Tokyo 2020 is only four years away, and as the games transition from Brazil to Japan, we got a taste of what the next host nation has in store.
The theme for Tokyo seems to nod heavily toward video game culture, as Pac-Man was included in the presentation in addition to Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe appearing from a warp pipe dressed as iconic Nintendo figure Super Mario.
As Tokyo prepare for the 2020 Olympics, it's only fitting that Super Mario came to Rio.https://t.co/3uvB66DQNN pic.twitter.com/ikyHj5UR37
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 22, 2016
The prime minister did not stay in costume too long, but on the heels of a video which concluded with Mario jumping into the warp tube in Japan and Abe emerging in Brazil, it seemed like a fitting tribute.
Mind. Blown. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/aht5GPLWWm
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 22, 2016
