KYOTO, Japan — Representatives at Nintendo have divulged that New Donk City, an area in 2017 platformer Super Mario Odyssey, had undergone its own version of the devastating 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center experienced by its real-world counterpart New York City, sources report.
“We felt it was a good idea to share this information in the interest of full transparency with our customers,” spokesperson Jeri Russell said. “While it may seem at odds with the carefree nature of its residents, New Donk City also incurred a horrific attack resulting in the total collapse of its two most recognizable buildings about two and a half decades ago. The social and political reverberations of the tragedy are still being felt to this day, much like in our own reality.”
New Donker Gary Zale looked back on the horrible experience.
“That was the worst day of my life,” Zale provided. “At first we thought it was an accident, but as soon as the second tower got hit it was obvious that this was some sort of deliberate strike on our city. I couldn’t even jump rope outside for weeks afterwards with all the debris hanging in the air. I just wish we hadn’t used that awful event as a reason to invade the Luncheon Kingdom. It’s clear that was only a front for us to get our hands on their Stupendous Stew.”
Video game sociologist Vera Wendel offered her expertise on the subject.
“Games we play in fictional cities often have comparable histories to their influences,” Wendel noted. “For example, Los Santos in GTA 5 had suffered an earthquake in 1994 that was strikingly similar to the Northridge quake in Los Angeles, and St. Denis in Red Dead Redemption was taken by the Spanish after a 7 year war, much like New Orleans. I recommend gamers enrich themselves in the histories of their favorite game settings in lieu of just staring slack-jawed at their screens.”
At press time, Nintendo also revealed that Mayor Pauline had disgraced herself in recent years by getting arrested and bankrupted after attempting to overturn a presidential election.
