Say, What? — Nintendo Just Dropped A Bombshell About Mario And Princess Peach's Relationship After All These Years
Newsflash: Mario and Princess Peach are apparently just friends!
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No, you didn't read that wrong. After decades of romantic rumors, Nintendo basically revealed the actual status of Mario and Peach's relationship.
"Princess Peach and Mario are good friends," the Japanese video game company wrote in a statement this past week, "and help each other out whenever they can."
The news was brought to everyone's attention by X user @KirPinkFury, who discovered this bombshell announcement via the Nintendo Today app and shared it to X on July 23.
For decades, across multiple platforms and forms of media, Mario has rescued the kidnapped Princess Peach from Bowser, and sometimes he was even rewarded with a kiss. But this viral revelation changes everything we once knew about the Mushroom Kingdom's greatest hero.
If this news rocked your world, here's how people online reacted:
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If you've played Super Mario Odyssey, then you'll remember when Peach rejected him after he traveled across the galaxy to rescue her.
People couldn't get over the idea that he was seemingly "friendzoned" after all these years:
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Some folks were downright shocked and saddened by the news:
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And finally, somebody joked that maybe his archnemesis Bowser was in charge of the company:
Funny enough, technically Doug Bowser is the current president and CEO of Nintendo of America, the American branch of the Japanese company. So, yes. Bowser is the CEO.
It'll be okay, everyone. We need an update on Princess Daisy and Luigi's relationship status.
We contacted Nintendo for comment and'll let you know if we hear back.
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