User:GBAToad/sandbox

The following list consists of details regarding all major controversies relating to the Mario series. This article contains information which may be objective to personal views. As such, reader discretion is advised. (NOTE: THIS IS A DRAFT, for now I've copied all of the information currently present on the wiki and placed it here for editing. Thoughts or advice go here, not on the discussion page.)

Implied Themes

Satanism

An issue arose over the English translation of WarioWare: Touched. The unlockable souvenir 'Turntable' allows various themes in the game to be listened to with similar functions to a record player, which includes the ability to speed up and slow down the music using the touch screen. However, If the record Ashley's Song is spun fast enough with the stylus, it causes the game to skip over large chunks of dialogue in the song. The controversy was with the first solo of the song, which when distorted is misheard as a demonic statement.

Eye of newt I cast a hex on you!

Grandma's wig, this will make you big!
Kitten spit, soon your pants won't fit!

Pantalones giganticus! Oh no, not again.

These words form the sentence "Eye of grand this kitt soo pan", which can be misinterpreted as "I have granted kids to hell." Nintendo and Nintendo Power have both stated that it was simply a coincidence and that the words were distorted due to the game meshing pieces of the song together.

Animal Cruelty

Mario Kills Tanooki

After the release of Super Mario 3D Land, PETA made a website and game to promote their anti-fur campaign ("Mario Kills Tanooki") with regard to the live skinning of raccoon dogs or tanukis. The site implied that Super Mario 3D Land was promoting the use of animal furs as clothing. This resulted in strong backlash from Nintendo and their fans. A spokesperson from PETA later claimed that their allegations were "tongue-in-cheek" and "a fun way to call attention to a serious issue, that raccoon dogs are skinned alive for their fur." This campaign received a lot of negative comments.

PETA even went so far as to create their own Mario-based browser game entitled "Super Tanooki Skin 2D". The game stars the character of Tanooki, a skinless animal who is chasing Mario to get his skin back. The game has the player dodge obstacles in order to catch up to the famous plumber, who is flying ahead of Tanooki, wearing his skin which is dripping with blood. When the player wins the game a message pops up and says that "The skin belongs to an animal!"

Recalls

Mario Party 8

The game's launch in the United Kingdom was plagued by difficulties. Originally scheduled for release on June 22, 2007, Nintendo announced on June 19, 2007 that the English version had been delayed to July 13, 2007, due to a 'production issue.'

Furthermore, upon the release on July 13, 2007, the game was immediately recalled. In a press release, Nintendo gave the reason for the withdrawal as an assembly error, but some retailers (and Wikipedia) reported that it was reportedly withdrawn from shelves because some copies included a line which went "Magikoopa Magic! Turn the train spastic! Make this ticket tragic!" (as part of a magic spell used by a Magikoopa in the board Shy Guy's Perplex Express), "spastic" being considered a highly offensive word in the United Kingdom. Therefore, the game was banned in the UK. Copies without the word "spastic" used the word "erratic" instead. The game was eventually re-released in the United Kingdom on 3rd August 2007.

Sandbox

I tried to code this by memory, (The contents are utter nonsense)

Controversy

General dot-points I've scribbled in random places about the new article. I'm keen to take on this project. The concept is really interesting, but don't take any of these ideas seriously. Just brainstorming here, and I'm only one person. Anyone who wishes to begin a collaboration on the forum should do it, no questions asked (unless you must ask questions). I actually can't create an account just yet, so I can't organize one myself (which I apologize for). Topics (main headings marked with '==')? Imagery is one, anything to do with Mario's reputation could go here. Lawsuits is another, any claims against Nintendo about its systems/Mario would go here. Obviously the Ashley's Song, Mario Party 8 and Tanooki Suit controversies must be included. Ashley's Song Provides enough detail in the original, however updated references would be appropriate. Perhaps an .ogg file of the song? Mario Party 8 Screen of the message would be excellent. 'Plagued by difficulties.' The article only lists two. Mario Kills Tanooki This one needs citations and quotes from Nintendo. It seems to mainly cover the PETA side of the controversy in detail, but not the backlash from Nintendo 'and their fans'. Perhaps include the full quote from the spokesperson, and Nintendo. A few images would be suitable, but not a full-fledged walk-through of the game. This game could perhaps be mentioned on Glowsquid's proposed article as well. Other Controversies Well, I can only think of the recent PETA/KFC flash game that uses similar game play to the New Super Mario Bros series. Birdo's Gender. I wouldn't even know how to begin. There needs to be official statements from Nintendo included, contradictions in her appearances (Captain Rainbow/Super Mario Bros 2) and no opinions or speculation, the entire topic is rife with it. Lawsuits: The DK/King Kong one would be easy to add, I think the 'Shroom did a section about it once. Obviously un-biasing it is important. Recently, one has popped up about the 3DS and Sony.