What? We're conscionable examining the exquisite denim detail, is each — Image: Nintendo

Nintendo has announced that successful 2 days' clip (October 6th) we are going to beryllium treated to an official Nintendo Direct which volition beryllium astir each things related to Super Mario Bros. The Movie (we're assuming that's the rubric now, right?) On apical of this breathtaking news, we got our archetypal look astatine the film's archetypal poster, showing Mario and a full lotta Toads lasting successful beforehand of Illumination's instrumentality connected the Mushroom Kingdom.

While determination are a fig of details and Easter Eggs that person already got america forming in-depth theories, determination is 1 notable lack from the poster that has got the net each riled up: Where is peach? And we're not talking astir Princess Toadstool — what a foolish suggestion! — ohio no.

That's right, we (and, seemingly, a full big of you, too) could person sworn that Mario utilized to beryllium a small much well-rounded successful the rear department. You can't expect america to judge that each of that jumping and umpteen crushed pounds could permission you arsenic level arsenic a Whomp? Where, ohio where, is Mario's butt?

In a journalistic process that had america questioning however it had travel to this, we person compared Mario's existent physique to his 3D, er, backmost catalogue, and portion the results whitethorn not beryllium wholly conclusive, determination is arguably immoderate simplification going successful here:

Fortunately, it's not conscionable america frantically zooming successful connected erstwhile images of Mario for impervious that the plump plumber decidedly utilized to deed the squat racks. Ever the dependable of the people, Twitter has besides been alight with the lawsuit of the missing backside — the telephone to #GiveMarioHisBootyBack has ne'er been stronger:

Taking a infinitesimal to measurement backmost from their butt-induced shock, some @TheTipArrowNT and @arvalis took the clip to, erm, plump Mario retired a small bit:

Look, arsenic arvalis rather rightly says, Sonic got a afloat redesign close aft the trailer dropped owed to net outrage, possibly the aforesaid volition hap again if capable radical get down (sorry) this cause. We anticipation that a tenable mentation volition beryllium provided successful this week's trailer, though someway we uncertainty that it will.

What bash you marque of Mario's butt-less design? Drop your thoughts successful the comments below!