Super Mario Sunshine was released for the Nintendo GameCube in July 2002

This is a list of events in 2002 related to the Super Mario franchise.

Events

February

• February 26 – The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Mario's Greatest Movie Moments was released.

March

• March 23 – The Donkey Kong Country television series began airing in the Basque Country.
• March 25 – Super Mario-kun Volume 26 was published.

July

• July 22 – Super Mario Sunshine was released for the Nintendo GameCube.

August

• August 27 – Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! was held at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan.

September

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 was released for the Game Boy Advance in September 2002

• September 16 – Donkey Kong Jr.-e and Pinball-e were released for the e-Reader.
• September 20 – Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 was released for the Game Boy Advance.
• September 25 – Super Mario-kun Volume 27 was published.

October

Game & Watch Gallery 4 was released for the Game Boy Advance in October 2002

Mario Party 4 was released for the Nintendo GameCube in October 2002

• October 2 – Game & Watch Gallery 4 was released for the Game Boy Advance.
• October 21
  • Mario Party 4 was released for the Nintendo GameCube.
  • The Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! CD was released in Japan.

November

• November 11 – Donkey Kong-e and Mario Bros.-e were released for the e-Reader.

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• Super Mario Sunshine Game Preview CD and Super Mario Sunshine: La Guía oficial were released for Microsoft Windows.
• game ratings, Born to Play Quiz, Mario Party 4, e-Reader Fun Match, Barrel Blast, Mario's Orange Lavaburst Adventure, Wario's Desert Dunk, Wario's Flashin' Fruit Punch Splash and Ask Cranky were released for browsers.
• Game Boy Advance book Warioland 4 was published.
• 4koma Manga Ōkoku volumes Luigi's Mansion and Super Mario Sunshine were published.
• 4koma Gag Battle volume Super Mario Sunshine was published.
• The Donkey Kong Country television series began airing in Malaysia.

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