Nintendo has acquired another unlikely ally — just the latest in a string of partnerships that could help shore up the House of Mario. The Japanese gaming company is working with social media site Facebook to help promote its upcoming Wii U home console game, Super Mario Maker.
The influential works of departed president Satoru Iwata left a legacy that will live not only in the games he created, but what he taught everyone -- fans, developers, and marketers -- about the business of making games.