In September, Nintendo crushed hearts across the world by declaring that Mario was no longer a plumber. This week, the publisher has remedied that horrible mistake, changing Marioās bio to note that he is, in fact, a plumber.
Previously, as translated by Kotakuās Brian Ashcraft, the official Japanese Mario bio had read: āAll around sporty, whether itās tennis or baseball, soccer or car racing, he [Mario] does everything cool. As a matter of fact, he also seems to have worked as a plumber a long time ago.ā
This week, though, fans on the Nintendo subreddit noticed that the bio has changed. Now, as translated by Kotakuās Tim Rogers (brackets his), it reads:
Has a sunny disposition; is popular with everyone. He gets along super-well with his younger twin brother Luigi. Theyāre a famous combo. Has a universal knack for sportsāfrom tennis to baseball, from soccer to car racing, he can do it all and look cool doing it.
His occupation is plumber. However, his activities donāt stop there. He loves Princess Peach. If she is ever in trouble, he will go to help her no matter what [he will drop whatever he is doing if she needs help; literally āno matter what time it is, he will go to help herā].
With his specialty jump and various power-ups, he opposes the mischief-making Koopa [Bowser].
Finally, our long international nightmare is over. Mario is a plumber again. May the Year of Luigi continue forever.
