# bowser cant beat mario takes over nintendo instead **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 22, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006 "2019-02-22T09:04:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006/1 "2019-02-22T09:04:06Z")
Not really but the guy whos going to be there after reggie retires is named doug bowser and the fans are losing it [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/yes-nintendo-is-replacing-one-of-its-execs-with-someone-named-bowser/ar-BBTUUcB](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/yes-nintendo-is-replacing-one-of-its-execs-with-someone-named-bowser/ar-BBTUUcB) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006/2 "2019-02-22T14:48:03Z")
I thought this happened years ago. I remember a picture of his office and he had a Mario and Luigi doll tied up in the background. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006/3 "2019-02-22T17:31:27Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > the fans are losing it I think “losing it” and “freaking out” (as the article says) is a weird way to describe people making jokes on Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006/4 "2019-02-22T18:23:12Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I think “losing it” and “freaking out” (as the article says) is a weird way to describe people making jokes on Twitter. Turns out “people are making jokes on Twitter” doesn’t get as many eyeballs to your article. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006/5 "2019-02-22T19:19:02Z")
Coming soon: Super Bowser Deluxe. Innocent turtle/ dragon protects princess from evil plumbers. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006/6 "2019-02-22T21:32:59Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I thought this happened years ago. > > I remember a picture of his office and he had a Mario and Luigi doll tied up in the background. [That was when he first started working there. He has been promoted.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFfHJJOWEAA8uv7.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006/7 "2019-02-22T21:33:31Z")
Upcoming article: Police are investigating the tragic death of Bowser, who passed away when a curious employee touched a flashing golden axe mounted in the rear of his office, opening the floor and dropping him into a pit of lava. It appears to be an accident but foul play has not been ruled out. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowser-cant-beat-mario-takes-over-nintendo-instead/830006/8 "2019-02-23T07:25:15Z")
lol people were suggesting he show up in a bowser costume at e3 ……. I wonder if kidnapping princess in this day and age has any justification ……