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'''Mario Club Co., Ltd.''', credited in most pre-2009 games as the '''Super Mario Club''', is the game-testing and debugging team for many of [[Nintendo]]'s games. Most of the time, the club works with ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games, but it has also worked with other intellectual properties of Nintendo's, such as ''{{wp|The Legend of Zelda}}'' and ''{{wp|Pokémon}}''. When credited, the club is usually listed under the heading "Special Thanks," but some more recent games list the club under either "Debug" or "Testing."
{{company infobox
|title=Mario Club Co., Ltd.
|logo=[[File:Mario Club logo.png|250px]]
|founded=July 2009 (as a subsidiary)<ref name=Company>{{cite|url=https://www.marioclub.co.jp/company/|title=企業情報|language=ja|publisher=Mario Club|accessdate=March 17, 2025}}</ref>
|first_release=''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_release=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|president=Masanori Okazaki<ref name=Company/>
}}
'''Mario Club Co., Ltd.''', formerly the '''Super Mario Club''' and simply the '''Mario Club''', is the game-testing and debugging team for many of [[Nintendo]]'s games, including the namesake ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, having been credited in most releases in the franchise since ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' in 1995. Based in Kyoto, it was established as a full subsidiary to Nintendo under its current name in July 2009,<ref name=Company/> with ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' being the first ''Super Mario'' game to credit the company under this name, for which it also produced the "Super Skills" [[hint movies]].<ref>{{cite|url=https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/nsmb/2/4/|title=Iwata Asks - ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'': Volume 3 - Page 5: New Courses Two Weeks Before Deadline|language=en|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=March 17, 2025}}</ref> As of September 16, 2024, the Mario Club consists of 400 employees. When credited, the club is usually listed under the heading "Special Thanks," but more recent games list the club under either "Debug" or "Testing."


==''Super Mario'' franchise credits==
==''Super Mario'' franchise credits==
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[List of games by date#2024|2024]]
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' - [[Nintendo Switch]], [[List of games by date#2025|2025]]
*''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' – Nintendo Switch, 2024
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' - Nintendo Switch, [[List of games by date#2024|2024]]
*''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' - Nintendo Switch, 2024
*''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' - Nintendo Switch, 2024
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' - Nintendo Switch, 2024
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' - Nintendo Switch, 2024
*''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' - Nintendo Switch, 2024
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' - Nintendo Switch, 2024
*''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' - Nintendo Switch, [[List of games by date#2023|2023]]
*''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' - Nintendo Switch, [[List of games by date#2023|2023]]
*''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' - Nintendo Switch, 2023
*''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' - Nintendo Switch, 2023
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*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' - Wii, [[List of games by date#2006|2006]]
*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' - Wii, [[List of games by date#2006|2006]]
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2006
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2006
*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2006
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2006
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2006
*''[[Tetris DS]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2006
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' - Nintendo DS, [[List of games by date#2005|2005]]
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' - Nintendo DS, [[List of games by date#2005|2005]]
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2005
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' - [[Nintendo GameCube]], 2005
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2005
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2005
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'' - [[Nintendo GameCube]], 2005
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2005
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' - [[Game Boy Advance]], 2005
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' - [[Game Boy Advance]], 2005
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2005
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' - Nintendo DS, 2005
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*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2004
*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2004
*''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2004
*''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2004
*''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2004
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2004
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2004
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2004
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2004
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*''[[Mario Party-e]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2003
*''[[Mario Party-e]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2003
*''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2003
*''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2003
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''- Game Boy Advance, [[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' - Game Boy Advance, [[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2002
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2002
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', - Nintendo GameCube, 2002
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2002
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, [[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, [[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2001
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - Nintendo GameCube, 2001
*''[[Wario Land 4]]'' - Game Boy Advance,  
*''[[Wario Land 4]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2001
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2001
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' - Game Boy Advance, 2001
*''[[Mobile Golf]]'' - [[Game Boy Color]], 2001
*''[[Mobile Golf]]'' - [[Game Boy Color]], 2001
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*''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'' - SNES, 1996
*''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'' - SNES, 1996
*''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' - [[Virtual Boy]], [[List of games by date#1995|1995]]
*''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' - [[Virtual Boy]], [[List of games by date#1995|1995]]
*''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' - [[NES]], [[List of games by date#1991|1991]]
*''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' - NES / Game Boy, [[List of games by date#1990|1990]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マリオクラブ
|JpnR=Mario Kurabu
|JpnM=Mario Club
|JpnC=<ref name=Company/>
|ChiS=超级马力欧俱乐部
|ChiS=超级马力欧俱乐部
|ChiSR=Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Jùlèbù
|ChiSR=Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Jùlèbù
|ChiSM=Super Mario Club
|ChiSM=Super Mario Club
}}
}}
==References==
<references/>


==External link==
==External link==
{{NIWA|Bulbapedia=Mario Club|StarfyWiki=Mario Club|WarsWiki=Super Mario Club}}
{{NIWA|Bulbapedia=Mario Club|Nookipedia=Mario Club|StarfyWiki=Mario Club|WarsWiki=Super Mario Club}}
*[http://www.marioclub.co.jp Official website]
*[http://www.marioclub.co.jp Official website]


Latest revision as of 09:42, March 17, 2025

"Mario Club" redirects here. For other subjects that use this name, see Super Mario Club.
Mario Club Co., Ltd.
Mario Club Co., Ltd. logo
Founded July 2009 (as a subsidiary)[1]
First Super Mario game Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995)
Latest Super Mario game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)
Current president Masanori Okazaki[1]

Mario Club Co., Ltd., formerly the Super Mario Club and simply the Mario Club, is the game-testing and debugging team for many of Nintendo's games, including the namesake Super Mario franchise, having been credited in most releases in the franchise since Virtual Boy Wario Land in 1995. Based in Kyoto, it was established as a full subsidiary to Nintendo under its current name in July 2009,[1] with New Super Mario Bros. Wii being the first Super Mario game to credit the company under this name, for which it also produced the "Super Skills" hint movies.[2] As of September 16, 2024, the Mario Club consists of 400 employees. When credited, the club is usually listed under the heading "Special Thanks," but more recent games list the club under either "Debug" or "Testing."

Super Mario franchise credits[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオクラブ[1]
Mario Kurabu 		Mario Club
Chinese (simplified) 超级马力欧俱乐部[?]
Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Jùlèbù 		Super Mario Club

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 企業情報. Mario Club (Japanese). Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Iwata Asks - New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Volume 3 - Page 5: New Courses Two Weeks Before Deadline. Nintendo (English). Retrieved March 17, 2025.

External link[edit]

Mario Club Co., Ltd. coverage on other NIWA wikis:
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