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'''Mario Co. Ltd''' is a jointly owned business between [[Nintendo]] and Dentsu. Not much more is clear about the company, however, its roots may stem from the [[Nintendo Game Seminar|Nintendo & Dentsu Game Seminar]].
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'''Mario Co., Ltd''' was a jointly owned business between [[Nintendo]] and Dentsu, founded by [[Hiroshi Ikeda]] (also the founder of [[Monegi]], a joint-venture between Nintendo and [[Hudson Soft]]).<ref>[https://nintendoeverything.com/a-look-back-on-the-history-of-two-anime-veterans-at-nintendo/ Nintendo Everything (November 1, 2014) "A look back on the history of two anime veterans at Nintendo" which sources German website Nintendo-Online]</ref>
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During the 1990s, Nintendo also worked with Dentsu for the [[Nintendo Game Seminar|Nintendo & Dentsu Game Seminar]]. Later the Dentsu name was dropped and it became the Nintendo Game Seminar.
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
*[[Hello Kitty World]] (Japanese remake of [[Balloon Kid]] with Hello Kitty/Sanrio licensed branding)
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*[[Hello Kitty World]] (Japanese remake of [[Balloon Kid]] with Hello Kitty/Sanrio licensed branding). The back of the box art states Mario Co., Ltd. were responsible for production, ASCII Corporation and Sanrio for marketing, and Character Soft (a subsidiary of Sanrio) for publishing the game.
 
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Revision as of 09:48, 5 October 2022

Mario Co., Ltd was a jointly owned business between Nintendo and Dentsu, founded by Hiroshi Ikeda (also the founder of Monegi, a joint-venture between Nintendo and Hudson Soft).[1]

During the 1990s, Nintendo also worked with Dentsu for the Nintendo & Dentsu Game Seminar. Later the Dentsu name was dropped and it became the Nintendo Game Seminar.

Works

  • Hello Kitty World (Japanese remake of Balloon Kid with Hello Kitty/Sanrio licensed branding). The back of the box art states Mario Co., Ltd. were responsible for production, ASCII Corporation and Sanrio for marketing, and Character Soft (a subsidiary of Sanrio) for publishing the game.
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