and not even officially confirming Mario Kart 9 despite that being the only game featured. It felt more like Nintendo saying "leave us alone until April" than it did "come look at this cool thing ...

As we chat, I ask her what makes Mario so enduring. The things that are cool to kids one day rarely stay cool for long, after all. Trainor credits some of that to The Super Mario Bros. Movie ...

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