Mario Facts Blogger Fears Losing Sight Amid Health Crisis

WHO:

Kotaku - Supper Mario Broth, who has not shared his real name and prefers to be called Broth, is a Nintendo blogger known for obscure Mario facts.

IGN - Supper Mario Broth runs a blog and social media accounts; IGN says his accounts have 270,000 X/Twitter followers.

Kotaku - Broth has posted Mario material since at least 2012.

IGN - The blog has shared thousands of facts from the Super Mario series since its creation in 2012.

WHAT:

Kotaku - Broth said he has heart failure and that his prognosis gives him a two-thirds chance of surviving a year.

IGN - Broth said his heart condition is genetic and that he has a two-in-three chance of surviving past one year.

Kotaku - Broth said heart failure has caused retinopathy, a gradual degradation of his eyesight.

IGN - Broth said his eyesight is degrading over time and that he does not yet know whether surgery or medication could stop or slow it.

Kotaku - Broth said: “I am scared I will soon not be able to see Mario again. However, I promise that until that day arrives, I will always be here, posting Mario facts.”

Kotaku - Broth said: “But only blindness or death will result in me no longer posting Mario facts.”

IGN - Broth said he would continue running Supper Mario Broth for as long as he is physically able; he said his condition may cause gaps in content.

IGN - Broth said: “sharing [Mario] findings is my only purpose.”

IGN - Broth said he did not need financial or emotional support and added: “I already have all the support I could need.”

Kotaku - In 2024, Broth said the blog risked shutting down because of financial strain after his mother died; online supporters provided enough help for him to say he could continue the project indefinitely.

Kotaku - Broth’s posts have covered Mario games, comics, television shows, movies, advertising materials, and other ephemera.

Kotaku - Examples include a Yoshi’s Island glitch that stops the game for 25 minutes, Bowser being scared of Mario exposing his nipples in Super Mario Odyssey, and a non-canon claim that 1-Up mushrooms grow from dead Marios.

IGN - Replies to Broth included supportive messages, fan art, thanks for his work and integrity, and requests for Nintendo to let him play an in-development Mario game.

WHERE:

Kotaku - Broth shared his health update in a social-media post.

IGN - Broth posted his statement to his X/Twitter followers.

WHY:

Kotaku - Broth said deteriorating eyesight could affect his ability to research Mario games and compile discoveries by others.

IGN - Broth said seeing well is essential to researching Mario games and compiling others’ discoveries.

HOW:

Kotaku - Broth said he intends to maintain the blog as long as he can, adding: “I hope with all my (failing) heart that I can continue doing this for years to come.”

IGN - Broth said: “All I can do is hope for my frail body to overcome this.”

(UPDATED November 9, 2026 22:07 UTC)

Nintendo blogger Supper Mario Broth says genetic heart failure gives him a two-thirds chance of surviving a year. The condition is damaging his eyesight, threatening the research behind his obscure Mario discoveries. He says he’ll keep posting as long as physically able, despite possible gaps.