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 While Mario is consistently portrayed as a short character, his precise height and proportions vary across media. An Amazon listing for a figure of Mario that is marketed as "life-size" lists its height as 150 cm (4 ft 11 in.) tall.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B005BLYI2O ''Amazon'' page for the life-size figure of Mario]</ref> The pamphlet for ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' gives his height as 150 cm and weight as 70 kg (154 lbs.) Crossover artwork featuring Mario and [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] (who stands at 1 m / 3 ft 3 in.) shows Mario at around the same height as him, if not two or three inches shorter due to Sonic's quills. Mario's height relationship with other humans has been varied. Some media, such as ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and ''Mario's Time Machine'', show Mario as much shorter than a realistic human, while others, including ''Mario Golf'' and the DIC cartoons, show Mario's height closer relative to other humans. The director of ''Super Mario Odyssey'', [[Kenta Motokura]], stated in an interview that New Donk City was realistic to showcase the extent of Mario's abilities in a realistic environment for a scale that is easy to understand,<ref>rawmeatcowboy (October 22, 2017). "[https://gonintendo.com/stories/293589-super-mario-odyssey-director-explains-why-new-donk-city-takes-a-r Super Mario Odyssey director explains why New Donk City takes a realistic approach with its visuals]" ''GoNintendo''. Retrieved November 28, 2020.</ref> while Shigeru Miyamoto referred to the humans of New Donk City as "normal people."<ref>Sinha, Ravi (June 28, 2017). "[https://gamingbolt.com/super-mario-odyssey-miyamoto-was-worried-about-initial-reaction Super Mario Odyssey: Miyamoto Was "Worried" About Initial Reaction]" ''GamingBolt''. Retrieved November 28, 2020.</ref> As far as in-game information or other official materials are concerned, Mario does not have a specified height.
-Merchandise for the original ''Donkey Kong'' showed Mario as balding, although most media depict Mario with a full set of hair. The most notable change Mario has received over the years since ''Super Mario Bros.'' (omitting stylistic variations such as depictions in ''Paper Mario'') is his change in stature; Mario is shown to be much stubbier in his earlier appearances compared to his more recent appearances, starting with ''Super Mario 64''. Mario's legs and arms have grown longer over the years, giving him a slimmer look. This may have been the result of Shigeru Miyamoto's response to Mario's and Luigi's "cute" appearances, and he considered redesigning them to "become a bit more grown-up" in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] era—for instance, by removing their trademark {{wp|V sign}}.<ref>[http://cube.ign.com/articles/069/069250p1.html IGN] (Accessed on 7-6-09)</ref>
+Merchandise for the original ''Donkey Kong'' showed Mario as balding, although most media depict Mario with a full set of hair. The most notable change Mario has received over the years since ''Super Mario Bros.'' (omitting stylistic variations such as depictions in ''Paper Mario'') is his change in stature; Mario is shown to be much stubbier in his earlier appearances compared to his more recent appearances, starting with ''Super Mario 64''. Mario's legs and arms have grown longer over the years, giving him a slimmer look. This may have been the result of Shigeru Miyamoto's response to Mario's and Luigi's "cute" appearances, and he considered redesigning the Mario Bros. to "become a bit more grown-up" in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] era—for instance, by removing their trademark {{wp|V sign}}.<ref>[http://cube.ign.com/articles/069/069250p1.html IGN] (Accessed on 7-6-09)</ref>
 [[File:MarioBrosMovieHeightChart.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' pamphlet]]
 Mario from his ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' appearance is depicted with darker blue overalls and bigger eyes than in his current appearance based on the one in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. He has a slightly darker skin, and his ears are also rounder. His overall straps are longer, and his cap is less round. Mario is overall less defined in the game artworks of the time due to the older software used to design him. The differences in Mario's 3D art over time, as a result, is more pronounced than the differences in Mario's 2D art since ''Super Mario Bros.'' Ever since ''Luigi's Mansion'', however, Mario has received only minor proportion changes to his general appearance and added detail in his shoes, eyes, and cap emblem in most game artworks since ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.