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Nintendo's Origins

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Donkey Kong Predates Mario

Donkey Kong predated Mario. His name is not on the cover art in the very first game he appears in. The warehouse manager who was taking a lot of the heat from Mario, Segal and directing it away from the Nintendo guys got named Pauline as a thank you to him.

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