The author of the beloved Mario-related blog Supper Mario Broth has posted a health update revealing he has heart failure.

This comes via a social post in which he states he has "a 2/3 chance of surviving past one year with this condition." Despite "a lifelong commitment to a healthy lifestyle", he says his decline in health is due to underlying genetic causes.

A complication from his diagnosis is retinopathy, which is essentially the degradation of the retina that can result in a loss of sight and may affect his ability to research Mario games, post facts, and run the blog in the future.

Despite this news, he has stressed an ongoing commitment to Supper Mario Broth, stating that "only blindness or death will result in me no longer posting Mario facts." He goes on to say that the announcement is not a request for help before thanking readers for all their support over the years.

His posts have been inundated with support. User 'rainbow batsuit' says, "Even if you never post a single fact again, the legacy of joy and discovery you have already built will live on in our hearts for untold years." All of us here at Nintendo Life wholeheartedly agree.

The blog's latest post relating to Mario reveals that it's actually possible to use Dry Bones in Super Mario Maker 2 to play the ocarina in Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 via the console's built-in mic.

We're sure the entire Nintendo Life community will join us in sending Broth our thanks and very best wishes.