Live Magazine Christmas 2016 ISSUE Live Magazine December 2016 Issue | Page 22

THE
TRUTH

DID YO

GAME & POP CULTURE FU

Mario was named after the landlord of Nintendo’s warehouse. The
gent’s name - Mr Mario Segale.

Nintendo was sued because kids
were getting blisters for playing
games - they offered to give gloves
to the owners of Mario Party after
reports of injuries!
www.cnet.com/au/news/nintendo-offers-glove-to-prevent-joystick-injuries

All the cast of the TV series, Friends, are in their 40s!
Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe, is the oldest, she was born
in 1963.

The original Playstation was designed by Sony as a Nintendo console, but when Nintendo changed
their mind, Sony went ahead alone!