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Mario's family name is given as "Mario" in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' live-action segments "[[Dance]]" and "[[Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn]]" and made popular in the live-action ''Super Mario Bros.'' movie. This occasionally occurs in other media—for instance, the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guidebook for ''Mario Party 2'' lists his name as Mario Mario in a note section,<ref>Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, Tri Pham, and Donato Tica. ''Mario Party 2'' Prima Official Strategy Guide, page 5.</ref> and the Prima guide for ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' similarly shows Mario's full name as Mario Mario in the list of major characters.<ref>Stratton, Stephen, and Levi Buchanan. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 21.</ref> The arcade flyers for ''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]'' use the full name as well. Also, when people asked Mario (voiced by Charles Martinet) on [[Mario in Real Time|MIRT]] what his last name was at {{wp|San Diego Comic-Con}} 2012, he responded with this: ''"What's my last name? Ah, that's a very good question! ... That's right! It's-a Mario. My name-a Mario Mario. Of course, my brother name, a-Luigi Mario. And of course, my mama's-a Mama Mia Mario; my papa Papa Pio Mario. Of course, my grandmama Grandmama Mia Mario, and my grandpapa Grandpa—et cetera, et cetera. Yeah, first name Mario, last name-a Mario. Yahoo!"''<ref name="Mario Mario">Patrick Scott Patterson (July 16, 2012). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAjhjLuWbC8 Mario reveals his last name & other tales - San Diego Comic Con 2012]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 30, 2013.</ref> However, Nintendo of America earlier claimed that "there are no last names."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS713fNTJ8c&t=2m Inside Edition News Report With Super Mario Bros.]</ref> This was later stated by Nintendo president [[Satoru Iwata]].<ref name=MrVideoGame/> Additionally, Shigeru Miyamoto has previously stated that Mario and Luigi do not have last names "just like Mickey Mouse" contrary to their depiction in the movie, although he has later redacted that stance, confirming at the [[Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 30th Anniversary]] festival in September 2015 that Mario's and Luigi's last names are indeed "Mario."<ref name="full name"/>