Nintendo has one of the most devout fanbases of any video game publisher. They have stood by the company throughout all of the highs and lows, through every amazing innovation and every terrible decision. The love for Nintendo is eternal and is not so easily thrown away.

The love for Nintendo systems and their first-party games only increased with the arrival of the Internet in homes across the world. The Internet acted as one giant playground for fans, where everyone could share all of their fan theories and ideas about what is really happening in each game. These fan theories are usually ignored or outright debunked on the rare occasions when they are brought up.

Not all Nintendo fan theories are crazy, as some of them have actually been confirmed as being real by the higher-ups at the company. We are here today to look at the crazy Nintendo fan theories that have been confirmed by the creators of each game. From the truth about Tingle, to the revelation of Mario's real name.

Here are Fifteen Mind-Blowing Nintendo Fan Theories (That Actually Got Confirmed)

15 The Truth About Tingle

Tingle is one of the most polarizing characters among Nintendo fans. There are those who love his wacky antics, while there is a vocal portion of the fanbase who feel that he clashes with the world of The Legend of Zelda titles that he appears in and that his goofiness detracts from their enjoyment of the game.

The people at Nintendo rarely make comments about the preferences of their characters in the bedroom. Eiji Aonuma was quite frank when asked about Tingle in an interview with Kotaku, as he outright stated that Tingle isn't gay and that his behavior is simply a symptom of his wackiness. Tingle was created because the designers needed a character to act as the map salesman in Majora's Mask, so they made a wacky person with a desire to draw maps.

14 Daryl Is Not Gogo

Final Fantasy VI has one of the largest casts of characters in the series. Despite this, you only need to use three of them to finish the game. It's up to the player whether they want to go looking for the other party members who are scattered around the world.

One of the most well-hidden characters in Final Fantasy VI is Gogo the Mime. You need to allow your party to be eaten alive in order to find Gogo in a secret dungeon. Fans have speculated that the mysterious Gogo is actually Daryl, who was Setzer's friend who crashed her airship and was lost. Yoshinori Kitase officially confirmed that Gogo's background is intended to be mysterious and that they are not Daryl.

13 The Super Mario Act

It's strange to think that two of the three original Super Mario Bros. games on the Nintendo Entertainment System never actually happened. Super Mario Bros. 2 takes place in the realm of dreams and ends with Mario snoring in his bed, while Super Mario Bros. 3 is actually a performance put on for the benefit of an audience made up of the player (and whoever else is watching them play.)

Fans had long suspected that Super Mario Bros. 3 was just a play all along, thanks to the curtain rising at the start of the game and the pins in the platforms that make them appear to be part of the background. Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that this theory is real and the game really was just a theatrical production.

12 The Love Of Tony

There is a sequence in EarthBound where Ness and Paula are captured and need rescuing. Paula uses her PSI abilities to contact Jeff, who is a student at the Snow Wood Boarding School. Jeff is a genius inventor, who has to use all of the supplies he can get his hands on to make some gadgets that will help him in combat.

Jeff is accompanied throughout the school by Tony, who is his best friend. Fans have long speculated that there may be more to Tony based on his dialogue, though it is hard to say, considering the localization practices of the time. Shigesato Itoi has since confirmed that Tony was meant to be gay. He included Tony due to the fact that he has many gay friends in real life and thought it would be nice if they were represented in the game.

11 Zero's Innocence

The Mega Man continuity can be difficult to follow, due to the fact that they are broken into different generations that can span different consoles. It doesn't help that Capcom will sometimes release new games set in the older continuities.

It has long been speculated that Zero from the Mega Man X series was responsible for destroying all of the robots from the original Mega Man series and that he either had his memory wiped or was repressing his knowledge of the events. The games even gave some subtle hints as to this being true. Keiji Inafune has since confirmed that Zero is innocent of slaying the original Mega Man characters and that he isn't the sort of person who would do that.

10 The Pokémon Multiverse

Pokémon fans have often wondered whether all of the games exist within the same continuity. This is due to the fact that Pokémon Red & Blue and Pokémon Gold & Silver have been remade with the additions of the later generations of games. Does this mean that the original games are no longer canon and have been replaced with Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen and HeartGold & SoulSilver?

Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire confirmed the theory that all of the Pokémon games exist in separate universes, with some of the games not sharing a continuity, but not others. Steven Stone revealed this during a conversation where he mentioned events that only happened in the Pokémon anime. This means that the Game Boy Pokémon games no longer share a continuity with those on later systems.

9 Gaspar's Original Role

Fans once speculated that another player character was planned for Chrono Trigger but they were cut out of the game at an early stage of development. The two most popular theories suggested that it was either Schala or Gaspar. The fans have since went through the files of the game and found no evidence of another character.

It turns out that the answer to this question had been revealed in 1995. The Chrono Trigger V-Jump Player's Guide contained information about the creation of the game, which included a piece of concept art for Gaspar as a main character that was produced by Akira Toriyama. He was once planned to be a playable character, but he was cut at an early point in development.

8 The Toy War

The first game in the Super Smash Bros. series was a surprise hit for the Nintendo 64 that went on to become one of Nintendo's most popular franchises. Super Smash Bros. was primarily a party game, so it didn't have any narrative outside of the characters being taken out of a toy box.

Satoru Iwata confirmed that all of the Super Smash Bros. games use this same setting. Iwata claimed in an interview with Time that they didn't want the actual Nintendo characters to be physically harming each other, which would have presented more problems when the third-party characters entered the series. This means that all of the Super Smash Bros. characters you play as in the games are just toys.

7 The Owl Of Time

Kaepora Gaebora might be the most annoying character in video game history. He is the owl that follows you around in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and gives you the huge infodumps while ending with the cursor set on the default option to have him repeat everything he just said. If you were hammering the button to get him to hurry up, then chances are you will accidentally make him repeat everything.

Hyrule Historia revealed that there is a lot more to Kaepora Gaebora than meets the eye. According to Hyrule Historia, Kaepora Gaebora is actually Rauru, the Sage of Light. He chooses to follow Link around in animal form, in order to keep an eye on him as he travels across Hyrule.

6 The True Form Of Fossil Pokémon

Fossil Pokémon have been a part of the Pokémon series since the days of Red & Blue. The technology that can bring an extinct Pokémon back from the dead through a fossil has existed in Kanto for a long time, which is why we are able to have Aerodactyl, Kabuto, and Omanyte on our team.

The fans have speculated whether the process of reviving a fossil Pokémon is actually restoring the creature as it originally was. We know it is possible for fossil Pokémon to be altered through technology, as this was how Genesect was created.

The introduction of Mega Evolution finally confirmed that fossil Pokémon are meant to look different. The process of Mega Evolving a Pokémon actually makes them return to their original form, even if it's only for a short time.

5 All Yoshis Were Harmed During The Making Of This Game

Fans used to wonder whether Mario was breaking blocks with his fist or with his head. It's hard to tell in the earlier games, due to the primitive sprites and the fact that most of us played them on tiny televisions. As technology advanced, it became obvious that Mario was using his fist to break the blocks.

It seems that Mario cannot keep his hands to himself, as it has been confirmed that Mario is punching Yoshi in the back of the head when he is ordering him to grab something with his tongue. This is a pretty cruel thing to do, especially to a character as awesome and loyal as Yoshi, which might be why it was taken out of the later games in the series.

4 Santa Has Gifts For Both Boys & Girls

It's difficult to talk about the games in the Zero Escape series without spoilers. It's important for the enjoyment of each game that you go in as blind as possible, as each title has its own story of intrigue and mystery that the player needs to work out for themselves.

Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors was a surprise hit for the Nintendo DS, which prompted in the creation of a larger series. The director of the series has given several lengthy interviews where he explains some of the background details that may have been missed by players. One of the pieces of information that have been revealed about Santa from Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is that he has a preference for both boys and girls. This was revealed on Twitter in response to a fan's question about Santa.

3 Link Is Alive And So Is The Moon

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is a dark and peculiar game. It is this unusual tone that has earned the game a significant fanbase, especially among those who prefer the Zelda games with a foreboding atmosphere.

The bizarre setting of Majora's Mask has led to multiple interpretations of what the game is actually about. There are many fans who believe that the game is all a dream, while others think that Termina is the afterlife and Link perished at some point during his adventures in Ocarina of Time. Eiji Aonuma has set the record straight and confirmed that the events of Majora's Mask did actually happen and are not the result of a dream or a twisted purgatory for Link to overcome.

2 The Emperor's Deal With The Devil

Emperor Mateus from Final Fantasy II has the most peculiar plan of any Final Fantasy villain... and that's saying something. Mateus' plan involves letting the heroes take his life so that he could be reborn in Pandemonium and take over the afterlife. He was also able to take over a realm similar to Heaven in the updated remakes of the game.

There was an official novelization of Final Fantasy II that was only released in Japan which confirmed a lot of the theories about Emperor Mateus. According to Final Fantasy II Muma no Meikyu, he gained his powers from making a deal with Satan. He would later use this connection to his advantage, as it is what allowed him to take over Pandemonium and be reborn as the Emperor of Hell.

1 Mario's Name

The Super Mario Bros. movie is terrible for a lot of reasons, but the one often cited by people discussing the film is Mario's ridiculous surname. According to Mario, his surname is Mario, which means that his name is Mario Mario. This means that Luigi's name is Luigi Mario.

Nintendo has disowned the Super Mario Bros. movie and it is rarely brought up by the company. Shigeru Miyamoto seems to be particularly galled by the film, which may be why Nintendo have been skittish about allowing their properties to be used in live-action productions. It seems that Shigeru Miyamoto's attitude towards the film might have calmed down over time, as he claimed in 2015 that Mario's name is actually Mario Mario. Bob Hopkins can now rest in peace, knowing that the most terrible scene of his career is now canon.