Rock 108 Real Rock Radio » mario http://keyj.com Real Rock Radio Thu, 23 May 2013 23:22:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 PETA Slams Nintendo Mascot Mario For Wearing Fur http://keyj.com/peta-slams-mario-for-fur-suit/ http://keyj.com/peta-slams-mario-for-fur-suit/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:30:51 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://thefw.com/?p=56708 Animals rights advocacy group PETA has issued a scathing criticism of beloved video game character Mario in the wake of the new Nintendo 3DS game ‘Super Mario Land 3D’ for powering-up by wearing a “Tanooki suit.”

Named for Tanukis, the raccoon dogs that have long held an important place in Japanese culture, Mario’s “Tanooki suit” has drawn the ire of PETA for promoting the wearing of fur.

]]> http://keyj.com/peta-slams-mario-for-fur-suit/feed/ 0 Nintendo/Wikipedia "Mario" Movie Trailer [VIDEO] http://keyj.com/mario-movie-trailer-video/ http://keyj.com/mario-movie-trailer-video/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:48:44 +0000 Chaz http://keyj.com/?p=4413 A  live-action re-imagination of Nintendo 8-bit hero Super Mario as an angsty, mushroom-eating, down-on-his-luck plumber was a big hit this week at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.

"Mario" is a trailer-length short which filmmaker Joe Nicolosi doesn't intend to turn into a feature film. You can check out all two minutes of the project below.

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