Finally, Nintendo addresses Mario’s nipples

Of all the things Super Mario Odyssey will be remembered for, its most outlandish legacy is undoubtedly the debut of Mario’s nipples. After the initial screenshots of the bare-chested, mustachioed hero sparked a meme frenzy and a speed-running competition, more questions soon emerged: why does Mario have nipples, but no belly button?

In a new Q&A from Nintendo, this is the very first question posed to producer Yoshiaki Koizumi, who side-eyes before replying, “So we’re jumping right into that question, are we?” He goes on to say that he didn’t expect this to be such a hot topic among fans. It did, however, give him pause. “Once I heard that people were talking so much about Mario’s belly button, it made me start to think about whether we...

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