Editing Meet & Greet Mario

{{another language|Dutch}}
'''Meet & Greet Mario''' refers to any of a series of meet-and-greet events sponsored by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]] at select stores in {{wp|Benelux}} starting in 2023. The events see fans meeting and taking photographs with a performer costumed as [[Mario]].

==History==
===2023===
[[File:Dutch Supa Mehrio in real loife.jpg|thumb|Photograph of a Mario performer used by Nintendo of Europe to promote the Meet & Greet Mario events in 2023]]
In 2023, the event was organized at multiple stores across {{wp|Netherlands}}<ref name="nintendo.nl 2023">{{cite|date=April 7, 2023|url=www.nintendo.nl/Nieuws/2023/april/Meet-Greet-Mario-2367812.html|title=Meet & Greet Mario|publisher=nintendo.nl|accessdate=April 14, 2023|archive=archive.ph/mHgcL|archivedate=April 14, 2023, 22:38:24 UTC}} ({{file link|Nintendo nl news 2023-04-07.png|Screenshot}}.) </ref> and {{wp|Belgium}}<ref name="nintendo.be NL">{{cite|date=April 7, 2023|url=www.nintendo.be/nl/Nieuws/2023/april/Meet-Greet-Mario-2367812.html|title=Meet & Greet Mario|publisher=nintendo.be|language=nl|accessdate=April 14, 2023|archive=archive.ph/AX1O1|archivedate=April 14, 2023, 22:46:06 UTC}} ({{file link|Nintendo be news 2023-04-07 NL.png|Screenshot}}.)</ref><ref name="nintendo.be FR">{{cite|date=April 7, 2023|url=www.nintendo.be/fr/News/2023/Avril/Venez-rencontrer-Mario--2367812.html|title=Venez rencontrer Mario !|publisher=nintendo.be|language=fr|accessdate=April 14, 2023|archive=archive.ph/xeAEe|archivedate=April 14, 2023, 22:47:31 UTC}} ({{file link|Nintendo be news 2023-04-07 FR.png|Screenshot}}.)</ref>. The dates and locations of these events are listed below for both countries.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=4|Netherlands<ref name="nintendo.nl 2023"/>
|-
!Store
!Address
!Date
!Times
|-
|{{wp|ToyChamp|l=nl}}
|align=left|De Voorwaarts 17, {{wp|Apeldoorn}}
|April 1, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
|{{wp|MediaMarkt}}
|align=left|{{wp|Johan Cruijff Boulevard|l=nl}}, {{wp|Amsterdam}}
|April 15, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
|{{wp|Intertoys}}
|align=left|Noord Esmarkerrondweg 431–4, {{wp|Enschede}}
|April 19, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
|Intertoys
|align=left|Watermanweg 317, {{wp|Rotterdam}}
|April 22, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
|ToyChamp
|align=left|Podium 1, {{wp|Middelburg, Zeeland|Middelburg}}
|July 15, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
!colspan=4|Belgium<ref name="nintendo.be NL"/><ref name="nintendo.be FR"/>
|-
!Store
!Address
!Date
!Times
|-
|Smartoys{{footnote|main|a}}
|align=left|Rue des Fripiers 18, {{wp|Mons}}
|April 8, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
|Jouets Broze
|align=left|Rue de Landen 53A/1, {{wp|Hannut}}
|April 8, 2023
|14.00–17.00 CEST
|-
|{{wp|Fnac}}
|align=left|{{wp|N12 (België)|Turnhoutsebaan|l=nl}} 5, {{wp|Wijnegem}}
|April 15, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
|{{wp|Carrefour}}
|align=left|Rue d'Havré 18, Mons
|May 6, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
|Carrefour
|align=left|Avenue Paul Gilson 455, {{wp|Drogenbos}}
|May 13, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|-
|ToyChamp
|align=left|Antwerpseweg 65, {{wp|Geel}}
|May 27, 2023
|11.00–16.00 CEST
|}

===2024===
One such event took place on March 10, 2024 ([[Mario Day]]) between 13:00 and 17:00 CET at the {{wp|MediaMarkt}} store in {{wp|Westfield Mall of the Netherlands}}.<ref name="nintendo.nl 2024">{{cite| date = March 5, 2024 | url = www.nintendo.nl/Nieuws/2024/februari/Meet-Greet-met-Mario--2536382.html | title = Meet & Greet met Mario! | publisher = nintendo.nl | accessdate = March 8, 2024 | archive = archive.ph/5TocP | archivedate = March 8, 2024, 13:14:19 UTC}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery heights=130px widths=260px>
Mario Meet and Greet 2023 - NL info.jpg|Dates, locations, and times for the 2023 Meet & Greet Mario events in the Netherlands
Mario Meet and Greet 2023 - BE-NL info.jpg|Dates, locations, and times for the 2023 events in Belgium (Dutch)
Mario Meet and Greet 2023 - BE-FR info.jpg|Dates, locations, and times for the 2023 events in Belgium (French)
Meet & Greet met Mario 2024 banner.jpg|Artwork for the ''Meet & Greet met Mario'' event on Mario Day 2024
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Dut=Meet & Greet Mario
|DutC=<ref name="nintendo.nl 2023"/><ref name="nintendo.be NL"/>
|DutN=2023
|Dut2=Meet & Greet met Mario
|Dut2M=Meet & Greet with Mario
|Dut2C=<ref name="nintendo.nl 2024"/>
|Dut2N=2024
|Fre=Venez rencontrer Mario !
|FreM=Come and meet Mario!
|FreC=<ref name="nintendo.be FR"/>
}}

==Footnotes==
{{footnote|note|a|Misspelled as "SmartToys" on nintendo.be.<ref name="nintendo.be NL"/><ref name="nintendo.be FR"/>}}

==References==
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{{Special events}}
[[Category:Special events]]