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MediaBrowser.com, Inc. was a company that designedInternet Explorer shells themed after various brands and media franchises. MediaBrowser partnered withNintendo to produce a number of browsers inspired by video games, including two games of theSuper Mario franchise—Paper Mario and theNintendo 64 version ofMario Tennis. MediaBrowser dissolved following a filing for bankruptcy on December 5, 2001,[1] and its original line of custom browsers was discontinued on Nintendo's website.[2] MediaBrowser's successor company,Braun Communication, would be licensed by Nintendo to produce further browsers,[3][4] none of which involve theSuper Mario franchise.
Overview of the browsers[edit]
These browsers have a sidebar with links to Nintendo's official websites, as well as a space for advertisements tailored to the browser's theme underneath the webpage display. They use characters and iconography from a specific game to represent the buttons in the toolbar. Among the general navigation buttons in the toolbar, there is also a "Microtron" button that opens a trailer for the game which the browser is themed around.
The following sections cover the browsers that are relevant to theSuper Mario franchise in some capacity.
Mario Tennis browser[edit]
TheMario Tennis browser contains bespoke links to several webpages of the website mariotennis.com, including the home page and the "Waluigi Tennis" page. The navigation buttons, listed below, feature playable characters from the game:
Paper Mario browser[edit]
This browser features links to Nintendo's main website as well as the official microsites ofPaper Mario,The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, andMario Tennis for theGame Boy Color. The buttons in this browser's toolbar feature the game'sStar Spirits; each button is listed below with its corresponding character:
Nintendo Power browser[edit]
The
Nintendo Power browser
This browser is themed after issue #139 of the magazineNintendo Power, having an overt emphasis onBanjo-Tooie. The only graphical element in this browser that is related to theSuper Mario franchise is a "Donkey Kong Country" button that leads to the website nintendopower.com, now defunct.
References[edit]
- ^Leavy, Pamela Griner (December 3, 2001).Bankrupt dot-com a high-profile story.Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved January 24, 2024. (Archived October 25, 2012, 18:12:28 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^Browsers.Nintendo.com. Archived August 2, 2001, 04:53:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^Portfolio.brauncommunication.com. Archived January 29, 2016, 17:46:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^Michael MJD (January 23, 2024).Nintendo's Bizarre Web Browsers for Windows.YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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| Game companies | Divisions and subsidiaries of Nintendo | 1-UP Studio •iQue •Mario Club Co., Ltd. •Monolith Soft •Next Level Games •Nintendo •Nintendo Cube •†Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development •Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development •†Nintendo Research & Development 1 •†Nintendo Research & Development 2 •†Nintendo Software Planning & Development •Nintendo Software Technology Corporation •†Nintendo System Development •Retro Studios •Treehouse |
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| Third parties | 4J Studios •Access Games •Acquire •†AlphaDream •Arcana Software Design •Argonaut Games •Arika •Armor Project •ArtePiazza •†Artoon •Arzest •†Atari Corporation •†Atari, Inc. •Atlus •Bandai Namco Entertainment •†Banpresto •Beenox •Blit Interactive •†Boss Game Studios •Brainstorm Entertainment •†Brian A. Rice, Inc. •Brother Industries •Brunswick •†Bullet-Proof Software •C3 Incorporated •Camelot Software Planning •Capcom •CAProduction •Caroline Software Incorporated •Choice Software •Cigam •Climax •Codesmith, Inc. •†Coleco •Cosmodog •Cup of Tea Productions •Denaris Entertainment Software •Designer Software •Digitainment •Digital Works Entertainment •Dynatech Play2O •EA Canada •extra toxic •†Fabtek •†Falcon •Fantasy Factory •FEkids •Firebird •Forever Entertainment •Game Arts •Game Freak •Good-Feel •†Gottlieb •GREZZO Co., Ltd. •GungHo Online Entertainment •HAL College of Technology & Design •HAL Laboratory •HAMSTER Corporation •Hexadrive •†Hudson Soft •Human Engineered Software •Ikegami Tsushinki •Imaginative Systems Software •indieszero •Intelligent Systems •International Technology Development Corporation •Interplay •Iwasaki Engineering •Jupiter •K-Byte •Konami •Lightmaker •Magnum enter Co., Ltd. •Mani •Maygay •Million Colors •MISA •Mojang Studios •†Monster Games •National Human Electronics •Natsume •Nelsonic •NeoPets •NHN Entertainment •Nichimen Graphics •Noisycroak •†NovaLogic •†Ocean Software •Orpheus Software •Other Ocean Interactive •Paon DP •Playtime •PlayWorks Digital Limited •POP Multimedia •Presage Software •Racjin •Radical Entertainment •Rare •†Renegade Kid •Riedel Software Productions •Roklan •Royal Philips Electronics •S.I.U. •Scientific Toys •Sega •Sentient Software Ltd •Sharp •Silverball Studios •†Skip Ltd. •SkyBox Labs •Skyworks Technologies, Inc. •SmileBoom Co., Ltd. •†Softnica •†Software Creations •Sora Ltd. •Sound Racer Ltd. •Spike Chunsoft •Square Enix •†St.GIGA •Sunwise •†SUZAK Inc. •Switch Entertainment Inc. •T's MUSIC Co., Ltd. •Tantalus Media •†The Software Toolworks •TNX •Tokyo Electron •Tomytec •TOSE Software Co. •Treasure •tri-Crescendo •Ubisoft •Vanpool •Velan Studios •Vicarious Visions •VPI.net •WILL Co., Ltd. •Woodside Design Associates •Yuke's •†Yutaka |
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| Other companies | Book publishers | Archie Comics •Dark Horse Books •Fleetway Publications •Guinness World Records •Prima Games •Scholastic •Shogakukan •Sports Illustrated Kids •Valiant Comics |
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| Animation studios | †DIC Entertainment •Disney •dwarf studios •Hong Guang Animation (Su Zhou) •Illumination •†Medialab •Nelvana •†Pacific Rim Productions, Inc. •†Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd. •Sony Pictures |
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| Home video distributors | †Abbey Home Entertainment •Beyond Home Entertainment •Bim Bum Bam Video •Buena Vista Home Video •Disky Communications •Egmont Film •eOne •Fremantle Home Entertainment •GoodView Home Video •HVN •IDP Home Video •†Kaboom! Entertainment •†Kids Klassics •Lionsgate Home Entertainment •Manga Distribution •Maximum Entertainment •MRA Entertainment •NCircle Entertainment •On Air Video •Paramount Home Video •†Phase 4 Films •Pickwick Video •Pidax Film •Producciones Panther •Roadshow Entertainment •Shout! Factory •SMI url •Sterling Entertainment Group •Target •The Video Collection •UIG Entertainment GmbH •Universal Pictures •Wendros •†Zhenying Communication Co., Ltd. |
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| Collectible / toy makers | Ahomaro Games •Amada •Amscan •Apollo •Atlas Editions •Au'some Candies Inc. •Bandai Namco Entertainment •†Banpresto •Bioworld •Blackbird Interactive •BlackMilk Clothing •Borras Plana S.A. •Burger King •†BYGGIS •CBD Spiele •Central Hobby •Colorforms •Cromy •Dujardin •Dynatech Play2O •Ensky •Epoch •Epoch Games •ERTL •Estrela •Fangamer •First4Figures •Fleetwood Toys •Fleer •Furuta •Futabasha •Gelato Pique •Grosvenor •Hallmark •Hasbro •Interplay •iQue •Jakks Pacific •K'NEX •Kawada •KidFun •Kids' Choice •Kortekaas Merchandising •Largo Toys Ltd. •LEGO •Marigó •Maruka •Mattel •MB Games •Media Factory •Milton Bradley •Milton Bradley Company •NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan •Newfield Publications •Nintendo •Paladone •Papel Creation •Placo Toys •Playtime •PopCo Entertainment •Ralston Purina •Ravensburger •RoseArt •S.H. Figuarts •Sababa Toys •San-ei Co., Ltd. •Sansei •Scientific Toys •Schmidt Spiele •Selecta •Servilibro •SUBARUDO •Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. •Sunflower Publishing •TAKAHASHI •Taito •Takara •Takara Co., Ltd. •Tara Toy Corporation •Tenyo •ThinkFun •Tiger Games •Tomy •Toy Biz •Universal Pictures •USAopoly •Visual Echo •Waddingtons •Wendy's •Zygomatic |
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| Food companies | Burger King •Freiberger •Keebler •Kellogg's •The Kraft Heinz Company •McDonald's •Nagatanien •Sonic Drive-In •†Sunshine Biscuits •Taco Bell •Wendy's |
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| Cosmetics companies | Lush •shu uemura |
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| Miscellaneous | Aeon •California Milk Processor Board •EMI Music Publishing •France 2 •Lexibook •†MediaBrowser •†MIA Co., Ltd. •Nickelodeon •Pure West •Tesla •Twinkl •Unilever •†WIC Entertainment •Yodobashi Camera |
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