And now for some super-important news: it’s been a particularly toasty time in Europe recently, so Nintendo of Europe posted a chillaxing Mario to their Twitter account. Seems innocuous enough, but it has prompted some discussion, not only of its potential to be teasing a new game title (it isn’t), but also over Mario’s apparent nipple-ectomy.
Stay cool, Mario! pic.twitter.com/YRhSuaaCv4
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) August 12, 2020
It didn’t take long for people to notice.
For context, back in 2017, Nintendo released some promotional footage of Super Mario Odyssey that featured a shirtless Mario, running across a beach, with his nips on full display, much to the shock and amusement of fans. People made the important observations:
— Matthew Burtless (74%) (@MataBurt) September 13, 2017
It wasn’t even the first time Mario had been officially depicted as being an individual that possessed nipples, but whatever. Now, it seems Nintendo would like you to forget about the halcyon days when Mario’s nipples roamed free and rather you picture him with the smooth, nipless chest of an albino dolphin, instead.
2020 truly is the worst.
Via Kotaku.