No matter the koopa-related danger, Toad has always stood by the side of Mario, Luigi, and Peach with a cheery smile. Tested by everything from face-offs with Bowser to tracking treasures to 18 holes ...

Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi in a new developer talk video has revealed that what some people thought was a hat on Toad's head is actually Toad's head. "So that, as it turns out ...

In a new video, Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi addressed longstanding mysteries about Toad’s head, Mario’s belly button and the nature of Mario, Peach and Pauline’s relationship.

Mario power-punches blocks with his fist, rather than headbutting them. The clouds in Super Mario Bros" are in fact white bushes floating in the sky. Mario was the bad guy in Donkey Kong Jr." And ...

Elsewhere in the video, Koizumi tries to justify why Mario has nipples in Odyssey but not a belly button, explaining that he didn’t actually expect anyone to care about something so weird.

Nintendo have finally revealed the truth about Toad’s mushroom hat/head (Credit: Nintendo) Love him or loathe him, he’s been a part of nearly every Nintendo gamer’s childhood.

For the case of Toad wearing a huge puffy hat, they present exhibit A, a screenshot from the live-action / cartoon crossover TV show, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, which aired in the late 80s. Yep ...

Nintendo recently released a video with Koizumi answering tough questions about the hit platformer, including why Mario doesn't have a belly button, whether or not Toad's wearing a hat. He even ...

Well, Dorkly's deep dive into the topic of Toad's anatomy in a nine minute video actually explained a lot about the little fungi. We learn that, in the Mario Strikers game when he gets ...

A ’Super Mario Odyssey’ producer addresses the questions of whether Toad’s mushroom head is a hat, and why Mario lacks a belly button.

However, I think a sporting application in Mario Strikers: Battle League proves that toad’s head, is indeed, the cap itself. We’ve seen hats on Toad before.

Also in the video, Koizumi reveals that Toad's head is not a hat--that's just his head. He also talks about how the team added more coins out of "respect" for the testers. You can check out the ...