Celebrate Mario Day with Nintendo By Using #Mar10Day Hashtag

Written by Brandon Hofer on March 10, 2016

News: Today is “MAR10 Day” where Nintendo is looking back at the past year as well as some of the things Mario has done over the past 30 years.

Today is March 10 which means it is official “MAR10 Day.” Celebrated by Mario fans each year, the 10th of March is a special day to remember his impact on pop culture, thanks to how the day on the calendar resembles the beloved character's name. Nintendo is celebrating with fans by listing some of the famous mustached hero's achievements throughout the past year and by asking fans to participate by tweeting their favorite Mario moments using the #Mar10Day hashtag.

Mario’s Year in Review includes:

Mario had a big milestone in 2015. He celebrated 30 years since he leaped his way into people's hearts in 1985's Super Mario Bros.

Nintendo launched Super Mario Maker, a game that lets fans create and share their own Super Mario Bros. levels. So far, 6.2 million levels have been created by fans.

Facebook's engineers celebrated Mario by creating their very own Super Mario Maker levels for fans to play.

A special 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo was released in a classic 8-bit design. The limited-edition figure was a tribute to the original Super Mario Bros. game that launched for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985.

Mario hit the courts with the launch of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash for Wii U. In the game, fans play as Mario and friends in intense tennis competitions.

For the first time, Mario teamed up with his paper version, Paper Mario, in the colorful action RPG Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam for Nintendo 3DS.

With the help of his voice actor, Charles Martinet, Mario celebrated the grand opening of the Nintendo NY store in Rockefeller Plaza.

What kind of year will Mario have in 2016? We already know there is going to be Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. What other games will the popular plumber appear in?