Random: Link Enjoys A Sweet Treat In Nintendo's Summer Holiday Art

Random: Link Enjoys A Sweet Treat In Nintendo's Summer Holiday Art

Hero of Hy-drool.

Remember a few years back when Nintendo welcomed the summer by naively combining the words “Mario” and “Sunshine” over a picture of everyone’s favourite plumber enjoying a slice of watermelon? The internet was quick to make a mental leap between the two with cries of “Mario Sunshine 2 confirmed!!”, and while this year’s post might not produce quite the same reaction, Nintendo has gone back to the watermelon theme once again.

Nintendo’s summer socials post for 2023 was always going to be Tears of the Kingdom-based (come on, Horace the Horse was never going to headline the holiday message, was he?) and this one, predictably, sees Link front and centre. Rather than his natural display of heroism, however, the image instead shows the Hero of Hyrule kicking back with some refreshing watermelon — hence why we were reminded of the former Mario Sunshine fiasco.

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