Doesn’t this Mario statue look like the Mario used in the Mario demo?

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w298866588

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   mariostatue.jpg
   

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   mario_demo_1.png
   

Holy shoot! You’re right! I was wondering why that pre-render of Mario looked very off-model… Perhaps this was used from the convention that showed off the demo!

Someone should get that and 3D-scan it!