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1993 Swedish Sega ad campaign planned to use profanity to slander Mario

April 3, 2026Supper Mario Broth

Supper Mario Broth says a 1993 Swedish Sega ad campaign briefly planned to use profanity to attack Mario, a retro marketing oddity shared as a true April Fools-adjacent fact.

in 1993, a Swedish Sega ad campaign briefly planned to use profanity to slander Mario.
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