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Random: Marilyn Before Mario? That Time Nintendo Went A Bit Playboy

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Nintendo
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Nintendo
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1980–2026
Latest · Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Top genres · platformer, adventure, puzzle
15591 articles 952 writers 1322 games
Mario
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Mario
Active · 1981–2026
Latest · Mario Tennis Fever
Top genres · platformer, sports, arcade
2877 articles 482 writers 330 games
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Active · 2005
Latest · Playboy: The Mansion
Top genres · simulation, strategy
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