A video has gone viral on TikTok in which a man claims Super Mario says ‘itsumi’ not ‘it’s a-me’ – but is it true? Read on to find out.
The Nintendo character fronts one of the world’s biggest video game franchises and many are fearing their whole lives have been a lie.
Claim Mario says ‘itsumi’ not ‘it’s a-me’
“I just found out that Super Mario, he doesn’t really say ‘it’s a-me Mario’,” the man says in the clip shared on the TikTok profile @theberardo.
He’s sitting with another person, who replies in shock: “Wait, what?”. Then, the guy claims Mario actually says “itsumi”.
“Yeah, since Nintendo is based in Japan, in Japanese ‘itsumi’ means superb or super. So really, he was saying ‘Super Mario’,” he claims.
“As an Italian, that one kinda stings,” the other one then jokes. The video has had almost five million views and left many in disbelief.
Is it actually true?
You’ll be glad to hear the TikTok video is completely fake. Mario does say “it’s a-me” and you haven’t been getting his catchphrase wrong.
He’s actually just saying “it’s me, Mario!” but it sounds like the character is saying “it’s a-me” due to his Italian accent.
‘Itsumi’ doesn’t actually mean ‘superb’ in Japanese. It’s a surname which can mean ‘superb, great and outstanding’ but that’s as far as the link goes.
Some of Mario’s other catchphrases include “Mamma Mia!”, “Wahoo!”, Yiiiiiipeee!”, “Let’s a-go!” and “Okey-dokey!”.
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TikTok is rattled
Some were fooled by the bogus claim and thought their whole life was a lie, while others are really irritated by the obviously false misinformation.
One person wrote: “In my 41 years as a Japanese person I have never heard that word used. Ever.”
“That’s not correct. Itsumi is a surname,” said another.
A third person added: “I’m convinced that podcasts just say things wrong on purpose for engagement.”
“NO. He says ‘it’s a-me Mario’. There is no huge message,” someone else commented.
Another said: “That’s incorrect!!!”
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