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PETA attacks Nintendo

PETA is angry at Mario's new game "Super Mario 3D Land" over the reemergence off the Tanooki suit. They're so angry that they've created a 2D internet game in which you play as a skinned Tanooki dog and must hunt down Mario and get back your fur. Like the old saying goes; fight fire with copyright infringement.

My advice to PETA, get a grip! There are plenty of other reasons to get mad at Nintendo such as creating a games in which you must stomp on the heads of live animals to kill them, use turtle shells as bowling balls, and indulge in animal-fighting and puppy mills (see "Pokemon").

Tags: Godless Gamers, Mario, Nintendo, PETA

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Permalink Reply by Shane Starr on November 15, 2011 at 10:45am

Screw PETA, the Tanooki suit was my alltime favorite mario power up!

Permalink Reply by Jonny Marko on November 15, 2011 at 11:18am

Tanooki has been around for 20 years, and they just found out about it? Oh well.... Save the Tanookis, I guess!

Permalink Reply by Phil on November 15, 2011 at 12:01pm

A lot of what PETA does is just look for things that will spark media conversations about issues they cover. I don't think they really care much about the fur suit in a new Mario game, but if they can use that to get people to consider the issue of fur farms and trapping, they will. It makes a lot of people roll their eyes, but over the years it has managed to get people to be aware of issues they may never have given a second throught to. They seem to take the tack of "all publicity is good publicity."

Permalink Reply by Jonny Marko on November 15, 2011 at 12:36pm

Well said Phil... fortunately, this is probably just as good publicity for Nintendo. I was planning on picking up the Mario game tonight, looking forward to it!! Then I'm gonna go down to the park and skin some small animals.

Permalink Reply by Rob van Senten on November 15, 2011 at 12:31pm

"By wearing Tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur."

Really? I guess that Call of Duty is sending the message that it's OK to kill people? There is a difference between fantasy and reality, it is unfitting for a healthy mind to blur that distinction.

Besides, video games are also responsible for useful stuff like preparing people for the coming Zombie Apocalypse and Alien Invaders.

Permalink Reply by Aviance on November 15, 2011 at 3:31pm

They are just mad that they cant turn into a stone statue at will.

Permalink Reply by Jonny Marko on November 16, 2011 at 5:16pm

Got this game last night, it's pretty fun! It's well made and feels like a true cross between Mario 3 and Mario 64.

Permalink Reply by Aviance on November 16, 2011 at 5:45pm

Did Mario skin any tanookis in his adventure?

Permalink Reply by Jonny Marko on November 16, 2011 at 5:49pm

He didn't skin a tanooki.... he skinned a tanooki in 3D! The opening was incredibly graphic, Mario and Luigi are holding the tanooki down, skinning it alive face first while it's twitching and trying to scream. So much blood.... best part was Luigi, he couldn't stop giggling for the whole cut scene. Fantastic!

Permalink Reply by Lisa Schmidt on November 24, 2011 at 1:21pm

Obviously, they haven't yet tipped to Red Dead Redemption. You can kill a critter, skin it (leaving the skinned carcass lying on the ground in all its gory splendor) and then go sell the skin.

Permalink Reply by Rob van Senten on November 24, 2011 at 3:40pm

Really? Damn, I just made a bloody mess of all critters and attempted to teabag them.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on November 30, 2011 at 10:31pm