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In the Japanese version, Bowser and Toadstool's victory animations depict them drinking champagne. Obviously, NOA did not want this depicted in one of their games, so they were changed. The change was maintained for the European release.
Bowser's victory pose originally showed him chugging the champagne. He just poses happily with it in the international versions.



Also Toadstool daintily sips her champagne, although the shading on her face says she might already be drunk. In the international versions, she tosses it up.

Oh oh *puts hand on head* my innocent childhood life, shattered because I saw a firebreathing-monster-turtle-thing drinking.
We can't have that now.

Clearly, it's soda pop.

Frothy mugs of water for everybody!