Nintendo has recently unveiled the birth dates of the notorious Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr., within the Super Mario timeline. Since his debut in the original Super Mario Bros. game in 1985, Bowser has been a formidable adversary for Mario and the inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser Jr. made his first appearance in Super Mario Sunshine in 2002, where he played a key role in his father's plot to abduct and marry Princess Peach by framing Mario for the pollution of Isle Delfino.
Both father and son are iconic characters in the Super Mario franchise and have appeared in various spin-off titles, including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Despite their popularity, many unanswered questions about the Bowsers remain, such as the identity of Bowser Jr.'s mother. Nintendo has chosen to remain tight-lipped on this matter, but they have revealed the birth dates of the father-son duo, leaving fans worldwide perplexed.
Nintendo of America has unveiled a new YouTube video, providing a step-by-step guide for Nintendo Switch owners on creating Nintendo Accounts. Just like a previous video released in 2017, the account details of Bowser and Bowser Jr. were used as examples of a main Nintendo account and a shared account for a child. However, sharp-eyed viewers quickly picked up on the fact that Bowser's official birthday is February 5, 1989, while Bowser Jr. was born on March 3, 2010. While fans were thrilled to finally have the official dates, they pointed out that these dates don't align with their first appearances in the real world. Bowser's debut was in 1985, which means he would have been born four years after his first appearance. Similarly, Bowser Jr.'s birthdate is eight years after the release of Super Mario Sunshine on the Nintendo GameCube, which means Bowser and his son would have been adults and adolescents in games that were released before they were even born.
Some fans of Super Mario have speculated that the games occur in a future timeline or that time is nonexistent in the Mushroom Kingdom, which could explain why characters appear not to age. Despite causing some confusion in the Nintendo timeline, it is now known when Bowser and his offspring were born.