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PETA slams Mario over use of a fur suit | Games Blog - Yahoo! Games
Mario can't wear his racoon-like 'Tanooki' suit anymore because it's cruel to animals and encourages kids to wear fur. Really...the first thing I thought of as a kid playing Mario was that I wanted to run out a skin a racoon and wrap myself up in it. Come on PETA...enough is enough.
Plus check out their game they have posted in the story as well....OMG...
UPDATE: Nintendo has now responded, via Eurogamer:
"Mario often takes the appearance of certain animals and objects in his games. These have included a frog, a penguin, a balloon and even a metallic version of himself. These lighthearted and whimsical transformations give Mario different abilities and make his games fun to play. The different forms that Mario takes make no statement beyond the games themselves."
Mario can't wear his racoon-like 'Tanooki' suit anymore because it's cruel to animals and encourages kids to wear fur. Really...the first thing I thought of as a kid playing Mario was that I wanted to run out a skin a racoon and wrap myself up in it. Come on PETA...enough is enough.
Plus check out their game they have posted in the story as well....OMG...
UPDATE: Nintendo has now responded, via Eurogamer:
"Mario often takes the appearance of certain animals and objects in his games. These have included a frog, a penguin, a balloon and even a metallic version of himself. These lighthearted and whimsical transformations give Mario different abilities and make his games fun to play. The different forms that Mario takes make no statement beyond the games themselves."