Japan’s PM showed up at the Olympics as Mario and it was amazing
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on August 22, 2016
at 10:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, games, gaming, mario, Nintendo, Olympics, Shareables, Shinzo Abe, Super Mario
The US may have won the most medals at this year’s Olympics, but Japan gets the trophy for best stage trick ever. At the handover during the closing ceremony today, where the current host nation makes way for the next city to host the upcoming Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed up as Super Mario. The usually quiet Prime Minister emerged from a green warp pipe that’s commonly seen in Mario games – as well as in the animated presentation that tied into his appearance, shown on the screens in the stadium. Skip to 3:36 to check it out.…
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