Inspiration Arrives In the Oddest Forms

My boy Conan O'brien began his Tonight Show run this week, and his new set is amazing. It's neo-modern with a touch of 20's glam. Well, some peeps over at SeriousLunch took a look and made an interesting connection:


Seems the ambient Tonight Show backdrop for the show open & monolouge was inspired by Nintendo's Mario series, circa 1992. Of course, it's entirely possible it's a simple coincidence, but it's more fun to think it's not.

Tech blog Gizmodo was able to get a comment from Nintendo of America's Pres. He thinks "That's Great!"