One thing I've appreciated more about Nintendo as I've grown older is the culture war that was going on over Mario. For example, no Mario game ever features Br

One thing I've appreciated more about Nintendo as I've grown older is the culture war that was going on over Mario. For example, no Mario game ever features Brooklyn, even once. Yet the American movie and cartoon show are all about Mario being from Brooklyn. Then when Mario 3 came out, not only is he not from Brooklyn, but he wears a cat suit and turns into a Buddhist statue. That's a big f*-you message to America from Japan if I ever saw one. Pretty hilarious.