Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto

Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto
The video thumbnail of the NintendoAU upload
Platform	YouTube
Upload dates	September 10, 2015 (Nintendo UK^[1]) September 11, 2015 (NintendoAU^[2])

"Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto" is a video posted on Nintendo's British and Australian YouTube accounts in September 2015 to promote the release of Super Mario Maker. It features Shigeru Miyamoto answering various (occasionally tongue-in-cheek) questions about the Super Mario franchise.

Questions/answers summaryEdit

Is Mario named after former Nintendo of America warehouse landlord Mario Segale?: Yes.

Is the Mario shown on the original Super Mario Bros. packaging about to lose a life?: No.

Would you let Dr. Mario operate on you?: No! (Miyamoto gestures frantically to indicate this.)

Was Super Mario Bros. 3 all just a performance?: Yes.

When Bob-ombs perish, do they turn into Boos?: No.

Do you know who Bowser Jr.'s mother is?: Miyamoto nods and then points to himself.

Does Mario break blocks with his fist?: Yes. (Miyamoto raises his fist to demonstrate.)

Are any of your courses featured in Super Mario Maker?: Miyamoto shakes his head and says, "I'm not in there, but I will definitely post something."

Video descriptionEdit

There are so many myths about Mario… Mr Miyamoto reveals the truth.

GalleryEdit

Thumbnail of the Nintendo UK upload

ReferencesEdit

^ Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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