Yes, believe it or not, but the actual Mario from NOA in Redmond, Washington was stolen. Damn, what a good hookup! Not that I would do something like that ;) . First, it's The Episode One film, now Mario. Thanks to Nintendorks for the dramatic story.

Last night, the sculpture of the one and only Mario that sits in front of Nintendo's front doors at NOA was stolen. Security cameras caught the thieves cutting chains to loosen the character. Unfortunately, the police say they can't make any good identification. The statue is worth about $400.