First it was Mario’s nipples, then it was Toad’s head.

And now it seems the next storm over anatomy in the Nintendo world is Mario’s little brother, Luigi, who it turns out does have a penis.

With the advances in technology and rendering our favourite video game characters are becoming sharper, clearer and more well-defined by the minute.

And well… it seems that all of this has allowed Nintendo to clearly define the lanky plumber’s body in ALL of its glory, in the latest promo shots for the upcoming Mario Tennis Aces game.


Marvelling at the stunning look of the characters in the release for the Switch console, it seems that some eagle-eyed fans couldn’t help but be drawn towards Luigi’s crotch where they made *ahem* a big discovery.

Some eagle-eyed fans couldn’t help but be drawn towards Luigi’s crotch where they made *ahem* a big discovery (Picture: Nintendo)

Yes, Luigi has a penis.



It’s a discovery which has shaken many in the Nintendo fandom.

hey nintendo, do you really have to make these renders so anatomically correct pic.twitter.com/d9jpBqHSUa — yung vegetal (@cubeyrose) March 11, 2018

satoru iwata died so we could an HD photo of Luigi’s bulge pic.twitter.com/HoiRApRPsi — sarah ? (@fastjelIyfish) March 12, 2018

mario's got nipples luigi's got a dick bulge next we're gonna be seeing bowser's asshole — Paul ? (@pauliewx) March 13, 2018

It’s kind of a big step for the very family-friendly Nintendo when you think that both Mario and Luigi have previously been rendered with smooth spherical lower bodies that don’t allude to any hint of genatalia.

However, it seems that some zealous fans on social media are taking the news about Luigi’s package to some whole new weird realms.

While most fans on Twitter seemed to genuinely be horrified that another part of the childhood had been snatched away from them by HD graphics, others were more concerned about working out how big the plumber’s manhood really is.

Yes on tumblr I found a full on debate about the length of Luigi’s dick. You’re all welcome pic.twitter.com/BM7z9frCod — ʏᴏ ʜᴏᴇ ʜᴏᴇ ? #teamTrixie ? (@damnmanitscam) March 15, 2018

That’s right, there’s a ‘full on debate’ about it going around on Tumblr right now, but if you couldn’t be bothered to sift through the argument to find the exact measurement which, according to Twitter user @Comics212, is ‘ roughly 3.7″ flaccid’.

So, there you go. Toad’s mushroom is part of his head, Mario does have big nipples, and Luigi has a penis that roughly measures 3.7 inches when flaccid.

Mario Tennis Aces is set to hit the Nintendo Switch on 22 June.

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