After PETA claim that Mario was an evil hunter out to kill all the Toonkie’s in the world. See original post HERE. Nintendo has now responded to that claim.

“Mario often takes the appearance of certain animals and objects in his games.”

“These have included a frog, a penguin, a balloon and even a metallic version of himself. These lighthearted and whimsical transformations give Mario different abilities and make his games fun to play.

“The different forms that Mario takes make no statement beyond the games themselves.”