In what world is Mario NOT the most iconic video game character? The same one in which Sonic, Link, Master Chief, Pikachu, Cloud, and Minecraft Steve are less iconic than...*checks notes*...Agent 47 from Hitman. 🤔
https://www.bafta.org/games/most-iconic-game-character-of-all-time

...This was an April Fools' joke, right?