Wii Fanboy Weekly: June 26 - July 2

2 Comments by David Hinkle Jul 2nd 2008 7:15PM
Filed under: Nintendo Wii

It truly is a Mario world when you're a Nintendo fanboy (or fangirl). Nintendo's portly plumber likely holds the same amount of space in your heart as does your immediate family. His games are just so great. It was this love for the little Italian guy that spawned our new feature, It's-a Mario World. In it, we examine Mario and everything about him. The inaugural post deals with the rare power-ups you can find in his games.

Original Content

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It's-a Mario World: Rare Power-ups
Our new feature looks at Mario's most rare power-ups
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(Page 1) Reader Comments

Jhongerkong: Jul 2nd 2008; 9:43PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0nMqWrismU&feature=related

kodama444: Jul 3rd 2008; 4:23AM

Actually, Tanooki Mario transforms into the Bodhisattva called Ojizo-sama, who is the protector of children. Statues of Ojizo-sama can be found all over Japan. In other words it is Buddhist, definitely not Hindu. You are correct though that it is extremely difficult to localize something so ingrained in Japanese culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jizo_Children.jpg

For more info on tanuki and why they transform, check out the Studio Ghibli film "Pom Poko".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pom_Poko

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