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Nintendo Predicts Seattle Win For Super Bowl XLIX With Mario Kart And Toad
Nintendo is rooting for its home team, and it has made that clear with a Mario Kart 8 gif starring the New England Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski and the Seattle Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch's alter ego – Toad.
Hey @MoneyLynch! We heard you like Toad, so we used #MK8 to run a simulation of Sunday’s game… pic.twitter.com/lWPuqyAuKO
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 31, 2015
Lynch's love of Toad was shared during a recent episode of Conan O'Brien's Clueless Gamer series. Lynch, when asked by Conan what he likes to play, replied, "Mario Kart," to which Conan followed-up by asking, "What do you like about Mario Kart?" and Lynch said, "Toad. And I like driving." So, in the gif, you will see Toad taking out what appears to a Mii version of Rob Gronkowski.
Nintendo is based in Seattle and clearly has a love for local professional sports as it is the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team.
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