GR - "Thanks to the cruelty of time, it feels like just yesterday that we were excitedly pressing Start on our brand new copy of Super Mario Bros. 3, but it was so long ago. In fact, 25 years ago--October 23, 1988--the world was first introduced to the iconic sequel, and Mario 3 would eventually sell more than 18 million copies on the NES. This particular anniversary gets us so excited that we have to celebrate it now instead of waiting for the 25th anniversary in the US on February 9, 2015. We simply can’t wait."
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