As Nintendo of America begins to stretch its legs in its swank new offices in Redmond, Washington, the company’s old offices – and a piece of gaming history – are now nothing but a pile of rubble.
https://kotaku.com/nintendos-bamboo-walled-flower-roofed-headquarters-5540016
The building where the company began its assault on the American market with the Nintendo Entertainment System – and where it’s also long been believed that Mario got his name, when staffers noticed landlord Mario Segale looked just like Donkey Kong’s Jumpman – has been bulldozed, providing a poignant (if also mildly sombre) footnote to this week’s Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary celebrations
https://kotaku.com/happy-25th-birthday-super-mario-bros-5636283
