Nintendo has rolled out the red carpet for Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary party. As revealed during this morning’s hour-long Nintendo Direct, we’re getting a movie, Super Mario Galaxy ports, a Mario Tennis game, and a new Yoshi adventure to celebrate the milestone. But buried in that exciting slew of announcements is some dark news that should send a chill down your spine: Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s talking flowers have taken root all across the Mushroom Kingdom. There is no stopping their rise.

The dreaded flowers that quipped their way through Mario’s last adventure, interrupting the lovely score to drop in cornball one-liners, took center stage during the Nintendo Direct. First, we saw that they’ll be........

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