One day, Lakitu was carrying a question block full of Tanooki leaves. A bullet bill whizzed by and Lakitu dropped them just by chance into factories making stuffed Marios. That’s why Nintendo is ...

New campaign targets Mario's fur suit. Guess PETA never had an issue with everyone's favorite plumber stomping on turtles and using their shells as weapons. Jeff is CNET Editor at Large and a host for ...

Mario may be many things -- fat, moustachioed, Italian -- but we never had him pegged as the type who would endorse cruelty towards animals. Animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment ...

The timing of Mario Kills Tanooki is spot on, as Nintendo just released Super Mario 3D Land in which the plumber's famous Tanooki Suit is a prominent feature. Frankly, we've never seen a more menacing ...

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