Why Doesn't Super Mario Have A Japanese Name?

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  • @NameExplain
    @NameExplain  5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    What's your favourite Mario game? I love Galaxy but Odyssey is fantastic too!

    • @GeorgTheGr8
      @GeorgTheGr8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same!

    • @LisaBowers
      @LisaBowers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mario Galaxy 2 is my fav.

    • @stuff5499
      @stuff5499 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      64, Bros. 2 or 3, Galaxy, Sunshine or World
      pretty much games with open hub

    • @TheAzorg
      @TheAzorg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Super Mario Maker

    • @AlltNorrOmAleArNorrland
      @AlltNorrOmAleArNorrland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Name Explain
      Super Mario 3

  • @JJMcCullough
    @JJMcCullough 5 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    I once went out with an Italian guy who was shocked to learn they're called "Mario" and "Luigi" in America, too. He always assumed those were just names the Italian translators had made up to make the characters seem more acceptable to the Italian market.

    • @thecommunistpartyofvooperi9613
      @thecommunistpartyofvooperi9613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh hi JJ!

    • @DevanK-rg3td
      @DevanK-rg3td 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      u gay??!!?!?

    • @gabrielenicoli5065
      @gabrielenicoli5065 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      As an italian I find it funny because the same exact thing happened to me with "panna cotta" ahah (it literally means cooked whipped cream and it is such a simple dessert i though it was just the italian name for it, didn't understand it was an italian thing to begin with)

    • @nycuba7478
      @nycuba7478 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey J.J.

    • @norbert0036
      @norbert0036 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is stupid

  • @JeremyWS
    @JeremyWS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    Next episode: Why doesn't Luigi have a Japanese name?

    • @lucasknox9694
      @lucasknox9694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      His name is actually based on Japanese word "Ruiji" meaning "similar", since he was originaly just a Mario clone

    • @sciblastofficial9833
      @sciblastofficial9833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Lucas Knox
      According to one source Luigi got his name due to a restaurant close to Nintendo HQ

    • @lucasknox9694
      @lucasknox9694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@sciblastofficial9833 Just like how Mario is also believed to come from "marionnette"

    • @ricardoahr5459
      @ricardoahr5459 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Anonymous A880 Let Jon Solo answer that...

    • @Claro1993
      @Claro1993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lucas Knox Basically a colorswap of Mario.

  • @LisaBowers
    @LisaBowers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Be on the lookout for the upcoming biography...
    _"Mario Mario: A Pile of Pixels"_

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +510

    Mario is my favorite anime

    • @LisaBowers
      @LisaBowers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You're late, Justin. How'd that happen??

    • @GeorgTheGr8
      @GeorgTheGr8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      he is the most powerful anime character, too

    • @lek2269
      @lek2269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Justin Y. Wow that was quick

    • @4ltrz555
      @4ltrz555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Justin. Remember me from yesterday?

    • @mr.worldwide4758
      @mr.worldwide4758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're 8 minutes late Justin

  • @thomasturner6980
    @thomasturner6980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    Now Luigi needs a German name to recreate the Axis

    • @seppoleonvervloet132
      @seppoleonvervloet132 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@alexandrine1558 Romania to right

    • @allanrichardson1468
      @allanrichardson1468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It’s already been established that Luigi is Mario’s brother and presumably co-owner of the family plumbing business.
      Maybe they have a cousin named Wilhelm (translation of Luigi)? But why recreate the old Axis? The NEW Japan is much more prosperous!

    • @magicsword49
      @magicsword49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Wario was supposed to be German at some point. They kind of abandoned it, but it was a thing.

    • @argenisjimenez8118
      @argenisjimenez8118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@magicsword49did waluigi too?

    • @rowen42069
      @rowen42069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ludwig

  • @gabrielzak.7942
    @gabrielzak.7942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Luigi? you mean Green Mario

    • @Magnus_Deus
      @Magnus_Deus 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      At least not puke green.

    • @simok8443
      @simok8443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Mario? You mean Red Luigi

    • @ricardoahr5459
      @ricardoahr5459 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @yudistiraliem135
      @yudistiraliem135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Green Waluigi look alike

    • @DysnomiaFilms
      @DysnomiaFilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@simok8443 Red Luigi Mario

  • @timothymclean
    @timothymclean 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    It's probably worth noting that Mario fits into Japanese katakana (まりお). Not all Western names do this; nearly all Japanese syllables need to end in a vowel, the vowel sounds are formalized into a smaller set, and the phonemes don't always line up properly.

    • @AzamMujahidProductions
      @AzamMujahidProductions ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hold on that's not the japanese katakana

    • @sale544
      @sale544 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AzamMujahidProductionsマリオwould be correct

  • @asho345
    @asho345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Why are some places called the motherland and others, the fatherland?

    • @SamAronow
      @SamAronow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      *Usually* because the name of the country or the word for "country" in the local language is either masculine or feminine in that language.

    • @toboterxp8155
      @toboterxp8155 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      In germany it's neutrum. What about that?

    • @SamAronow
      @SamAronow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@toboterxp8155 Apparently Hitler was alone in calling it the motherland for weird Freudian reasons.

    • @belstar1128
      @belstar1128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Because some countries are sexist and some are not.

    • @NotVeryRandomDude
      @NotVeryRandomDude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      betarage /s?

  • @riku32194
    @riku32194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Mario, the name, can also be seen as the masculine version of Maria and Luigi is the italian version of Louis/Ludwig

  • @eman6784
    @eman6784 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Japanese are allies with the Italians.
    The Japanese commemorate this friendship by naming the popular character with an Italian name

  • @Discosaturn
    @Discosaturn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Mario is an Italian character created by the Japanese yet he has a mustache that looks like it's from Stalin who dominated the Russians and others.

  • @lewatoaofair2522
    @lewatoaofair2522 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    To add to Luigi, his name in Japanese, Ruiji, is actually a double-meaning, as one of the root words used means "double" in Japanese.
    Also, Wario's name is Wariu ("Bad Mario") in Japanese.

    • @asparagusnoodle
      @asparagusnoodle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lewa, Toa of Air Waruigi is cool too

    • @voralles1911
      @voralles1911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      A little correction. Wario's name in Japan is a portmanteau of "Warui" (Japanese word for bad) and "Mario". Hence the meaning Bad Mario.
      Have a nice day~

    • @lewatoaofair2522
      @lewatoaofair2522 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vor Alles I'd say your comment is more contribution/clarification than correction, so thanks.

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wario's Japanese name is still Wario, but it was indeed chosen because it's both close to the Japanese word "warui" than being just Mario with M upside down.

  • @KingsleyIII
    @KingsleyIII 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Miyamoto has confirmed _and_ denied Mario's full name being "Mario Mario" several times. Even he's not sure anymore.
    Also, the "Donkey Kong" in the original Donkey Kong game isn't the Donkey Kong we know and love today. He's actually Cranky Kong, the grandfather of the modern Donkey Kong, the one who debuted as the star of Donkey Kong Country.

    • @santoriomaker69
      @santoriomaker69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Which means that Jumpman is Mario's grandpa

    • @FyFanNollan
      @FyFanNollan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wait, then who the fuck is Jumpman?

    • @SeiyaTempest
      @SeiyaTempest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His full name is Mario Luigi

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@santoriomaker69 No, Mario and Jumpman are the same.
      Gorillas has half the lifespan of humans.

  • @thebenis3157
    @thebenis3157 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Fun fact: the name "Mario" is soon going to become more common in Spanish speaking countries than in Italy. In fact, while Mario is still the most common name for male Italians, you will rarely find this name among young people, while that doesn't seem to be the case in Spanish speaking countries

    • @Bolognabeef
      @Bolognabeef 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ma sei ovunque, anche nei commenti di insta

    • @thebenis3157
      @thebenis3157 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bolognabeef K

  • @WaterShowsProd
    @WaterShowsProd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    After Luigi came along, I used to tell people that Pauline was actually Luigi in drag.

  • @7coloreddrops
    @7coloreddrops 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mario's younger brother "Luigi" is similar sound of Japanese word "ruji" . "ruiji" means "similar".
    There is such a legend.

  • @DysnomiaFilms
    @DysnomiaFilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Do an episode on why English people can't pronounce "pasta" or "Mario" with an ah sound like it's god damned supposed to be.

    • @tealeafgreen8505
      @tealeafgreen8505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's not fucking parsta

    • @APH1991
      @APH1991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is to me Tea Leaf Green.

    • @norbert0036
      @norbert0036 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tealeafgreen8505 ?

    • @ubermenschnuts81
      @ubermenschnuts81 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shut up idiot why would you pronounce it Pahsta or Mahrio

    • @afferlfan
      @afferlfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ubermenschnuts81 because it's italian.

  • @LSDOvideos
    @LSDOvideos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Also Mario's name is easy to pronounce in Japanese, as all syllables in his name match a katakana symbol
    Ma ri o
    マ リ オ

  • @mickeyrube6623
    @mickeyrube6623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Also, Mario is very easy to say in the Japanese tongue.

    • @elimalinsky7069
      @elimalinsky7069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Not unlike Ruiji, Toudo, Pichi, Bauzā and Kupa Tsurupā.

    • @Empy_C.
      @Empy_C. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      マリオ

    • @anas-jl3bh
      @anas-jl3bh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      マリオ

    • @Houselander1226
      @Houselander1226 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@elimalinsky7069bauza in japan is kuppa toado in japan is kinopiyo

  • @NikkiMKarLen
    @NikkiMKarLen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "Mario" in some places and "Mary-o" in others.

    • @yobob591
      @yobob591 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nikki M. Solis Supa Merio

    • @worfsonofmogh323
      @worfsonofmogh323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's Mah. Englishman are pronouncing it wrong.

  • @CGaboL
    @CGaboL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love hearing Jump Up, Superstar! in the backround

  • @VGCKenny
    @VGCKenny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    So when are we going to get a video about the division of English between American and British that explains why you call overalls “dungarees”?

    • @HyperVanilo
      @HyperVanilo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I second this

    • @blinkingberry9591
      @blinkingberry9591 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting. When I was playing Luigi's Mansion 2 and E. Gadd talked about Luigi's dungarees, I thought it was just some weird word. Cool.

  • @lek2269
    @lek2269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Because the landlord in Seattle who owned the space where donkey Kong copies were held was named MARIO segale

    • @sciblastofficial9833
      @sciblastofficial9833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He mentioned that already, but that's a good summary

  • @einaf639
    @einaf639 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Also, "Mario" fits very nicely into the Japanese language without any major adjustments: マリオ is literally ma-ri-o, Other names like "Luigi" still transition into Japanese pretty easily, but with minor adjustments: ルイージ is Ru-i-ji since there's no "L" in Japanese. Good examples of American words that don't transition into Japanese as smoothly are Starbucks スターバックス and McDonalds マクドナルド: Sutābakkusu and Makudonarudo. Languages like Italian, Spanish, and Hawaiian/Polynesian have similar consonant-vowel syllable patterns like Japanese so they can be more easily approximated. So, "Moana" in Japanese is just "mo-a-na," but "Cinderella" is "Shi-n-de-re-ra"

    • @einaf639
      @einaf639 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interestingly, the Italian word for Cinderella, "Cenerentola," makes the Japanese transition more smoothly than the English word does. Words from languages like German, Russian, and English tend to be more difficult to produce in Japanese since they have a lot more consonants per syllable.

    • @tchitchouan
      @tchitchouan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Japanese language is syllabic therefore the absence of consonant clusters.

  • @criticalhard
    @criticalhard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how open minded japanese people are, they know very well the steps to the future with respect to the past but not living in it.

  • @FinnManusia
    @FinnManusia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How about why they have "Super Mario" instead of just "Mario"? I remembered someone said that there is a game named "Mario" and it is like that platforms game with enemies appear on top and have POW in the middle. So, they called it "Super Mario" because it is a different game than the previous game.

  • @AetherTheGenshin
    @AetherTheGenshin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mario. Create by Japan, has an Italian name and has a Russian mustache. Which means, Mario was an Italo-Russo-Japanese character.

  • @kordellcurl7559
    @kordellcurl7559 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you think about it Mario still fits as a Japanese name because all Japanese words end with a vowel like Pikachu or Tokyo.

    • @atsukorichards1675
      @atsukorichards1675 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And actually Mario can be a Japanese male name by picking up some Kanji with suitable sounds, like 摩利男.

  • @Junokaii
    @Junokaii 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bigger question is why is Mario's moustache black but his hair is brown?

    • @FyFanNollan
      @FyFanNollan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been asking that question for years

  • @oldbirbman
    @oldbirbman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fun fact about Godzilla’s name since he was mentioned here: did you know Godzilla’s Japanese name (gojira) is a mix between the world gorilla and kujira (whale in Japanese) so the gorilla part comes from Godzilla’s strength and durability while the whale part comes from Godzilla’s size and the fact that he’s a sea creature

  • @THEQuagyy
    @THEQuagyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It took me a while to realize dungarees meant overalls

  • @JackOesterle
    @JackOesterle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The “jump up superstar” in the back is a great touch

  • @lp-xl9ld
    @lp-xl9ld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In an episode of the American TV show MAJOR DAD, the title character and his wife are expecting another child; when asked for ideas for a name, one of the girls says "How about Mario or Luigi?" The Major says "Well, that's Italian"; the girl says " No, it's Nintendo!"

  • @ARANBANJO75
    @ARANBANJO75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mario Is Also used in germany...Is a Roman ancient name...the original name Is ."Marius".

  • @nycuba7478
    @nycuba7478 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Last time Italy and Japan had to do with each other, it didn't end well...

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They ended up doing better with Mario

  • @sarcasmal5744
    @sarcasmal5744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Idea! Why are there two galicias?

    • @RealMasterpieces
      @RealMasterpieces 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah

    • @paulodebourgogne
      @paulodebourgogne 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know the iberian one is named after the Gauls who at some point inhabited the area. This can also be seen in Portugal's name. Port... of... gaul. I don't know about the slavic one.

    • @magnilsonmelo3581
      @magnilsonmelo3581 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulodebourgogne onde foi que viste que portugal vem de port of gaul? sempre ouvi que vem de portus cale, que em ingles traduzem para port o cale..já que portugal começou no condado portucalense.

    • @paulodebourgogne
      @paulodebourgogne 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@magnilsonmelo3581 eu me lembro de ter visto um video sobre isso em algum lugar. Mas acho que o depois de assistir um video mais recente do Name Explain parece que eu não estava totalmente correto. E eu acho que a tradução para o inglês de "Portus Cale" é Port of Gaul, não?

    • @magnilsonmelo3581
      @magnilsonmelo3581 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulodebourgogne não acho que esteja, pq gaul é gália, que é em frança e outros países perto.

  • @GeorgTheGr8
    @GeorgTheGr8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Mario is an Italian created by the Japanese who speaks English, looks like a Mexican, runs like a black man and collects coins like a Jew. He doesn't need a name change because he is already a cultured legend.

    • @branndly
      @branndly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      FACTS MA GUY

    • @criticalhard
      @criticalhard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's racist :( ima cry like a baby 4 attention :( STOP

    • @bonbonbox6347
      @bonbonbox6347 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And fights a "dragon", like every typical european fairytale from the middle ages

    • @AlltNorrOmAleArNorrland
      @AlltNorrOmAleArNorrland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      BonBon Box
      Exactly a dragon turtle 🐢

    • @milosm9280
      @milosm9280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stolen meme from reddit.

  • @Claro1993
    @Claro1993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Interestingly, Luigi’s name is by no means Japanese in origin, as he was called Ruiji meaning similar in Japanese as he was simply a color swap of Mario during his debut in Mario Bros. His name was westernized as Luigi (from a restaurant near its American HQ believe it or not), which fits the Italian naming convention with Mario.

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu ปีที่แล้ว

      His name was chosen by Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Japan accepted, only afterwards the devs noticed the Japanese spelling was Ruiji, which fitted because it means similar.

  • @Pinoccappuccino
    @Pinoccappuccino 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For those who don't know, the Warpstar Warrior's namesake is John J. Kirby Jr., the lawyer who defended Nintendo from Universal Studios over the King Kong vs. Donkey Kong lawsuit.

    • @UlfFormynder
      @UlfFormynder 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And here I always thought he took his name from the vacuum brand. Learn something new every day.

    • @muhamadirfanisamily7663
      @muhamadirfanisamily7663 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Donkey 🐴

  • @christhecustomcharacter1409
    @christhecustomcharacter1409 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a Greek friend who makes plots on Plotagon. Her original character Detective Javier Hamilton is American or British but she lives in Greece.

  • @beanburrito4405
    @beanburrito4405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I wonder how Segale took this

    • @OfficeSupplyRobot
      @OfficeSupplyRobot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He was like "meh", and wanted people to remember him more for his construction jobs

  • @toferg.8264
    @toferg.8264 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    According to the book _The_Ultimate_History_of_Video_Games_ Mario Segal was gracious to Nintendo, and so they thanked him by naming Jumpman after him.

  • @kevinkerkhoff6670
    @kevinkerkhoff6670 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I find that chiptune version of Mario Jump from Mario Odyssey. You can here it here 0:30 in the background

    • @kevinkerkhoff6670
      @kevinkerkhoff6670 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Forget it I was too stupid to read further

  • @-Ness
    @-Ness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So Mario is an Italian character but a Japanese creation?

    • @blockmore1
      @blockmore1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes his Japanese creator intended him to be an Italian character

  • @kittyprydekissme
    @kittyprydekissme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nintendo did get the rights for the Popeye game. I think it came out about a year after Donkey Kong. It was very similar to Donkey Kong, but not quite as good.
    So if they'd waited just a little longer, they could've gone ahead and done Popeye without ever creating Mario. But then, it's possible they were only able to get the Popeye rights because of all the money they made from Donkey Kong. I'm not really sure how they ended up getting the rights.

  • @barryellis1543
    @barryellis1543 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Before even watching the video I can tell you it's because they gave him a moustache because they couldn't fix the pixels above his mouth and nothing else. Decided to make him Italian then. That's why.

  • @megashadow3789
    @megashadow3789 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I used to think Nintendo was an Italian company

  • @ironiccookies2320
    @ironiccookies2320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    saw the title and knew the answer: he's italian

  • @thecircle8568
    @thecircle8568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Uuum no Italian mustache stereotype was made due to Mario, Mario was not due to it

  • @maxfi878
    @maxfi878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    WTF, I just thought about this today?!

  • @julianrolheiser6061
    @julianrolheiser6061 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Can you discuss the difference between Siberia and Iberia (like the Iberian peninsula)?

    • @hepchaos
      @hepchaos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One is Russia, the other is Spain, generally speaking.

    • @HBKnowItAll
      @HBKnowItAll 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hepchaos historically, Iberia was in the Caucasus region.

    • @hepchaos
      @hepchaos 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HBKnowItAll - The Caucasus region was defined by the Caucasus range and Iberia is the region where the Iberian people once lived, which is now generally Portugal and Eastern Spain. It has nothing to do with the Caucasus.

    • @kornsuwin
      @kornsuwin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HBKnowItAll true

    • @zenmastakilla
      @zenmastakilla 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hepchaos There was a Kingdom of Iberia within the Caucasus region in antiquity, which has nothing to do with the European one. It's something that still confuses people.

  • @vojtechprachar8165
    @vojtechprachar8165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Question for 1 000 000$.
    Which of these fictional characters did not came from Japan.
    a) Pikachu b) Yu gi oh
    c) Mario d) Zuko

  • @pos8408
    @pos8408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    What will happen when you reach 1000 dollars?

    • @NameExplain
      @NameExplain  5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Octavian Popa when we hit $1000 on Patreon I plan to celebrate by making a huge video explaining how every state in the USA got their name and nickname :D

    • @aneesh2115
      @aneesh2115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@NameExplain how about one on the states of india

    • @aneesh2115
      @aneesh2115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NameExplain like my state Assam
      Even though the people are Indo-Aryan they are named after a tai group( ahom ) and in the native tongue the name is axomia ( x as in kh or the second Hindi consonant)

  • @FairyCRat
    @FairyCRat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Didn't Mario Segale also have a brother named Luigi?

  • @psycologo121
    @psycologo121 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If what you say about Mario coming from Mars is true, that would give Mario and Marth form Fire Emblem a connection as his name also comes from Mars.

  • @alexg4711
    @alexg4711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can also spell mario with japanese characterd without any trick translations

  • @letsplayfangames7037
    @letsplayfangames7037 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder what the landlord thought of Mario

  • @brokkrep
    @brokkrep 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    didnt even know it is your video. clicked it because it seemed so interesting and it is!

  • @henrijayy
    @henrijayy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nintendo was shipping Super Mario Bros and ended in a warehouse in Seattle.
    And guess what its landlord's name was...

  • @nurlathifahthifa3792
    @nurlathifahthifa3792 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Power of Butterfly Effect.
    Imagine the Landlord named.. *Bob.*

    • @HyperVanilo
      @HyperVanilo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Super Bob Brothers, his brother's name is Jeff

  • @lucianthehedgehog8490
    @lucianthehedgehog8490 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mario is that Italian name

  • @kevinslater4126
    @kevinslater4126 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait wait wait, we found the original Mario? I thought he refused to come forward.

  • @oofxd9619
    @oofxd9619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    So Mario Mario and Luigi Mario?

    • @MATAM29
      @MATAM29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. In the Super Mario Bros. movie, a policeman asked the full names of Mario and Luigi. Mario said his full name, Mario Mario and Luigi said his full name, Luigi Mario.

    • @WaterShowsProd
      @WaterShowsProd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess they were named by their mama Mario.

  • @sak-superagentkaboom5968
    @sak-superagentkaboom5968 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also in Japan less people eat milk food and Mario likes pasta in cream but the thing is he live with his brother in Brooklyn.

  • @Diezombie4114
    @Diezombie4114 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If mario is mario's surname, and luigi is his brother, then luigi is luigi mario.

  • @MinecraftPony155
    @MinecraftPony155 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are some japanese words similair to spanish, german, french and english words that mean the same thing?

  • @CorinneStephens
    @CorinneStephens 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man… imagine being that landlord. He got owned so fucking hard

  • @Jzphh
    @Jzphh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was also called Ossan early in development which means "middle-aged guy"

    • @FyFanNollan
      @FyFanNollan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Turns out he was just 23

  • @BrandonjSlippingAway
    @BrandonjSlippingAway 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Necessity is the mother of invention. This applies wholly to the early days of film and gaming in which the limitations of the medium resulted in great outside the box ingenuity.

  • @13thReDUX
    @13thReDUX 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i’ve never been able to beat a side scrolling mario game

  • @monxp
    @monxp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If Mario is called Mario Mario, is Luigi called Luigi Mario?

  • @tylernass6263
    @tylernass6263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ironic that the reason crash bandicoot is orange is the exact reason real bandicoots aren't

  • @sanookmakmak
    @sanookmakmak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    because of the damn axis.

  • @Illumisepoolist
    @Illumisepoolist 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why did Peach's name used to be Toadstool?

  • @woolywonders5546
    @woolywonders5546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just found out that Warui ko- Japanese word meaning ‘bad child,’ which is very similar to Wario, Mario’s arch-rival. What do you think??

  • @Gemi0613
    @Gemi0613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The BGM is “Jump Up, Super Star!”!!!!!! (Tears) 😭😆

  • @Oscar-ud8xs
    @Oscar-ud8xs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:34 poods is taking over

    • @bonbonbox6347
      @bonbonbox6347 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Name Explain should do his part

  • @paulinetrivago.7540
    @paulinetrivago.7540 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you could do this for the rest of the Mario characters is one episode, I'd appreciate that

  • @al_fletcher
    @al_fletcher 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please make a print of 0:45 with Kratos!Mario (Marius?)

  • @blueleaf3559
    @blueleaf3559 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now would be a good time to talk about that other character who also wears a hat comsidering this late November they will be releasing a game featuring said character. Cough cough. Great vid btw.

  • @deakenwylie3819
    @deakenwylie3819 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the last decade or so, I have seen reference to Captain Haddock only twice. Even more strangely, they have both been in the last HALF-HOUR. Okay, universe, I get it, now KNOCK IT THE HELL OFF. If there's a third, we shall Have Words. >:C

  • @Brabbs
    @Brabbs 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought mario mario only originated from the live action movie?

  • @seneca983
    @seneca983 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    But where does the name Luigi come from?

  • @novafawks
    @novafawks 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought Mario's name came from a janitor or something?

  • @lynx3845
    @lynx3845 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    No, he’s not called MaYrIo everywhere. He’s called *Mario*

  • @theJellyjoker
    @theJellyjoker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    merry-oh!

  • @Ggdivhjkjl
    @Ggdivhjkjl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's the origin of Luigi?

    • @UlfFormynder
      @UlfFormynder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Luigi's was the name of the Italian restaurant the Nintendo of America staff used to eat lunch at.

  • @bundleization
    @bundleization 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Because he's Mario. Mario is Mario.

  • @ayrara9058
    @ayrara9058 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    "why are irish names spelled the way they are and pronounce the way they are?"

  • @chesthoIe
    @chesthoIe 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you do one now explaining how, "Itsumi" is a surname, and then research whether it's even in the Japanese game, or if the translator on the American translation was named Itsumi, or if it's a weird coincidence or what?

  • @ZenRhino
    @ZenRhino 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun fact, he doesn't say "it's a me Mario". He's saying itsumi Mario. In English, itsumi means "super"

  • @chaosmorris5865
    @chaosmorris5865 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Japan has given us multiple cultural icons."
    *Shows american Godzilla*

  • @ashknoecklein
    @ashknoecklein 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a cousin named Gilbert Gilbert, how do you explain that?

  • @laughingvampire7555
    @laughingvampire7555 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mario is a name extremely easy to pronounce for Japanese people and easy to write in katakana, that is probably why the creator chose it. Mario = マリオ
    Ma = マ
    ri = リ
    o = オ
    unlike names in English like Brian which will be written Bur-ri-a-n and pronounced in 4 syllables while in English is just 2

  • @blueseanomad7435
    @blueseanomad7435 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Konichiwa Neko isn't so catchy, so I get that one.

  • @Blazico
    @Blazico 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it weird that I already know all these facts?

  • @trien30
    @trien30 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Poor Luigi indeed.

  • @forregom
    @forregom 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even dough it isnt cannon i still believe Mario's last name is Video

    • @CeccoGrullo
      @CeccoGrullo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dafuq did I just read?

  • @JuanVilorio
    @JuanVilorio 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What did you called an overall?