Mario Declares the World is Flat

Did You Know Mario is Moving?

Mario Declares the World is Flat, Decides
on a Move to the Flattest City

To commemorate Columbus Day, video game icon
Mario(TM) has taken a contrarian position by declaring that the world is flat.
As a result, Mario has stated his intention to relocate to the country’s
flattest metropolitan area, Houston. Though Mario readily admits that he is
going against hundreds of years of scientific fact, he says all the evidence for
the Earth’s flatness is found in his new adventure game, Paper Mario(TM): The
Thousand-Year Door.

The game, launching today exclusively for
Nintendo GameCube(TM), showcases the ability of Mario and his friends to
manipulate their flat, 2-D bodies in dynamic ways. Mario can roll himself into a
tube and bounce, slip sideways through narrow passages or fold himself into a
paper airplane and soar away. The comical role-playing game sets him on a search
for Princess Peach and treasure.