When all else fails, admit I'm right and kiss my ass.
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.