This is a history, review, and business analysis book, covering the Mario games by Nintendo, on various sytemes. It gives a overview of the companies history, as well as a game by game analysis of the gameplay elemts that changed from one game to the next, from games like Donkey Kong, to the Super Mario, and spinn off series. There are also reviews of the Super Mario Bros., film and the cartoons. It looks at the series characters, as well as his team-ups with Sonic the Hedgehog. There are no illustrations, only text. There is a hardback version ISBN: 9781591844051 {Hardback} released on August 4, 2011. Audio book version, Blackstone Audiobooks, narrated by Ray Porter (August 31, 2011). And a Paperback version ISBN: 9781591845638 {Paperback} September 25, 2012, for $16.00 US, $17.00 Canada, and £9.99 UK.