An Italian plumber and the future of a Japanese icon


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 02 Jan 2018

The launch screen of Nintendo Co.'s Super Mario Run mobile game is arranged for a photograph on an Apple Inc. iPhone in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. The game, released for Apple devices on Dec. 15, features the company's iconic plumber running across a scrolling landscape to rescue Princess Peach. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

An Italian plumber from the Mushroom Kingdom could be the key to Nintendo Co continuing its three-year rebound. 

At just 16 pixels tall, Mario has a heavy burden to bear. Thankfully, he has a whole stable of mates to help. And he'll need them. 

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