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*The shape of the course '''[[Mario Circuit (Wii U)|Mario Circuit]]''' from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ''(pictured)'' resembles an eight, referencing the game's title.
*'''''[[Mario Kart DS]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is the first and only ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game where [[Lakitu]] does not start the matches off as a referee.
*Despite being over 30 years old, the original '''''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''''' has remained the best selling of any ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' game, at 40 million copies.
*The appearance of '''[[Kick Bomb]]s''' is based on {{wp|Ball (association football)|soccer balls}}.
*In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', at one part of the song '''[[Jump Up, Super Star!]]''', the theme of [[25m]] from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' can be heard during the part where Pauline repeats the lyrics "Odyssey, ya see."
*'''[[Glydon]]'''{{'}}s name is a portmanteau of "glide" and "-odon", a typical suffix used for animals (often reptiles, such as ''{{wp|Iguanodon}}'' and ''{{wp|Pteranodon}}'') distinguished or recognized through their teeth.
*The character '''[[Diddy Kong]]''' was created when [[Nintendo]] wouldn't let [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] use an altered [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] for the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.
*Adult [[Mario]] has been portrayed as an infant in other media, namely in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' cartoon episode, [[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel‎]] and the ''[[Family Album "The Early Years"]]'' comic, though the '''[[Baby Mario]]''' character is considered a distinct entity from these forms.

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