Princess Peach (JP) (once known as Princess Toadstool), commonly known as Peach, is a character in the critically acclaimed Super Mario series. She is the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario (JP) is a Nintendo video game character and icon who stars in the Mario series. He is this mascot character for Nintendo. He and his younger brother Luigi are Nintendo's most renowned characters; his games have sold over 262 million units worldwide. This and other key factors has led him to become the defining video game character and Nintendo's mascot. He was originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the arcade video game Donkey Kong.