Nintendo's 'Mario Kart' Mercedes Commercial Is Just Incredibly Upsetting

Nintendo Just Ruined Mario

'Mario Kart 8' is almost out for the Nintendo Wii U, and it's the best video game we've played in a long time.

So why did Nintendo have to go and spoil it all with one horrible advert?

Well, maybe it's not quite that bad. But it's close.

As part of a new tie-in with Mercedes - in which Mario Kart players will be able to drive a real Mercedes-style kart in the near future, Nintendo produced the above clip in which an 8-bit version of the kart completes the first level of Super Mario Bros. All very sweet and pleasant. Until it bursts into real life and a horrible, disturbing real life version of Mario steps out of the car.

Seriously, it's worse than Bob Hoskins' version.

Take a look above.

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