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''Not to be confused with the Japanese TV program, [[jawikipedia:スーパーマリオクラブ (テレビ番組)|Super Mario Club]] that broadcast from 1990 to 2001''
''Not to be confused with the Japanese TV program, [[mariowiki:Super Mario Club (television series)|Super Mario Club]], which has broadcasted from 1990 to 1993.''
[[File:Mario Club logo.png|frame|right|The Mario Club logo]]
[[File:Mario Club logo.png|frame|right|The current Mario Club logo]]
'''Mario Club Co. Ltd''' (Japanese: マリオクラブ株式会社) is a subsidiary of [[Nintendo]] that conducts testing on video games and works on debugging them. The company was formally a group within Nintendo for years also responsible for quality control<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0004/04/page01.html Nintendo Online Magazine (April 2000) interview (in Japanese)]</ref>, but as of July 2009 the company officially became a subsidiary. The current president is Yuichi Kitamaru. <ref>[http://www.marioclub.co.jp/company/index.html Company Profile - Mario Club Co. Ltd (in Japanese)]</ref>
'''Mario Club Co. Ltd''' (Japanese: マリオクラブ株式会社) is a Japanese subsidiary of [[Nintendo]] that plays tests video games and works on debugging them with the aim of delivering high-quality products<ref>[http://www.marioclub.co.jp/ Official Mario Club website - "お客様に高品質な製品をお届けすること。それが私たちの使命です。"]</ref>. It is named after Nintendo's famous mascot who is [[Mario]] and employs part-time workers.


Mario Club is known under a number of different but similar names, including '''Super Mario Club''', '''NCL Super Mario Club''', '''SMC Debug Team''' and '''Super Mario Club Debug Team'''. <ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/29 TMK | Reference | Game Credits | Mario Club Co., Ltd]</ref>
Mario Club spun off from the quality control department within Nintendo in which Kenji Saiki (Japanese: 斎木健次) acted as business chief, named '''Super Mario Club''' (Japanese: スーパーマリオクラブ) or '''Mario Club''' (Japanese: マリオクラブ)<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0004/04/page01.html Nintendo Online Magazine (April 2000) interview (in Japanese)]</ref> to become its own subsidiary in July 2009<ref>[http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2009/09/16/37696.html Nihon Keizai Shinbun (日本経済新聞) via 任天堂、品質管理部門を分社化―マリオクラブ株式会社を設立 (September 16th 2009) - INSIDE-GAMES (in Japanese).]</ref>.


Super Mario Club worked on debugging ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' and the Japanese version of ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''. The North American version of ''The Legendary Starfy'' does not credit Super Mario Club, but rather [http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/NOA_Product_Testing NOA Product Testing Department]. Super Mario Club are listed under special thanks in the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[The Legendary Starfy|''The Legendary Starfy'' games]] and presumably debugged them too.
The current managing director is Yuichi Kitamaru (Japanese: 北村 裕一).<ref>[http://www.marioclub.co.jp/company/index.html Company Profile - Mario Club Co. Ltd (in Japanese).]</ref> Formally, the managing director was Kaoru Takemura (Japanese: 竹村 薫)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130319003954/http://www.marioclub.co.jp/company/index.html Company Profile - Mario Club Co. Ltd (in Japanese) (archived page from March 2013)].</ref> and earlier, the managing director was Kenji Miki (Japanese: 三木研次)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111121052822/http://www.marioclub.co.jp/company/index.html Company Profile - Mario Club Co. Ltd (in Japanese) (archived page from November 2011)].</ref>.


Mario Club are known under a number of different but similar names, including '''Super Mario Club''', '''NCL Super Mario Club''', '''SMC Debug Team''' and '''Super Mario Club Debug Team'''. <ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/29 TMK | Reference | Game Credits | Mario Club Co., Ltd].</ref>
==Work on the [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''Legendary Starfy'' series]]==
Super Mario Club are listed under "Debug" in the credits of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' and the Japanese version of ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'', and under "Special Thanks" in the [[Game Boy Advance]] games. The North American version of ''The Legendary Starfy'' does not credit Super Mario Club, but rather [http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/NOA_Product_Testing NOA Product Testing Department].
[[File:Super Mario Club old logo.png|thumb|right|250px|The earlier logo as it has been seen in the [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0004/index.html April 2000 edition of Nintendo Online Magazine]]]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/Mario_Club Article on The Nintendo Wiki]
*[http://www.marioclub.co.jp/ Official website].
*[[bulbapedia:Mario Club|Article on Bulbapedia]]
*[[jawikipedia:マリオクラブ|Japanese Wikipedia article]].
*[[mariowiki:Mario Club Co., Ltd.|Article on Super Mario Wiki]]
*[http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/Mario_Club Article on The Nintendo Wiki].
*[[bulbapedia:Mario Club|Article on Bulbapedia]].
*[[mariowiki:Mario Club Co., Ltd.|Article on Super Mario Wiki]].
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Companies]]

Latest revision as of 00:11, 24 April 2022

Not to be confused with the Japanese TV program, Super Mario Club, which has broadcasted from 1990 to 1993.

The current Mario Club logo

Mario Club Co. Ltd (Japanese: マリオクラブ株式会社) is a Japanese subsidiary of Nintendo that plays tests video games and works on debugging them with the aim of delivering high-quality products[1]. It is named after Nintendo's famous mascot who is Mario and employs part-time workers.

Mario Club spun off from the quality control department within Nintendo in which Kenji Saiki (Japanese: 斎木健次) acted as business chief, named Super Mario Club (Japanese: スーパーマリオクラブ) or Mario Club (Japanese: マリオクラブ)[2] to become its own subsidiary in July 2009[3].

The current managing director is Yuichi Kitamaru (Japanese: 北村 裕一).[4] Formally, the managing director was Kaoru Takemura (Japanese: 竹村 薫)[5] and earlier, the managing director was Kenji Miki (Japanese: 三木研次)[6].

Mario Club are known under a number of different but similar names, including Super Mario Club, NCL Super Mario Club, SMC Debug Team and Super Mario Club Debug Team. [7]

Work on the Legendary Starfy series

Super Mario Club are listed under "Debug" in the credits of Densetsu no Starfy 4 and the Japanese version of The Legendary Starfy, and under "Special Thanks" in the Game Boy Advance games. The North American version of The Legendary Starfy does not credit Super Mario Club, but rather NOA Product Testing Department.

The earlier logo as it has been seen in the April 2000 edition of Nintendo Online Magazine

External links

References

  1. ↑ Official Mario Club website - "お客様に高品質な製品をお届けすること。それが私たちの使命です。"
  2. ↑ Nintendo Online Magazine (April 2000) interview (in Japanese)
  3. ↑ Nihon Keizai Shinbun (日本経済新聞) via 任天堂、品質管理部門を分社化―マリオクラブ株式会社を設立 (September 16th 2009) - INSIDE-GAMES (in Japanese).
  4. ↑ Company Profile - Mario Club Co. Ltd (in Japanese).
  5. ↑ Company Profile - Mario Club Co. Ltd (in Japanese) (archived page from March 2013).
  6. ↑ Company Profile - Mario Club Co. Ltd (in Japanese) (archived page from November 2011).
  7. ↑ TMK | Reference | Game Credits | Mario Club Co., Ltd.
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