Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Nintendos Mario endures even as games come and go (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 1997 file photo, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario video game series, demonstrates Super Mario 64 in his office at the Nintendo Co. headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. Even though Mario hasnt changed much in nearly three decades, the latest game he stars in, the newly released The New Super Mario Bros. Wii, is one of the holiday seasons top titles. (AP Photo/Atsushi Tsukada)AP - You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. Hes reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. Hes also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.

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