Despite decades of evidence to the contrary, Nintendo has insisted that Mario and Princess Peach’s relationship status is not “it’s complicated,” but simply in the friend zone. Earlier this week, the company posted an update to the Nintendo Today app saying, “Princess Peach and Mario are good friends and help each other out whenever they can.”
This statement flies in the face of Peach frequently giving Mario kisses and the plumber attempting to propose to her in Super Mario Odyssey. Not only that, but Nintendo called them “the cutest couple” in Mario Party 5 and celebrated Valentine’s Day with a photo of them in 2014.
Fans can judge for themselves when they play Mario Kart World, out now on the Nintendo Switch 2.
“Princess Peach and Mario are good friends and help each other out whenever they can.”
Via: Nintendo Today app. pic.twitter.com/IsyQqe2KLz
— Kābī (@KirPinkFury) July 23, 2025
It all started in “another castle.” Happy #ValentinesDay from Mario and Peach. pic.twitter.com/oUhd8z3qBz
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 14, 2014
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