It's been obvious for years
People just refuse to face it. Just about everything Nintendo does can be put into the context of a drug trip*, and Jeff Rowland has basically spelled it out for us.
Really, who needs games like
Narc when you can play the original Mario Bros.?
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* This includes the explanation of why, oh WHY they made that wretched Mario Brothers movie. I am sure that to this day, Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo and Dennis Hopper, the veterans of the film, gather once a year to remember so that future generations will never repeat the mistake again.