The central duo in the Super Mario franchise have long been in a will-they-won't-they-type relationship, and Nintendo has finally spoken up on the matter. The iconic video game developer and hardware manufacturer has long taken a very lascadical approach to its characterization and lore, but a surprising bit of info clears the air regarding the plumber and the princess.
Spotted by X (formerly Twitter) user KirPinkFury (via My Nintendo News), the Nintendo Today app states that "Princess Peach and Mario are good friends and help each other out whenever they can." This sounds like a clear explanation that there is nothing romantic between the two characters, contrary to a broadly held assumption that Mario saved the princess many times out of personal obligation as well as duty.
The relatively new Nintendo Today app delivers news to fans of the developer and publisher's first-party games, including Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Splatoon, and more. While it's usually more game-focused, users do occasionally enjoy a new tidbit of information about longtime characters. Nintendo is notoriously obtuse when it comes to its games' lore, typically putting gameplay above all other considerations.
Despite the two generally being...
