User blog comment:BobaFettFan10/Mario/@comment-31062735-20170516031016

Since you oh so need some word, being a fellow Mario fan myself, I've never actually heard of any hate going on towards him, not even in 2016. Being an Instagram user, all of this hate your're talking about really isn't anything I've heard of about Mario in general, but most notably some games do apply, if that's what you mean. If there's any specific sites or apps you've been hearing this on, do tell. I haven't actually dealt with issues on Nintendo hate before, so this is one exception. But even if I'm on a different path than the route you're heading, I still don't know how I can get a definitive answer in today's popularity of the Switch, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe being such a big hit. Sorry if I couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, but then again, I wanted to make sure someone desperate got the attention they needed.