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125-458: The store sells a wide variety of Nintendo video games and merchandise, including apparel, hardware, and accessories that are exclusive to the store, such as Japanese Mario character plushies , and special guides to a wide variety of Nintendo games. The store includes a dedicated Pokémon section. On the second level of the store, there are kiosks with various Nintendo Switch games running, allowing anyone to play. The second story also serves as

250-436: A mixed-use revitalized downtown. Redmond underwent a commercial boom during the 1990s, primarily due to Nintendo of America and Microsoft establishing their respective headquarters within the city in 1984 and 1986 respectively, culminating in 1997 with the opening of Redmond Town Center , a major regional shopping center on the site of a long-defunct golf course. In recent years the city has seen rising traffic congestion as

375-620: A model airplane flying field, a 48-acre off-leash dog park , an outdoor theater, sports fields such as baseball and soccer, a playground, tennis courts, a community garden, cricket pitch, and a velodrome , which hosts the FSA Star Crossed – Redmond cyclo-cross competition in September. The city offers over 59 miles (95 km) of public trails for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding. The Redmond Central Connector runs through downtown. The Sammamish River Trail connects to

500-466: A 16x16 grid. The focus of the game was to escape a maze, while Mario could not jump. However, Miyamoto soon introduced jumping capabilities for the player character, reasoning that "If you had a barrel rolling towards you, what would you do?" Continuing to draw from 1930s media, King Kong served as an inspiration, and Mario was set in New York City . Though the protagonist was unnamed in

625-783: A Brooklynite Italian-American has been described as an example of mukokuseki , or "nationlessness", with "roots across [the] three continents" of Europe, North America, and Japan. Mario usually saves Princess Peach and the Mushroom Kingdom and purges antagonists, such as Bowser , from various areas; since his first game, Mario has usually had the role of saving the damsel in distress . Originally, he had to rescue his girlfriend Pauline in Donkey Kong (1981) from Donkey Kong . Despite being replaced as Mario's love interest by Princess Peach in Super Mario Bros. ,

750-464: A Japanese manga series. Super Mario Sunshine was the first Nintendo game released after Satoru Iwata became the CEO of Nintendo, succeeding Hiroshi Yamauchi. The game's original concept did not feature Mario, as the developers believed the role was too out of the ordinary for such a character. Later on, when they used a generic man for the role instead, they believed having a realistic person alongside

875-401: A blue shirt to contrast against each other and the background, making the movements of his arms easily perceptible. A red cap was added to let Miyamoto avoid drawing the character's hairstyle, forehead, and eyebrows, as well as to circumvent the issue of animating his hair as he jumped. To give distinctly human facial features with the limited graphical abilities, Miyamoto drew a large nose and

1000-530: A business license fee of $ 55 per employee was approved in 1996. As of 2016 , the fee is $ 107 per employee. According to Redmond's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports, the top employers in the city are: Redmond Derby Days is an annual community festival held the second full weekend of July and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2015. It began as a race around Lake Sammamish called the Redmond Bicycle Derby in 1939, and since then has become

1125-599: A character based on Miyamoto's concepts and sketches, which he drew during the development of Super Mario Bros. 3 . Super Mario World was released during a console war between Nintendo and Sega ; Sega's mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog , was considered a "cooler" alternative to Mario, to which Miyamoto apologized for. The plot for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins has Mario pursue something for his own benefit rather than for someone else, his goal trying to reclaim ownership of his island, Mario Land, from Wario . The game

1250-465: A character like Mario would cause "incongruity", and it was ultimately changed to Mario instead. Mario's ally, F.L.U.D.D., was one of ten design options but was chosen because it fit the game's theme, although it was not their favorite option in terms of looks. Super Mario Galaxy had Mario exploring a number of spherical planets, which the developers at the time knew simply jumping on enemies would be difficult to perform. They instead took advantage of

1375-748: A choice school with a STEM focus. The Bellevue School District serves the city's southernmost neighborhoods, mainly below NE 40th Street. The unincorporated English Hill neighborhood in northern Redmond is served by the Northshore School District , while the Redmond Ridge area to the east is part of the Lake Washington School District. Several private schools in Redmond offer K–12 education, including Montessori programs. The Bear Creek School ,

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1500-485: A collection of outdoor sculptures throughout its streets and parks, many of which are part of a rotating sculpture exhibition. Redmond Lights is an annual community festival held the first Saturday of December. It features a special guest each year, a tree-lighting conducted by the mayor on city hall campus, a luminary walk on the Sammamish Trail and Redmond Central Connector with musical and light stations along

1625-651: A construction site, Mario was made into a carpenter; and when he appeared again in Mario Bros. , it was decided that he should be a plumber , because a lot of the game is situated in underground settings. Mario's character design, particularly his large nose, draws on Western influences; once he became a plumber, Miyamoto decided to "put him in New York " and make him Italian , light-heartedly attributing Mario's nationality to his mustache. Other sources have Mario's profession chosen to be carpentry in an effort to depict

1750-400: A fun addition. The concept was influenced by Japanese folktales . Super Mario Bros. 2 was originally not going to be a sequel to Super Mario Bros. , and was originally going to be a game called Doki Doki Panic ; directed by Kensuke Tanabe . One of the changes included the retexturing of the four main playable characters of Doki Doki Panic , and since they varied in height, this was

1875-400: A game that used the 1930s characters Popeye , Bluto , and Olive Oyl . At the time, however, as Miyamoto was unable to acquire a license to use the characters (and would not until 1982 with Popeye ), he ended up creating an unnamed player character , along with Donkey Kong and Lady (later known as Pauline). In the early stages of Donkey Kong , Mario was drawn using pixel dots in

2000-571: A heated argument in which the Nintendo employees eventually convinced Segale he would be paid, they opted to name the character in the game Mario after him. This story is contradicted by former Nintendo of America warehouse manager Don James , who stated in 2012 that he and Arakawa named the character after Segale as a joke because Segale was so reclusive that none of the employees had ever met him. James repeated this account in 2018. A friend of Segale commented: "My direct understanding and perception

2125-580: A launch game for the Game Boy that featured Mario, as he believed in the statement "fun games sold consoles". Super Mario Land was designed without the help of Miyamoto, a first for the series. The game uses completely different elements to pair with the small screen due to the Game Boy's portability. For example, instead of rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario

2250-665: A licensed Nintendo retail store at Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv . The store was Dizengoff Center's second largest launch. In March 2020, a store dedicated to the Nintendo Switch called "NSEW" has opened in Hong Kong in cooperation with Nintendo. Mario Mario ( Japanese : マリオ; / m ɑːr i oʊ / , / m ær i oʊ / ) is a character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto . He

2375-683: A multi-day event including a bicycle criterium , parade, entertainment stages, beer garden, local food offerings and activities. It also includes a carnival with rides and attractions and a fireworks display at dusk on Saturday. Performing arts in Redmond include the Eastside Symphony and the Second Story Repertory theater company, as well as artists who play at the Robertson Performing Arts Center located at Redmond High School. Redmond has

2500-483: A museum featuring past Nintendo game systems and peripherals. Notable items include the Power Glove , an original Nintendo Entertainment System , and a Nintendo Famicom from Japan. Nintendo New York regularly holds tournaments and shows for new games, giving early releases and prizes to winners. In addition, they have held screenings for multiple official Nintendo broadcasts including Nintendo Directs . The space

2625-581: A mustache, which avoided the need to draw a mouth and facial expressions. Omitting a mouth circumvented the problem of clearly separating the nose from the mouth with a limited number of pixels available. Over time, Mario's appearance has become more defined; blue eyes, white gloves, brown shoes, a red "M" in a white circle on the front of his hat and gold buttons on his overalls have been added. According to an interview, Japanese character designer Yōichi Kotabe , who worked on redesigning characters in Super Mario Bros. (1985), revealed that Mario's M on his hat

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2750-504: A non-denominational Christian prep school, is the largest with nearly 750 enrolled students. The secular Overlake School has over 550 students at its 50-acre (20 ha) Novelty Hill campus, which was established in 1972, and operates a branch school in Pailin , Cambodia. DigiPen Institute of Technology , a for-profit university that focuses on video game development, moved from Vancouver to Redmond in 1998. A local community college,

2875-724: A profitable toy-making company. Mario partakes in sports activities such as tennis and golf in Mario sports games , as well as kart racing in the Mario Kart series. In September 2017, Nintendo confirmed on their official Japanese profile for the character that Mario was no longer considered a plumber, but the statement was changed in March 2018. According to Nintendo, Mario has seven careers, which include plumber, doctor, racer, martial artist, basketball player, baseball player, and soccer player. Nintendo's characterization of Mario as

3000-763: A redesigned Pauline that first appeared in Donkey Kong (1994) has reappeared in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, Super Mario Odyssey and the Mario Kart series as a friend of Mario. Mario reprises his role of saving Peach in the Super Mario series, but Mario himself was rescued by Peach in role-reversal in Super Princess Peach . Mario rescued Princess Daisy of Sarasaland in Super Mario Land , but Luigi has since been more linked to her; in Super Smash Bros. Melee ,

3125-410: A result of its rapid expansion, particularly in areas of urban sprawl . To address these issues, SR 520 is undergoing expansion and Sound Transit is building parallel light rail service via the 2 Line from Seattle to Redmond is set to open in 2024 and 2025. Redmond is bordered by Kirkland to the west, Bellevue to the southwest, and Sammamish to the southeast. Unincorporated King County lies to

3250-469: A sideways somersault; a ground pound, which is a high-impact downward thrusting motion; and the "Wall Kick", which propels him upwards by kicking off walls. Super Mario Bros. introduced the basic three power-ups that have become staples for the series, especially the 2D games – the Super Mushroom , a large red mushroom, which causes Mario to grow larger and be able to survive getting hit once;

3375-524: A skater outfit and a power-up that would make Mario grow to a large size, were cut; the latter would appear in its sequel as the Mega Mushroom. Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U included the "Cat Mario" power-up, which was implemented to help newcomers play the game and add new gameplay features such as climbing up walls. Another power-up was the "Double Cherry", which was added accidentally; one of

3500-469: A stork to the Mushroom Kingdom, was first depicted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island . In a 2005 interview, Miyamoto stated that Mario's physical age was about 24–25 years old, and Nintendo Power stated that his birthday is October 11. He wears a long-sleeved red shirt, a pair of blue overalls with yellow buttons, brown shoes, white gloves, and a red cap with a red "M" printed on

3625-596: A total area of 16.94 square miles (43.87 km ), of which 16.28 square miles (42.17 km ) are land and 0.66 square miles (1.71 km ) are water. The city is divided into several neighborhoods that form a ring around downtown Redmond. The Overlake neighborhood, which also encompasses part of Bellevue, lies southwest of downtown and includes the Microsoft headquarters campus and other office complexes as well as residential areas. The predominantly residential neighborhood of Education Hill lies north of downtown and

3750-497: A unique ability, with Mario having an all-around average set of skills to pair with his type of character. This would eventually set the stage for future Mario Tennis video games. The Mario Kart franchise began with Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992; early in development, the game did not have any Mario -themed elements. A few months into the process,

3875-529: A variety of other Mario characters with supporting roles. The character sprites were designed by Eiji Aonuma , his first project in graphical art design. Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy was the first tennis game featuring Mario. Camelot Software Planning , who previously developed Everybody's Golf for Sony, was contracted to develop Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 . Each character had

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4000-433: A voice of an older figure. However, according to Martinet, the audition for Mario was the only time where his thoughts crashed and he spoke complete nonsense. After he was prompted the character, he babbled the following in a soft and friendly voice instead: "Hello, ima Mario. Okey dokey, letsa make a pizza pie together, you go get somea spaghetti, you go geta some sausage, I getta some sauce, you gonna put some spaghetti on

4125-506: A white circle. In Donkey Kong , he wore a pair of red overalls, and a blue shirt. In Super Mario Bros. , he wore a brown shirt with red overalls. He has blue eyes, and, like Luigi , has brown hair, and a dark brown or black mustache. This consistent difference in color is attributed to being a relic from designing the characters for their original platforms, wherein certain features were actively distinguished while others had to be curtailed due to technical limitations. Mario's occupation

4250-493: Is a city in King County , Washington , United States, located 15 miles (24 km) east of Seattle . The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census . Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America . The city has a large technology industry in addition to being a bedroom community for Seattle, which lies across Lake Washington on State Route 520 . With an annual bike race on city streets and

4375-684: Is an annual summer series of concerts held at the amphitheater in Marymoor Park. The venue has been host to artists as diverse as Norah Jones, Peter, Paul & Mary, Rob Thomas and Duran Duran. When visiting the Seattle area, Cirque du Soleil has set up in Marymoor since the 2004 tour of Varekai when a concrete base was built for them to set up on. Since then, tours of Corteo (2006), Kooza (2010), Amaluna (2013), Kurios (2015) and Luzia (2017) have played in this spot. Marymoor also hosted

4500-528: Is instead rescuing Princess Daisy from Tatanga in Sarasaland. Mario was designed with line art . Super Mario World was the first video game to feature Yoshi as a companion to Mario. Miyamoto had always wanted a dinosaur-like companion, ever since the original Super Mario Bros. , but the concept was never achievable due to limited hardware. Since Super Mario World took place in a land of dinosaurs, Takashi Tezuka requested Shigefumi Hino to draw

4625-517: Is located inside the newly rebuilt Shibuya Parco department store. The Pokémon Company later announced a new Pokémon Center store opening adjacent to Nintendo Tokyo in late November 2019, the same day as Shibuya Parco's (re)opening date. Nintendo announced on November 5, 2021 that they would open another sister location in Japan called Nintendo Osaka , by the end of 2022. It opened in November 2022. It

4750-680: Is located on the thirteenth floor of the Daimaru Umeda department store in Kita-ku, as a store-within-a-store . On April 14, 2023, Nintendo announced they are launching their third Japanese store called Nintendo Kyoto on October 17, 2023, which will be located within the Takashimaya Department Store building in Kyoto , Nintendo's hometown. Nintendo will open its second US retail store called Nintendo San Francisco in

4875-569: Is never directly referred to be Mario; In 1997, his look was changed in the re-release of the Famicom Disk System to that more like the character, and Nintendo later confirmed the character was Mario in a guide book of the game in 1991, marking his first sports video game appearance. He then directly appeared in NES Open Tournament Golf in 1991 as one of two playable characters, the other being Luigi, along with

5000-448: Is plumbing, though in the original Donkey Kong games he is a carpenter . Mario has also assumed several other occupations: in the Dr. Mario series of puzzle games , which debuted in 1990, Mario is portrayed as a medical physician named "Dr. Mario"; in the Game Boy game Mario's Picross , Mario is an archaeologist ; in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series , Mario is the president of

5125-486: Is that Mario Segale doesn't mind at all the fact that his name inspired such an iconic character, and that he shows humble pride in that fact in front of his grandchildren and close-knit adult circles." While it is implied by the title of the Mario Bros. series, in a 1989 interview, his full name was stated not to be "Mario Mario". The first notable use of "Mario Mario" was in the 1993 live-action film adaptation of

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5250-625: Is the star of the Mario franchise, a recurring character in the Donkey Kong franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo . Mario is an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi . Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities. Mario's distinctive characteristics include his large nose and mustache, overalls , red cap, and high-pitched, exaggerated Italian accent . Mario debuted as

5375-540: The Luigi's Mansion series. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins for the Game Boy saw the arrival of Wario , Mario's greedy counterpart and self-declared arch rival, who usually assumes the role of a main antagonist or an antihero . The dinosaur character Yoshi serves as Mario's steed and sidekick in games such as Super Mario World . Toad is Mario's trusted close friend, who gives him advice and supports him throughout his journey to rescue Princess Peach. During

5500-539: The 2010 census , there were 54,144 people, 22,550 households, and 13,890 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,325.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,283.8/km ). There were 24,177 housing units at an average density of 1,485.1 units per square mile (573.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 65.19% White, 1.71% African American, 0.37% Native American, 25.36% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 3.22% from other races, and 4.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.78% of

5625-466: The Great Depression . When the U.S. entered World War II , shipyard jobs and other wartime work came to Redmond. After the war, Redmond's expansion began in earnest. The city expanded over thirty times larger in area through annexations between 1951 and 1967. From 1956 to 1965, Redmond was bordered by the town of East Redmond , which was formed by rural homeowners and later dissolved by

5750-576: The Lake Washington Institute of Technology , built its Redmond campus near Marymoor Park in 2005. Since 2018, it has leased a portion of its building to the Redmond city government for use as a community center . The city is home to Redmond Regional Library, the second-largest branch in the King County Library System . The 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m ) building opened on November 20, 1999, and replaced

5875-461: The Mario franchise. Mario is often accompanied by a large cast of supporting characters , including friends like Princess Daisy , Toad , and Yoshi and rivals like Bowser Jr. , Donkey Kong , and Wario . Mario has also appeared in other Nintendo properties, such as the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games . Mario is an established pop culture icon and is widely considered

6000-558: The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985. In these games, Mario traverses worlds that contain a set number of levels for Mario to complete. In them, he traverses them from moving left to right, the screen scrolling in the direction he moves. Mario has the goal of reaching the end of the level to move onto the next, typically marked with a flagpole. These games are less focused on plot and more on platforming; most commonly, Bowser kidnaps Peach, and Mario, with

6125-872: The Puget Power trail , the Burke-Gilman Trail (in Bothell ), and the East Lake Sammamish Trail. Sixty Acres Park is known for its soccer in the spring through fall and RC electric airplanes and gliders in the winter time. In 2004, Redmond North Little League won the Northwest region and participated in the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, PA . With Redmond North claiming

6250-619: The Sammamish Slough on September 9, 1870, and the following year Warren Perrigo took up land adjacent to him. The rivers and streams had so many salmon that the settlement was initially named Salmonberg. More settlers came, and with the establishment of the first post office in 1881, the name of the community was changed to Melrose. The new name was derived from the Perrigos' successful inn, Melrose House, which upset McRedmond. After becoming postmaster, he successfully petitioned to have

6375-459: The Super Mario series, and was further used in Prima 's official video game strategy guides, in 2000 for Mario Party 2 and in 2003 for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga . In 2012, after Mario voice actor Charles Martinet stated that the character's name was, in fact, "Mario Mario" at San Diego Comic-Con , Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said Mario had no last name, with which Miyamoto agreed

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6500-559: The Warped Tour and Cavalia in 2012 and 2014. Redmond Saturday Market is the oldest farmer's market in the Seattle area's east side. This market is held on Saturdays from May through October on approximately 8,000 square feet of land near the Redmond Town Center. The City of Redmond has approved an ordinance that the current market site be preserved for its community and historic significance. Redmond has designated

6625-658: The Washington Supreme Court . The completion of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge across Lake Washington in 1963 allowed Redmond to flourish as a suburb of Seattle. In 1978, the U.S. Census Bureau proclaimed Redmond the fastest growing city in the state. Many technology companies made the city their home, and the increasing population demanded more retail shops. By the late 1980s, Downtown Redmond had become "a series of strip centers surrounded by parking lots", sparking plans for

6750-474: The Wii Remote and Nunchuk having motion controls, and gave Mario a "spin" attack where he knocked over the enemies via spinning. To also balance the game's difficulty, Mario was given fewer hit points . To create a sense of familiarity for Super Mario Odyssey , various references to the Super Mario series were put in the game's environment. For example, Pauline was chosen to be a major aspect of

6875-494: The player character of Donkey Kong , a 1981 platform game . Miyamoto created Mario after he was unable to obtain the license to use Popeye as the protagonist. The graphical limitations of arcade hardware influenced Mario's design, such as his nose, mustache, and overalls, and he was named after Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segale . After Donkey Kong , Mario starred in Mario Bros. (1983). Its 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System sequel, Super Mario Bros. , began

7000-595: The "Metro Kingdom" due to the kingdom representing the core of the game. Mario was also given a variety of costumes to represent other smaller games, such as the Mario's Picross series. The development team found the most fun way to use the Joy-Con controllers' motion controls was to throw a hat, and the gameplay was centered around Mario throwing his cap. There have also been a variety of Super Mario games starring Mario that do not have typical 2D or 3D platforming. The Super Mario 3D series does have 3D gameplay, but

7125-409: The 1990s. Mario has been the protagonist of various role-playing video games (RPGs), beginning with Square 's Super Mario RPG on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). According to Yoshio Hongo of Nintendo, the game came out of Shigeru Miyamoto's desire to develop a Mario role-playing game while Square wanted a role-playing video game that sold well overseas. The game was notable at

7250-402: The 2D series of Super Mario games being absent for 14 years, the previous installment being released in 1992, game mechanics improved drastically. Since the characters were no longer sprites and the backdrops were not tile-based , the developers were nearly restrictionless; new game mechanics, such as Mario teetering off of trees and swinging on ropes, were implemented. New Super Mario Bros.

7375-562: The Fire Flower, which allows Mario to throw fireballs ; and the Super Star, which gives Mario temporary invincibility. These powers have appeared regularly throughout the series. Mario is the protagonist of the Super Mario series. Each game varies in its plot, but most of them have the ultimate goal of Mario rescuing Princess Peach after being kidnapped by Bowser . Mario explores a variety of locations, titled "worlds", and along

7500-436: The Japanese release of Donkey Kong , he was named "Jumpman" in the game's English instructions and "little Mario" in the sales brochure. Miyamoto envisioned a "go-to" character he could use in any game he developed if needed, albeit in cameo appearances as Miyamoto did not, at the time, expect the character to become singularly popular. To this end, he originally named the character "Mr. Video", comparing what he intended for

7625-585: The Nintendo World store to commemorate the release of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies . On November 1, 2010, the Nintendo World store re-opened after a three-week makeover that included various upgrades, including the addition of new Nintendo DSi systems, adjusted lighting, and an expanded museum area. Part of the makeover included getting ready for the 25th anniversary celebration of Super Mario Bros. on November 7, 2010. Guests to

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7750-405: The Northwest, it is the third team from Washington to claim the Northwest since its inception in 2001. Previous Washington champions were Bainbridge Island (2001), Richland (2003). The Seattle Orcas of Major League Cricket plan to play at Redmond's Marymoor Park, where a 6,000-seat cricket pitch is planned to be built. Redmond has a non-partisan mayor–council form of government, with

7875-482: The area now known as downtown. After reaching the necessary population of 300, Redmond was incorporated on December 31, 1912. Redmond experienced an economic downturn in the 1920s. Prohibition forced saloons to close, cutting off a large portion of the city's tax base. The forests were declining after heavy logging, causing lumber mills to shut down. The deforested land was suitable for farming. Agriculture became Redmond's primary business, keeping residents fed during

8000-403: The average family size was 2.95. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median income for a household in the city

8125-649: The celebration included Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé and Shigeru Miyamoto. On November 17, 2012, the Nintendo World store had a big launch event for the Wii U, with hundreds of people in attendance. Reggie Fils-Aimé (who grew up in the NY area) made an appearance at the event. From November 21, 2014 until January 15, 2015, anyone with a copy of Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire could receive an Eon ticket for their individual game to have an in-game encounter with Latias or Latios, depending on their version of

8250-425: The character as an ordinary hard worker, making it easier for players to identify with him. After a colleague suggested that Mario more closely resembled a plumber, Miyamoto changed Mario's profession accordingly and developed Mario Bros. , featuring the character in the sewers of New York City . Due to the graphical limitations of arcade hardware at the time, Miyamoto clothed the character in red overalls and

8375-412: The character to be Mario after the success of one of his previous roles, Mario Bros. Certain other gameplay concepts were cut as well, such as how Mario could fly in a rocket ship and fire bullets. Originally designed with a small Mario in mind with the intention of increasing his size further in development, the developers implemented the feature of his size changes via power-ups as they considered it

8500-542: The character's appearances in later games to the cameos that Alfred Hitchcock had done within his films. In retrospect, Miyamoto commented that if he had named Mario "Mr. Video", Mario likely would have "disappeared off the face of the Earth." According to a widely circulated story, during the localization of Donkey Kong for American audiences, Nintendo of America's warehouse landlord, Mario Segale , confronted then-president Minoru Arakawa , demanding back rent. Following

8625-1057: The city by far is Microsoft , which moved its headquarters to Redmond in 1986. Microsoft has over 47,000 blue badge FTEs (full-time employee), 45,000 orange badge contractors (as of June 2012, there are over 94,000 workers, and over half are contractors), and more than 8 million sq ft (740 thousand m ) of office space in the Seattle area Eastside region , primarily in Redmond, with additional offices in Bellevue and Issaquah (90,000 employees worldwide). In June 2006, Microsoft purchased former Safeco 's Redmond campus at 4515–5069 154th Place NE for $ 220.5 million. Other companies with headquarters in Redmond include Nintendo of America , Genie Industries (now part of Terex ), Physio-Control (now part of Stryker ), Visible.net, WildTangent , Solstice (acquired by Samsung ) and Data I/O . As of 2023 , approximately 89 percent of employees for Redmond companies commute from outside

8750-417: The city was 44.90% White , 2.21% African American , 0.38% Native American , 41.04% Asian , 0.13% Pacific Islander , 3.13% from some other races and 8.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.25% of the population. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.9% were under 5 years of age, and 11.0% were 65 and older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% female. As of

8875-596: The city's Union Square neighborhood in 2025. Additionally, Nintendo launched official pop-up stores in 2021 at various Japanese cities, and later in 2023 in Seoul , Singapore , and Hong Kong . In May 2012, Shas Samurai, Nintendo's official representative in Saudi Arabia , opened a "Nintendo World Store" at Al Faisaliah Mall in Riyadh . In June 2019, Nintendo's official Israeli distributor TorGaming Ltd. launched

9000-433: The city. In 2015, SpaceX and Hyperloop Genesis announced opening of a facility in Redmond. Their focus will be R&D and manufacturing for a proposed internet communications satellite constellation and new transport systems. Unlike Bellevue and other neighboring cities, the city of Redmond does not have a business and occupation tax on income. However, to help offset the costs of road improvements for businesses,

9125-443: The city. The population density was 2,848.8 people per square mile (1,099.9 people/km ). There were 20,248 housing units at an average density of 1,274.6 units per square mile (492.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 79.3% White, 13.0% Asian, 1.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.61% of

9250-414: The concept of 3D video games was still new at the time, the developers knew they were helping to pave the way for future games, and they were not restricted on what the standard game was like. However, when Yoshiaki Koizumi had to create a 3D model and animation of Mario, he had no frame of reference and struggled with the task. Koizumi stated how the whole concept was "arguably tough", but was overtaken by

9375-476: The console. In the Paper Mario games, Mario is often aided by numerous allies who progress the story while Mario remains silent. Unlike Paper Mario , both Mario and Luigi have voices in the Mario & Luigi series and are voiced by Charles Martinet. According to the developers, the early games used character sprites ; the developers were generally inexperienced and did not know much about hardware at

9500-678: The coolest month is January. The lowest recorded temperature was −7 °F (−22 °C) in January 1950. The maximum average precipitation usually occurs in December. Redmond has a Mediterranean climate type ( Csb ), with a fairly dry summer peak. As of the 2020 census , there were 73,256 people, 29,693 households, and 18,617 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,421.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,707.3/km ). There were 31,738 housing units at an average density of 1,915.7 per square mile (739.7/km ). The racial makeup of

9625-432: The designers were testing how one character would look at another they had just passed. They implemented Mario, simply to see how he would look inside a kart, and the original concept was scrapped entirely after they decided he looked better than the previous non-defined characters. Similar to the Mario & Luigi series, he appears as a sprite that turns in 16 different angles. Redmond, Washington Redmond

9750-767: The developers added a second Mario into the game in error, and found it humorous when both Marios were somehow controllable at the same time. In 2020, also as part of the Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary, Nintendo re-released Super Mario 3D World on the Nintendo Switch with a companion game, Bowser's Fury . While the most prominent use of Mario has been directed toward the Super Mario series, various spinoff series that split into numerous games covering various genres have also been released. This includes genres such as role-playing games (RPGs), puzzle games , sports games , and even educational games in

9875-485: The development of Donkey Kong , Mario was known as Jumpman ( ジャンプマン , Janpuman ) . Jumping—both to facilitate level traversal and as an offensive move—is a common gameplay element in Mario games, especially the Super Mario series . By the time Super Mario RPG was released, jumping became such a signature act of Mario that the player was often tasked with jumping to prove to non-player characters that he

10000-545: The development of Super Mario Bros. Wonder , with Shiro Mouri as the director of the game. The game director, Shiro Mouri, said that the game developers aimed to provide a "stress free" experience to the players by allowing them to move freely through the course. In comparison to the previous 2D Super Mario games, Mario's facial expressions are now more detailed and expressive. Most Super Mario games in 3D feature open world gameplay; instead of being confined to only moving left and right, Mario can move in any direction, and

10125-423: The director called the company he said he "found our Mario". For the following years he would use the voice for an attraction at trade shows : small tracking sensors were glued onto his face, and he would voice a 3D model of Mario's head on a television while he remained hidden behind a curtain. When attendees would approach the screen, they could talk and interact with Mario. Due to the long shifts, Stevie Coyle

10250-498: The enjoyment of innovating in a new field. Mario's movement was among the top priorities in the game's development, with his animation being tested long before the basic layout of the game's locations was in place. Super Mario 64 was one of the first games voiced by Charles Martinet, and Mario's character model was made with the N-World toolkit. Mario's movements and animations were inspired by Arale Norimaki from Dr. Slump ,

10375-461: The first instance where Mario was noticeably shorter than Luigi. Super Mario Bros. 3 experimented with Mario's looks with different power-ups that represented different creatures. An example included the raccoon tail, which was chosen over a power-up that represented a centaur . The game's success led to an animated television series, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 , with Mario being portrayed by Walker Boone. Hiroshi Yamauchi wanted

10500-400: The following October. Mario is depicted as a portly plumber who lives in the fictional land of the Mushroom Kingdom with Luigi , his younger, taller brother. The original Mario Bros. depicted Mario and Luigi as Italians in New York , with the television series and films specifying them as originating from the borough Brooklyn . Mario's infancy, in which he was transported by

10625-468: The following landmarks: According to the city's website, Redmond has 47 public parks totaling over 1,351 acres (547 ha). Many of these are neighborhood parks with picnic tables and sports fields or courts. The largest park within the city is not owned by the city – it is King County's 560 acres (2.3 km ) Marymoor Park , one of the most popular in King County. It features a climbing rock,

10750-543: The game varies, and according to him has ranged from three years before a game's release to one week. The amount of clips varies as well, ranging from one hour of audio to 20. Martinet was recognized by the Guinness World Records for the most roles performed with the same character, at the time one hundred, and is the most of any video game voice actor. As of January 2022, he has voiced Mario in over 150 games and has recorded 5 million audio files with

10875-462: The game. Once the Eon ticket had been obtained, it could be passed on to other players with a copy of the game for free via StreetPass. On January 19, 2016, the Nintendo World store was closed for renovation and re-opened its doors on February 19, 2016, with new features in the store. On its re-opening, the store was renamed "Nintendo New York." On March 14, 2020, Nintendo NY shortened their hours open to

11000-407: The help of Luigi and other characters, sets out to rescue her. Most worlds have mini boss battles , which typically involve fighting Bowser Jr. or one of several Koopalings . The final level is a fight against Bowser. His first appearance in the 2D variant of the series was Super Mario Bros. in 1985, which began with a 16x32 pixel rectangle prototype as the character; Takashi Tezuka suggested

11125-473: The issues brought up was how Mario looked too small in comparison to the large terrain and the small, portable screen of the Nintendo 3DS , so the game's camera system needed to be fixed to one position in certain occasions. The game brought with it the "Tanooki Tail" power-up, which was originally introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3 , and its existence was teased by the developers to the fans prior to its official announcement. Concepts for Mario, which included

11250-630: The magazine. The damaged Game Boy was later displayed at the store since its opening as a testament to the console's durability, remaining powered on and receiving timely maintenance until it was confirmed in 2023 that it was returned to Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington . The Nintendo of America headquarters in Redmond, Washington has a private store for employees. On November 22, 2019, Nintendo opened their first sister location in Japan called Nintendo Tokyo . The new flagship store

11375-827: The mayor and seven council members elected at-large for staggered four-year terms. The city council authorized a ballot measure in March 2003 that would have changed Redmond to a council-manager government . However, it was rejected by the electorate, receiving less than 30% of the vote. Most of Redmond is part of the Lake Washington School District , which also encompasses almost all of Kirkland and parts of other surrounding communities. The public schools in Redmond include ten elementary schools, eight middle schools, and two high schools. The district also offers "choice" schools at all levels for alternative schooling needs. The city's two high schools are Redmond High School and Nikola Tesla STEM High School ,

11500-602: The month after. Two months after Iwata's death in July 2015, Miyamoto changed his stance, asserting at the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary festival that Mario's full name was indeed "Mario Mario". Mario can also be referred to as "Super Mario" when he acquires the Super Mushroom power-up. By Miyamoto's own account, Mario's profession was chosen to fit with the game design: since Donkey Kong takes place on

11625-401: The more story-focused character in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team . Nintendo has released a variety of sports games featuring Super Mario properties, which include tennis , golf , baseball , soccer , kart racing , and other miscellaneous. In the 1984 video game Golf , although one of the two playable characters looks similar to that of him, wearing red clothes and black pants, he

11750-425: The most famous video game character in history. His likeness has been featured in merchandise, and people and places have been nicknamed after him. He inspired many video game characters, including Sega 's Sonic the Hedgehog , and unofficial media . The Mario franchise is the bestselling video game franchise of all time , with more than 800 million units sold worldwide. Mario has been adapted in various media ; he

11875-419: The name changed to Redmond in 1883. The abundant forests and fish of Redmond provided jobs for loggers and fishermen, and with those jobs came demand for goods and services, bringing in merchants. The logging industry expanded significantly in 1889 when the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway built a station in the center of town. The first plat for Redmond was filed on May 11, 1891, encompassing much of

12000-488: The north (with Woodinville a short distance beyond) and east. The city's urban downtown lies just north of Lake Sammamish ; residential areas lie north and west of the lake. Overlake , the city's second urban center, is to the west of Lake Sammamish. The Sammamish River runs north from the lake along the west edge of the city's downtown. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has

12125-423: The player can complete the level however they please. The player chooses from one of the multiple objectives before entering a level, and Mario is tasked with completing that goal, which ultimately ends with an obtainable item such as a star. These games feature a more complex narrative, but most still have Mario rescuing a kidnapped Princess Peach from Bowser. Mario's debut 3D role was in Super Mario 64 ; since

12250-406: The population. There were 19,102 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and

12375-437: The population. There were 22,550 households, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

12500-538: The public. Two days later, on March 16, 2020, they announced on Twitter that they would be officially on full closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City . On August 5, 2020, Nintendo NY announced they would be reopening the store on August 8. However, visitors must follow the correct guidelines during the pandemic and if they want to enter the store they must book a reservation online. On June 1, 2020,

12625-401: The rainiest month. Snowfall is uncommon, with the most common cold air being in a form of a high pressure system, driving out the rains from the area. However, snowfall is not as rare as in other cities closer to the moderating effects of Puget Sound , like Seattle. On average, the warmest month is August. The highest recorded temperature was 111 °F (44 °C) on June 28, 2021. On average,

12750-486: The sausage and the sausage on the pizza, then I'm gonna chasea you with the pizza, then you gonna chasea me with the pizza, and gonaa makea lasagne." The voice he chose was derived from another voice role he used to play the character Gremio from William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew . Martinet kept speaking with the voice until the audition tape ran out; the clip was the only tape sent back to Nintendo, and when

12875-437: The stages are linear and do not allow for open-world movement. The Super Mario Maker games are a series of game creation systems where the player can create their own 2D Super Mario levels and play ones created by others. Super Mario Run is a 2D platforming mobile game with other unnatural gameplay aspects. The main aspect of Super Mario 3D Land was bridging the aspects of 2D and 3D Super Mario games. One of

13000-475: The state's only velodrome , Redmond is also known as the "Bicycle Capital of the Northwest". Native Americans have lived in the Redmond area for about 10,000 years, based on artifacts discovered at the Redmond Town Center archaeological site and Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site . The first European settlers arrived in the 1870s. Luke McRedmond filed a Homestead Act claim for land next to

13125-590: The store's windows were vandalized during a riot in wake of the George Floyd protests . The museum on the second story once displayed a Game Boy previously owned by Dr. Stephan Scoggins, a medic who was deployed during the Gulf War . The front of the console was severely burned and melted in his barracks during a bombing, and while still in service, Scoggins sent the console to Nintendo of America's magazine Nintendo Power hoping they could replace it. While

13250-539: The successful Super Mario platformer series. Charles Martinet voiced Mario from 1991 to 2023, when he was succeeded by Kevin Afghani . Mario has appeared in over 200 video games . These include puzzle games such as Dr. Mario , role-playing games such as Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi , and sports games such as Mario Kart and Mario Tennis . He lacks a set personality and consistent profession, allowing him to take on many different roles across

13375-471: The technicians that received the console determined it was a "lost cause", they discovered it could still be powered on and that the Start and Select buttons still worked, inserting a copy of Tetris to test it with. Nintendo Power sent Scoggins a replacement Game Boy "as a special 'Desert Storm' courtesy", and his letter asking for a replacement along with pictures of the console were featured in issue #26 of

13500-605: The text explaining Daisy states that "After her appearance in Mario Golf , some gossips started portraying her as Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach." Luigi is Mario's younger fraternal twin brother, who is taller, slimmer, and can jump higher than him. He is a companion in the Mario games, and the character whom the second player controls in two-player sessions of many of the video games. Luigi has also occasionally rescued Mario as seen in Mario Is Missing! and

13625-712: The time for having a unique blend of action and role-playing game elements, and was a critical and commercial success, and led to two other spinoff RPG series starring the character, Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi . A sequel to Super Mario RPG was planned for the Nintendo 64 . The original developer, Square, had signed a deal with Sony to release Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation , so Nintendo passed on development responsibilities to Intelligent Systems . The new art designer, Naohiko Aoyama, changed every character to two-dimensional to bring out "cuter" graphics compared to low-polygon three-dimensional graphics on

13750-408: The time. Once the Nintendo 3DS was released, the developers had the chance to switch to 3-dimensional graphics. They decided to change the background and world design but chose to keep the characters as 2D renderings of 3D characters as they believed it made it easier to convey comedic expressions. In 2013, they believed Mario took too much of the spotlight in the Mario franchise, and they made Luigi

13875-469: The types of sound clips needed from Miyamoto, and Martinet appreciated the fun tone of the game and later called Miyamoto a genius. He would continue to voice other various Mario characters, such as Luigi , Wario , and Waluigi . His time in the studio recording voice clips consisted of "45 takes of every sound [he] can think of", according to Martinet at a Q&A in Canada. What time he gives vocals for

14000-443: The voice. In an interview, Martinet said he wants to continue voicing the character until he "drops dead", or until he can no longer perform the voice accurately. In August 2023, Nintendo announced Martinet would be retiring from the voice role of Mario, though he would continue to promote the franchise as a "Mario Ambassador", a brand ambassador position. Voice actor Kevin Afghani succeeded Martinet in Super Mario Bros. Wonder

14125-407: The way to Redmond Town Center where there are many special attractions such as a carousel, skating rink and food sampling. The Old Redmond Firehouse is a center for local teens. It has become a hub in the thriving Eastside independent music scene. Local bands perform here with concert style speakers. Since 2010, by city ordinance, Redmond has appointed a poet laureate. The Concerts at Marymoor

14250-404: The way, he can collect items and defeat enemies. Most levels have an end goal, such as stars or flagpoles, that he needs to reach to move on to the next. The series is divided into two general sets of games: the 2D side-scrolling Super Mario games and the 3D open world Super Mario games. The Super Mario series had Mario starring in platform games , beginning with Super Mario Bros. on

14375-417: Was $ 66,735, and the median income for a family was $ 78,430. Males had a median income of $ 58,112 versus $ 37,200 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 36,233. About 3.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over. Several companies in the high-tech industry are based in Redmond. The largest employer in

14500-432: Was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the city was 34.1 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 38.7% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9.5% were 65 years of age or older. The sex ratio of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 45,256 people, 19,102 households, and 11,346 families residing in

14625-525: Was Mario. Mario's most commonly portrayed form of attack is jumping to stomp on the heads of enemies, first used in Super Mario Bros. This jump-stomp move may entirely crush smaller enemies on the stage, and usually deal damage to larger ones, sometimes causing secondary effects. Subsequent games have elaborated on Mario's jumping-related abilities. Super Mario World added the ability to spin-jump, which allows Mario to break blocks beneath him. In Super Mario 64 , Mario gains new jumping abilities such as

14750-648: Was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 (R&D1). The company was unmotivated by the Super Mario series, and when they were tasked with creating a Super Mario game without Miyamoto, they created Wario to emphasize the frustration of working with a character they did not make. The name "Wario" is word play of "Mario" and "Warui", the latter meaning "bad" in Japanese to mean "bad Mario". The character's models and backgrounds in New Super Mario Bros. were 3D, but still only allowed for left and right movement and are considered 2.5D . With

14875-435: Was formerly called The Pokémon Center , which opened on November 16, 2001. It ran until January 2005, when it closed for remodeling, reopening as the Nintendo World store 4 months later. On September 25, 2005, developer Shigeru Miyamoto visited the Nintendo World store to commemorate the release of Nintendogs and the 20th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. On July 10, 2010, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii visited

15000-479: Was hired as a voice match to take over during breaks by Martinet's suggestion. The attraction was successful and would be used for five years until Martinet was called by Miyamoto, requesting that he use the voice for a video game. His first official video game voice role would be the CD rerelease of Mario Teaches Typing in 1994, but his first major voice acting role was Super Mario 64 . He received instructions on

15125-508: Was named for the five schools in the area, including Redmond High School ; it was previously known as Poverty Hill until the 1950s, when it was annexed into Redmond. Redmond, like most of the Pacific Northwest , has a mild climate for its latitude, but still gets all four seasons. Summers tend to be warm and dry, with low rainfall and sunny or partly sunny from June to September. Winters tend to be cool and wet, with November being

15250-421: Was originally the resemblance of McDonald's logo; Kotabe later changed the design of M and straightened its lines to clearly distinguish the difference. The colors of his shirt and overalls were also reversed from a blue shirt with red overalls to a red shirt with blue overalls. Miyamoto attributed this process to the different development teams and artists for each game as well as advances in technology. Mario

15375-450: Was portrayed by Bob Hoskins in the live-action film Super Mario Bros. (1993) and voiced by Chris Pratt in the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario while developing Donkey Kong in an attempt to produce a successful video game for Nintendo ; previous games, such as Sheriff , had not achieved the success of games such as Namco 's Pac-Man . Originally, Miyamoto wanted to create

15500-410: Was the first 2D Super Mario game to use voice acting, with Charles Martinet voicing Mario and Luigi. It was followed by three games similar to New Super Mario Bros. , namely New Super Mario Bros. Wii , New Super Mario Bros. 2 , and New Super Mario Bros. U , the latter of which being the first game to feature Mario in high-definition graphics (HD). Takashi Tezuka returned as a producer for

15625-443: Was voiced by Charles Martinet from 1991 to 2023. When he crashed the audition, the directors were preparing to close for the night, already packing up when he arrived. He was prompted with "an Italian plumber from Brooklyn "; when he heard the phrase, he immediately thought of a stereotypical Italian accent with a voice similar to that of a mobster. He then assumed the voice would be too harsh for children, so he planned on using

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