Mario's in da HOUSE!

CE · Post by CE » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:49 pm

For all those people who thought the NBA Street v3 cover was just too small, EA has released an ad showing just how bad the Nintendo product placement is. If there's one place I'm sure Mario shouldn't be its in the "hip urban atmosphere" of NBA Street 3.

http://www.gamesarefun.com/gamesdb/media.php?id=494

But wait, it get's better.

Who here has played DDR and thought, "You know, this would be a whole lot better if it had Mario." Well your dreams of DDR with Mario have been fufilled in the worst Mario placement ever, "Dance Dance Revolution, with MARIO", a game where Mario feels as tacked on as in its name.

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=4137

Nintendo's becoming more and more like Disney every day, creativity shuned for character placement. How long will it be until Nintendo's creativity leaves for greener pastures?

Post by **Segaholic2** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:56 pm

I hadn't heard of DDR With Mario. That's just gross.

Post by **Squirrelknight** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:06 pm

I heard Mario was gonna be in the next DOA: Beach Volleyball. And yes, he can wear the same bikini's as the girls.

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:10 pm

Nintendo's becoming more and more like Disney every day, creativity shuned for character placement.

Welp, can't blame 'em, since Disney makes over an assload of money by whoring characters through cheapquels and merchandise.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:52 pm

I heard Mario was gonna be in the next DOA: Beach Volleyball. And yes, he can wear the same bikini's as the girls.

That would be fucking awesome.

Post by **Esrever** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:34 am

I don't have a problem with this kind of thing in principle... Link in Soul Calibur 2 was cool! But methinks they need to be a bit pickier when choosing the games he is going to guest in.

WhoopA · Post by **WhoopA** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:40 am

They never said that "with Mario" was a final subtitle, did they? It'll probably come out something like "Dance Dance Revolution Mushroommix".

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:39 am

I'd buy it.

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:38 pm

I still want my Mario Accountants and Mario Shopping Kart games, damn it!
~Neo Yi

Post by **Squirrelknight** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:42 pm

These Nintendo cameo's were cool when they... Y'know, made sense. Link fit in with Soul Calibur because it was a weapons based fighter, and he was a fighter who used weapons (duh), but seeing Mario dunk a ball over Kobe "Cernex Jr." Bryant or dance is just... disturbing.

Besides, we all know Mario can't dance... he's got the white man's rythym. Luigi, though, is a completely different story... That bitch can move.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:44 pm

I think Mario in DDR is actually a good idea.

But only because I liked Video Game Director's Cuts Mack Daddy Mario toon series.

muke · Post by **muke** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:59 pm

Moi aussi, Zeta.

There was a point in my life (or several) where I thought these horrendous cameos were going to happen to Sonic... *looks at Sega Superstars box*... well, it seems it already has.

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 8:09 pm

Damn, you're more cynical than...<i>us</i>!

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:45 pm

Sega Superstars is a collection of mini-games based on all sorts of Sega super star characters. It's the entire point of the game. It would not make sense for Sonic to not be in that game.

muke · Post by **muke** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:59 pm

I really can't argue with that logic

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:07 pm

Just because something is intended to be shit doesn't excuse the fact that it is still shit.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:43 pm

I doubt it was intended. There would be enough spurned Sega fans to fill a small country, let alone merely storm their Japanese HQ and beat every team member (and coffee runner) to death. Sega are lazy, not stupid.

And I thought Sega Superstars was rollicking good fun, so fuck you.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:47 pm

I didn't say anything about the game quality, I merely noted a simple fact about the title/character relationship. Sheesh.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:13 pm

It's cool, G. I was poking at the gun nut, not you mate.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:57 pm

Sega are lazy, not stupid.

That's why they only ever had one successful console right?

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:07 pm

The only ones that actually deserved to fail were the Sega CD and 32X. And maybe the Saturn because the hardware was a goddamn mess.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:18 pm

j-man wrote:It's cool, G. I was poking at the gun nut, not you mate.

Oh, I was replying to the gun nut, not you. You posted after I started reading the thread, so I never saw it.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:25 am

Then it most certainly is cool, G.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:36 am

The only ones that actually deserved to fail were the Sega CD and 32X. And maybe the Saturn because the hardware was a goddamn mess.

Which is why SEGA is stupid and not lazy. They put the work in and make a decent product, but then nobody ever buys it.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:52 am

So how does that make Sega stupid?