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You'll never be able to look at Mario the same way again after it was confirmed that he regularly beat up Yoshi.
What Mario does to make Yoshi stick out his tongue has long been a subject of debate among Mario fans. But now, it has been settled by developers Takashi Tezuka and Shigefumi Hino.
Yes, Mario was originally punching Yoshi in the head to make him stick out his tongue to grab things.
"Lots of people think that while Mario is pointing his finger forward, he's saying, 'Go' and Yoshi's tongue comes out," Hino said in an interview with Nintendo's official site (translated by Kotaku).
"However, the set up that I drew was that when Mario punches Yoshi in the head, the character's tongue shoots out in surprise."
And it gets even worse. "What's more, there's an added 'bop' sound. However, it seemed like people would say, 'Poor Yoshi,' so that's why it became that Mario is saying, 'Go,'" Hino added.
Needless to say, the revelation has left a lot of Nintendo fans shocked, especially when you consider that Mario punching Yoshi in the head means that, indirectly, they have been punching the adorable Yoshi in the head, too.
Of course, it's worth noting that the developers did mention that the punching was the game's original plan, but it was later changed to the pointing and shouting, "Go!" that we all recognize. Even so, poor Yoshi!
You'll never be able to look at Mario the same way again after it was confirmed that he regularly beat up Yoshi.
What Mario does to make Yoshi stick out his tongue has long been a subject of debate among Mario fans. But now, it has been settled by developers Takashi Tezuka and Shigefumi Hino.
Yes, Mario was originally punching Yoshi in the head to make him stick out his tongue to grab things.
"Lots of people think that while Mario is pointing his finger forward, he's saying, 'Go' and Yoshi's tongue comes out," Hino said in an interview with Nintendo's official site (translated by Kotaku).
"However, the set up that I drew was that when Mario punches Yoshi in the head, the character's tongue shoots out in surprise."
And it gets even worse. "What's more, there's an added 'bop' sound. However, it seemed like people would say, 'Poor Yoshi,' so that's why it became that Mario is saying, 'Go,'" Hino added.
Needless to say, the revelation has left a lot of Nintendo fans shocked, especially when you consider that Mario punching Yoshi in the head means that, indirectly, they have been punching the adorable Yoshi in the head, too.
Of course, it's worth noting that the developers did mention that the punching was the game's original plan, but it was later changed to the pointing and shouting, "Go!" that we all recognize. Even so, poor Yoshi!
