules	O
as	O
they	O
fall	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
aligned	O
with	O
viruses	B-Application
of	O
matching	O
colors	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
them	O
from	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
eliminating	O
all	O
the	O
viruses	B-Application
on	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
4	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
two	O
portable	O
games	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
six	O
original	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
64	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Story	O
mode	O
,	O
Score	O
Attack	O
and	O
Marathon	O
,	O
Wario	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
and	O
four-player	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
seven-year	O
hiatus	O
,	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Express	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
DSiWare	B-Device
service	O
re-introduced	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
the	O
portable	O
gaming	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Rx	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
WiiWare	O
service	O
introduced	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Luigi	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
introduced	O
Luigi	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
Operation	O
L	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
capsules	O
assume	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
letter	O
"	O
L	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
features	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
an	O
archaeologist	O
who	O
chisels	O
away	O
to	O
form	O
images	O
on	O
the	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
sub-series	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
puzzle	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Pauline	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
rivalry	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sub-series	O
introduces	O
the	O
Mario-like	O
toys	O
known	O
as	O
Mini-Marios	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
replace	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
the	O
sole	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
all	O
future	O
installments	O
starting	O
with	O
March	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
onward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Toad	I-Application
:	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
Tracker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
action	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
which	O
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
minigames	O
starring	O
Captain	B-Application
Toad	I-Application
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enhanced	O
ports	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
including	O
additional	O
bonus	O
levels	O
themed	O
around	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
but	O
excluding	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
bonus	O
levels	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
adding	O
co-op	O
multiplayer	O
where	O
another	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
new	O
purple	O
Toad	O
with	O
white	O
spots	O
in	O
the	O
regular	O
chapters	O
alongside	O
Toad/Toadette	O
,	O
and	O
Toadette	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Special	O
Episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
was	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Seven	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
expanded	O
to	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2000	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
to	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
3D	O
environments	O
and	O
2D	O
characters	O
who	O
look	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
made	O
of	O
paper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
can	O
jump	O
and	O
use	O
his	O
hammer	O
to	O
overcome	O
physical	O
obstacles	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
assist	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
partners	O
have	O
a	O
finite	O
capacity	O
to	O
perform	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
consuming	O
a	O
particular	O
number	O
of	O
flower	O
points	O
(	O
FP	O
)	O
when	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progression	O
through	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
depends	O
upon	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
often	O
offer	O
clues	O
or	O
detail	O
the	O
next	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Badges	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
that	O
yield	O
bonuses	O
ranging	O
from	O
added	O
moves	O
to	O
gradual	O
health	O
restoration	O
during	O
combat	O
;	O
each	O
consumes	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
Badge	O
Points	O
(	O
BP	O
)	O
,	O
meaning	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
only	O
equip	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
badges	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
five	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
one	O
game	O
on	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
turning	O
into	O
and	O
folding	O
up	O
into	O
a	O
paper	O
airplane	O
and/or	O
a	O
paper	O
boat	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
deviated	O
into	O
the	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
genre	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
flip	O
"	O
into	O
a	O
3D	O
perspective	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
level	O
rotates	O
to	O
reveal	O
a	O
hidden	O
z-axis	O
,	O
placing	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
stickers	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
in	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Paper	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
world	O
enters	O
the	O
real	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Color	B-Application
Splash	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
colors	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
in	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
origami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
spin-off	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
AlphaDream	O
,	O
was	O
formed	O
exclusively	O
throughout	O
handheld	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
+	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Minions	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
added	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
map	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
place	O
pinpoints	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
mode	O
called	O
Minion	O
Quest	O
:	O
The	O
Search	O
for	O
Bowser	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Minions	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
facing	O
many	O
obstacles	O
in	O
their	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Partners	B-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
introduced	O
their	O
younger	O
selves	O
:	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Toadsworth	O
the	O
younger	O
,	O
Baby	O
Peach	O
and	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
also	O
for	O
the	O
DS	O
introduced	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
inside	O
of	O
Bowser	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
+	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
'	O
s	O
Journey	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
introduced	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
added	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
map	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
place	O
pinpoints	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
mode	O
called	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
'	O
s	O
Journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Dream	B-Application
Team	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
introduced	O
Dreamy	O
Luigi	O
,	O
where	O
Luigi	O
sleeps	O
in	O
the	O
Dream	O
World	O
in	O
celebrating	O
the	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
also	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
also	O
included	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
when	O
Luigi	O
knocks	O
over	O
the	O
book	O
containing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
Hudson	O
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
nine	O
numbered	O
sequels	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
making	O
for	O
ten	O
numbered	O
titles	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
three	O
non-numbered	O
main	O
series	O
titles	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
DS	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Party	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
has	O
four	O
spins	O
offs	O
that	O
differ	O
in	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Island	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Top	I-Application
100	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
party	O
game	O
featuring	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
in	O
which	O
four	O
human	O
-	O
or	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
interspersed	O
with	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
numerous	O
sports	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
appearances	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
tennis	B-Device
games	O
were	O
as	O
a	O
referee	O
in	O
Tennis	B-Device
for	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
branding	O
and	O
only	O
featured	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
the	O
capacity	O
of	O
a	O
cameo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
appeared	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
,	O
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
released	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
would	O
subsequently	O
develop	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
this	O
series	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Power	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
Open	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Ultra	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
and	O
Aces	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
use	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
likeness	O
in	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
golfer	O
in	O
Golf	B-Application
for	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
featured	O
a	O
mustached	O
man	O
resembling	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
NES	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
as	O
the	O
golfers	O
,	O
with	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
and	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
as	O
their	O
caddies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Device
Golf	I-Device
:	I-Device
Toadstool	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Golf	I-Device
:	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
summer	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
were	O
team	O
captains	O
in	O
Baseball	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
of	O
football	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
as	O
"	O
GOOOOOOOAL	O
!!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
Strikers	I-Application
series	O
(	O
Mario	B-Application
Football	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Strikers	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Strikers	I-Application
Charged	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Strikers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
League	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
appeared	O
alongside	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
in	O
the	O
sports	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
the	O
crossover	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Olympic	B-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
Mario	B-Device
&	I-Device
Sonic	I-Device
at	I-Device
the	I-Device
London	I-Device
2012	I-Device
Olympic	I-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
released	O
between	O
November	O
2011	O
(	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
February	O
2012	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
sequel	B-Application
called	O
Sochi	B-Application
2014	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fourth	O
sequel	B-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rio	I-Application
2016	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
arcade	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
sequel	B-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
Tokyo	I-Application
2020	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1992	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
to	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
,	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
go-kart	O
races	O
,	O
controlling	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
six	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
one	O
enhanced	O
port	O
,	O
three	O
portable	O
games	O
,	O
one	O
game	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
and	O
four	O
Namco	O
co-developed	O
arcade	O
spin-off	O
games	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
fifteen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	B-Application
and	O
1997	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
4-player	O
racing	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
unlock	O
retro	O
tracks	O
from	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Double	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
introduced	O
co-operative	O
LAN	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
two-player	O
karts	O
with	O
one	O
player	O
driving	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
vehicle	O
throwing	O
out	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
introduced	O
dual-screen	O
play	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
introduced	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
,	O
12-player	O
racing	O
,	O
motorbikes	O
and	O
playable	O
Mii	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
new	O
items	O
:	O
the	O
POW	B-Application
Block	I-Application
,	O
Mega	O
Mushroom	O
,	O
and	O
Thunder	O
Cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
featured	O
optional	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
,	O
introduced	O
hang	O
gliding	O
and	O
submersible	O
karts	O
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
kart	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
introduced	O
anti-gravity	O
racing	O
,	O
ATVs	O
,	O
uploading	O
highlights	O
to	O
YouTube	O
via	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
TV	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
local	O
players	O
in	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
races	O
,	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
boast	O
HD	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
Deluxe	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
improved	O
battle	O
mode	O
and	O
several	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Possibly	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
spin-off	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
began	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
and	O
longest-running	O
kart	O
racing	O
series	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
over	O
150,000,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
many	O
educational	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
educational	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
is	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
teaches	O
Typing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
educational	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
from	O
1991	O
to	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
Soft	O
released	O
two	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
another	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Special	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
computers	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-6001mkII	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-6601	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
FM-7	B-Device
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punch	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
computers	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-6001mkII	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-6601	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
FM-7	B-Device
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
but	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
of	O
"	O
punch	O
balls	O
"	O
,	O
small	O
balls	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
can	O
kick	O
into	O
enemies	O
to	O
stun	O
them	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
hitting	O
them	O
from	O
below	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
Soft	O
was	O
originally	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
until	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
DS	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2012	O
this	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
NDcube	O
since	O
Hudson	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
games	O
were	O
planned	O
for	O
development	O
by	O
Philips	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Media	I-Device
for	O
use	O
on	O
its	O
CD-i	B-Device
machine	O
:	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
's	O
Wacky	O
Worlds	O
,	O
Hotel	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Takes	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
Hotel	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
released	O
;	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
's	O
Wacky	O
Worlds	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Takes	O
America	O
were	O
eventually	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philips	O
was	O
given	O
permission	O
to	O
use	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
in	O
CD-i	B-Device
games	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
developing	O
an	O
unreleased	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotel	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
did	O
not	O
gain	O
much	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
rarely	O
acknowledging	O
it	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
's	O
Wacky	O
Worlds	O
is	O
a	O
canceled	O
video	O
game	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
NovaLogic	O
,	O
which	O
attempted	O
to	O
duplicate	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
sprites	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Earth	O
locations	O
rather	O
than	O
Dinosaur	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
several	O
features	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
sprites	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
visual	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
pointing	O
device	O
controller	O
provides	O
difficult	O
controls	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
default	O
controls	O
of	O
running	O
and	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Takes	O
America	O
was	O
proposed	O
about	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
trip	O
to	O
Hollywood	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
own	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotel	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Fantasy	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Philips	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Media	I-Device
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
find	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
by	O
going	O
through	O
seven	O
Koopa	O
Hotels	O
in	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
Mario-centered	O
games	O
,	O
mainly	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Rabbids	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Milan	O
(	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Italian	O
studio	O
division	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
sees	O
players	O
controlling	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Rabbids	O
dressed	O
as	O
them	O
,	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
a	O
sudden	O
invasion	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Rabbids	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
accidentally	O
misused	O
a	O
powerful	O
invention	O
that	O
has	O
brought	O
chaos	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
was	O
initially	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
presented	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
creative	O
director	O
Davide	O
Soliani	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
caused	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
greenlight	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Sparks	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
FIFA	O
,	O
Battlefield	O
,	O
Apex	O
Legends	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
)	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
and	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
included	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Peach	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
Itadaki	B-Application
Street	I-Application
DS	I-Application
&	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
including	O
many	O
characters	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
includes	O
many	O
comics	O
,	O
manga	O
and	O
TV	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1993	B-Application
live	O
action	O
film	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
lost	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
at	O
the	O
box	O
office	O
and	O
was	O
widely	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
2023	O
animated	O
film	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Movie	O
broke	O
box	O
office	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Pauline	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
)	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Super	O
Show	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
first	O
American	O
TV	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
NES	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
starred	O
King	O
Koopa	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bowser	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
TV	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
NES	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
cartoon	O
shows	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
and	O
Toad	O
fighting	O
against	O
Bowser	O
and	O
his	O
Koopalings	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
by	O
different	O
names	O
on	O
the	O
show	O
(	O
Hip	O
,	O
Hop	O
,	O
Kooky	O
,	O
Kootie	O
Pie	O
,	O
Big	O
Mouth	O
,	O
Cheatsy	O
,	O
and	O
Bully	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
cartoon	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
animation	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Sei	O
Young	O
Animation	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
show	O
was	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Reteitalia	O
S.P.A.	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
slight	O
differences	O
in	O
character	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Challenge	O
was	O
a	O
show	O
which	O
aired	O
on	O
The	O
Children	O
's	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presenter	O
,	O
John	O
Lenahan	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
lookalike	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
and	O
dressed	O
in	O
his	O
clothes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
guest	O
players	O
had	O
to	O
do	O
tasks	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
involved	O
playing	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
video	O
games	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
currently	O
last	O
Saturday	O
morning	O
cartoon	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodes	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
were	O
later	O
shown	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
syndication	O
package	O
Captain	O
N	O
&	O
The	O
Video	O
Game	O
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
split	O
from	O
Captain	O
N	O
altogether	O
and	O
shown	O
in	O
time-compressed	O
reruns	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
anime	O
film	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
1986	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
by	O
Masami	O
Hata	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Masakatsu	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
Tsunemasa	O
Hatano	O
,	O
it	O
stars	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
get	O
stuck	O
in	O
a	O
Famicom	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
must	O
save	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
from	O
King	O
Koopa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
generally	O
featured	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
the	O
hero	O
,	O
Peach	O
as	O
the	O
damsel	O
and	O
Bowser	O
as	O
the	O
villain	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
playing	O
supporting	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
1993	B-Application
adventure	O
family	O
comedy	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
follows	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
(	O
Bob	O
Hoskins	O
)	O
and	O
Luigi	O
(	O
John	O
Leguizamo	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
dystopia	B-Application
ruled	O
by	O
King	O
Koopa	O
(	O
Dennis	O
Hopper	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
's	O
plot	O
features	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
protagonists	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
leading	O
the	O
team	O
with	O
Luigi	O
developing	O
a	O
romance	O
with	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Movie	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
by	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
And	O
Oceania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Illumination	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
featured	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Chris	O
Pratt	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Anya	O
Taylor-Joy	O
as	O
Peach	O
,	O
Charlie	O
Day	O
as	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Jack	O
Black	O
as	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Keegan-Michael	O
Key	O
as	O
Toad	O
,	O
Seth	O
Rogen	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Kevin	O
Michael	O
Richardson	O
as	O
Kamek	O
,	O
and	O
Fred	O
Armisen	O
as	O
Cranky	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Martinet	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
in-game	O
voice	O
actor	O
,	O
also	O
provide	O
cameo	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
was	O
mentioned	O
but	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banzai	O
Bills	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
also	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
2022	O
film	O
Chip	O
'	O
n	O
Dale	O
:	O
Rescue	O
Rangers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
many	O
characters	O
and	O
scenarios	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
just	O
hit	O
its	O
41st	O
volume	O
,	O
Super	O
Mario-kun	O
is	O
the	O
longest-running	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
manga	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
consistent	O
manga	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
is	O
a	O
work	O
written	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
PikkaPika	O
Comics	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
somewhat	O
confusedly	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
It	O
is	O
currently	O
at	O
five	O
volumes	O
and	O
stopped	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
author	O
's	O
death	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valiant	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
comic	O
books	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Super	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
line	B-Application
was	O
renewed	O
for	O
1991	O
with	O
two	O
different	O
books	O
—	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Adventures	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
anthology	O
of	O
comics	O
,	O
drawn	O
in	O
a	O
Japanese	O
manga	O
style	O
,	O
that	O
ran	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
throughout	O
1992	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
based	O
loosely	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
following	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Adventures	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
concluded	O
the	O
epic	O
with	O
a	O
ten-page	O
story	O
based	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
titled	O
Mario	B-Application
VS	O
Wario	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
in	O
their	O
January	O
1993	B-Application
issue	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
reprinted	O
in	O
the	O
graphic	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
made	O
a	O
pitch	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
a	O
new	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
comic	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
turned	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
encyclopedia	O
based	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
encyclopedia	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
up	O
until	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
was	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Publishing	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
appeared	O
on	O
lunch	O
boxes	O
,	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
jeans	O
,	O
magazines	O
,	O
commercials	O
(	O
notably	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Got	O
Milk	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Gottlieb	O
created	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
themed	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Monopoly	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
by	O
the	O
website	O
USAopoly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
USAopoly	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Level	O
Up	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Monopoly	O
Gamer	O
adds	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
version	O
with	O
courses	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
serving	O
as	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LINE	B-Application
released	O
four	O
voiced	O
Mario	B-Application
sticker	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario-themed	O
Lego	B-Language
sets	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sets	O
feature	O
an	O
electronic	O
Mario	B-Application
figure	O
that	O
interacts	O
with	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
theme	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
many	O
concerts	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
PLAY	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Chicago	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Columbus	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
,	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Zelda	O
Big	O
Band	O
Live	O
,	O
Play	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1996	B-Application
article	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
led	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
gaming	O
by	O
the	O
hand	O
,	O
blazing	O
a	O
trail	O
,	O
and	O
teaching	O
lessons	O
in	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
sheer	O
playability	O
to	O
any	O
who	O
would	O
study	O
its	O
secrets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
256	O
games	O
of	O
various	O
genres	O
(	O
including	O
sports	O
,	O
puzzle	O
,	O
party	O
,	O
racing	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
31	O
different	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
have	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
each	O
since	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
the	O
core	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
alone	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
370	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
which	O
sold	O
154.26million	O
units	O
,	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
which	O
sold	O
over	O
56	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
which	O
sold	O
over	O
125,000	O
arcade	O
machines	O
and	O
six	O
million	O
Coleco	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
which	O
sold	O
1.72million	O
Famicom	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
had	O
grossed	O
more	O
than	O
$7billion	O
in	O
software	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
