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Nintendo trivia blogger Supper Mario Broth said he has serious health conditions, including heart failure, and gave himself a two-in-three chance of surviving past one year. Broth, who runs a blog and social accounts posting Super Mario facts, said the underlying condition is genetic and that it is also degrading his eyesight. He said he does not yet know whether surgery or medication can slow the eyesight loss, and that it may affect his ability to research Mario games and compile others' findings, possibly causing gaps in his content. Broth said he is scared he will soon not be able to see Mario, but promised to keep running the blog for as long as he is physically able. He said he needs no financial or emotional support. Thousands of supportive replies have followed, along with fan art and calls for Nintendo to let him play an in-development Mario game.