Nintendo settles decades-long debate: Mario’s a jerk who's been punching Yoshi all this time

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Despite his status as the unofficial king of video games, it's time Mario got off his damn high horse. Or, um, high... dinosaur-frog-horse creature thing?

In an interview to commemorate the release of the mini SNES Classic, Super Mario World's directors finally settled a long-running debate. Apparently, every time you pressed the Y button to use Yoshi's tongue, you were actually making Mario punch his loyal reptilian steed in his adorable face.

Nintendo developer (and recent childhood-ruiner) Shigefumi Hino explained that: 

So, like, surprise! You were an unwitting enabler of virtual animal abuse — you sick bastard. Read more...

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