With the Rio Olympics drawing to a close, Tokyo is up next in 2020. And to mark the occasion, Mario made a surprise appearance at the closing ceremony tonight, warp-piping from Japan to Brazil and transforming intoā¦a cosplaying Japanese Prime Miniter Shinzo Abe.
Really.
Hereās footage of the Rio-to-Tokyo handover show, which begins with a very slick video showing off some of the famous architecture, icons (andnerd heroes) of Japanās capital before transitioning into Marioās great animated journey across the Pacific.
Being chosen as your nationās cultural ambassador in front of the eyes of the world is quite the honour for the plumber. Though for every winnerā¦
