Happy Birthday, Super Mario!

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Super Mario turns 25 today, the first Super Mario Brothers title was released on September 13th, 1985. The game has sold more than 40 million copies and Mario, as well as his brother, Luigi are still at it. Super Mario Galaxy Two proved to be a hit on the Nintendo Wii console this year. James Binns is a video games expert and the publisher of �Edge� online in London.

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