Facts about Mario

#7

Mario is still young
When you think of Mario, you probably have a certain image in your head. If you're like a lot of folks, you see a cartoony middle-aged plumber with a fungus addiction. But according to Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario, you might have been misinterpreting Nintendo's iconic mascot for decades.
In a recently re-published interview from 2005, Miyamoto stated that there weren't any strict guidelines or definitions when it came to Mario lore.

I think it was fortuitous that we didn't put any restrictions on Mario as a character (...) Normally when you create a character and present him to the world, all the details get filed in: what's his favourite colour? what kind of food does he like to eat? But aside from the fact that he's about 24-25 years old, we didn't define anything else."

So Mario is in his mid-20's and like Ash Ketchum he doesn't seem to age.

Though Mario has appeared in games for over 30 years, he's apparently still young enough to stay on his parents' health insurance. That's probably a good thing, since the Mushroom Kingdom benefits package is mostly comprised of cake and kisses on the cheek