--- title: Nintendo's Mario Gets LinkedIn Page description: Looking for a plumber with 36 years of experience? canonical: https://time.com/4149873/mario-linkedin-page/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-15T18:37:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:27:46.244Z og:title: Nintendo's Mario Now Has a LinkedIn Page og:description: Looking for a plumber with 36 years of experience? og:url: https://time.com/4149873/mario-linkedin-page/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd27336109c3cdba5/69887571e20a87aedaa8ea7d/screen-shot-2015-12-15-at-1-54-44-pm.jpg?branch=production&width=644&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 644 og:image:height: 362 og:image:alt: Mario Linkedin og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nintendo's Mario Now Has a LinkedIn Page twitter:description: Looking for a plumber with 36 years of experience? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd27336109c3cdba5/69887571e20a87aedaa8ea7d/screen-shot-2015-12-15-at-1-54-44-pm.jpg?branch=production&width=644&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nintendo's Mario Now Has a LinkedIn Page > Sponsored content. 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The thorough profile lists all of his side-jobs, such as battling Bowser and Donkey Kong, as well as his special skills (mustache-growing, pasta-eating—the kind of things you look for when considering plumbers, _obviously_). The only thing missing is some acknowledgment of Mario Party—surely being a board-game master would impress potential clients? 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