The famous game characters Mario and Princess Peach are “just good friends,” creator Nintendo has made clear. Many gamers are surprised, as they have assumed for years that there is a romance between the two.
Nintendo introduced Princess Peach in 1985 in the game Super Mario Bros., in which Mario comes to her aid for the first time. In the many games that followed, the popular plumber rescues her countless times from the clutches of the enemy. Sometimes those games suggest that there is more going on between the two characters.
But in an update to the Nintendo App, Nintendo reports that Peach and Mario “are just good friends and help each other when they can,” several gaming websites write. It is not clear why Nintendo posted this update right now.
On social media, many gamers call the description striking. But some gamers also emphasize that in the game Super Mario Odyssey from 2017, Peach rejects a presumed marriage proposal from Mario.