Two Italian brothers went down a pipe.
And they came out straight into pop culture history.
🚨 On this day, Nintendo officially launched “Mario Bros.” in Japan.
A game that, on paper, was about plumbers fighting turtles in sewers filled with… fire.
In practice?
It was the beginning of the biggest phenomenon in video game history.
🎮 With limited pixels and unlimited ideas, Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario and Luigi.
They didn’t just save princesses:
✅ They saved the gaming industry from the 80s collapse.
✅ They shaped the childhood of billions.
✅ They built a transmedia empire (games, movies, parks, t-shirts, emojis…).
💡 And what does this have to do with the digital creative economy?
EVERYTHING.
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They created business models that are still multiplying today.
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They popularized IP as a valuable asset.
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They turned narratives into gameplay.
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And they proved that a good game can be stronger than any speech.
🎯 Moral of the pipe:
A good idea with good gameplay can save kingdoms.
And maybe even make you an icon for generations.
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Join our community and unlock the power of the creative mushroom.
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