Miyamoto talks about shifting the focus to Mario because Donkey Kong was too big. He said it's sort of common among popular culture in Japan that a creator will take character and have him appear in different manga. Cassandra says I bet that guy tells his grandkids that Mario is named after him and they just roll their eyes and go yes sure, Cramba.

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