Nintendo has been working on Mario for 26 years.

任天堂(Nintendo)做马里奥做了26年。

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If Nintendo has Mario and Facebook has FarmVille, then Microsoft has the Halo series.

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That said, Nintendo has always had the ability to surprise everyone and of course, Nintendo has the brands to carry its console (Mario, Zelda, Pikmin etc.).

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At Nintendo Mr Miyamoto has been the creative force behind the Super Mario and Legend of Zelda games.

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