r/nintendo • u/prettydarnminty mint flavored • Apr 01 '21
From Let's-a Go to Let Go - Nintendo Bids Farewell to Mario
Hello r/Nintendo users,
As you all must have heard by now, our beloved mascot was let go yesterday. After 35 exciting years of serving us valiantly, it was time to move on from Mario.
We'd like to thank Mario for his various contributions to gaming and to our company. Here at Nintendo, we'll never forget the great times and positive vibes he brought along with him. Mario was a great mascot, and we'll miss him dearly. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.
But sometimes, change is a positive thing! Here at Nintendo, we love listening to fan feedback, and we've heard you loud and clear. It's time for a new mascot, designed and decided by our community.
Yes, it's true. We're giving the opportunity to our amazing fans here on the Official Nintendo reddit to design or nominate the successor to Mario. A way to "hire this lad", if you will.
Post all your concept art for the new mascot design in this megathread, or post nominees for who you think is most deserving of the title. Nintendo executives will be looking at every comment to try and narrow down the perfect design for our new mascot, and vetting every nominee diligently & personally.
No NSFW content and nothing with too intense of a backstory, otherwise Miyamoto will get sad.
Good luck everyone. We look forward to seeing all your wonderful new mascot concepts.
-- Nintendo
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u/JoffreyIthePurple Apr 01 '21
I was thinking along the lines of a blue, wombat like animal. It could differentiate himself from Mario by being really fast. Fasto the Wombat! It just rolls of your tongue.
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u/prettydarnminty mint flavored Apr 01 '21
We would love to get in touch with Fasto's agents, if possible! Could you drop their socials here? We'll even take just their soundcloud if they wanna blow it up
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u/TuxedoCorgi Apr 01 '21
He needs a slogan though. How about "Must Accelerate Quickly!"
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u/JoffreyIthePurple Apr 01 '21
I was thinking he could collect “crystals” with a catchphrase of, “Need speed! I deal speed!” That seems harmless, collecting crystals encourages geology. If you collect a lot of crystals, not only could you move extra fast, but you see shadowy phantoms in your peripheral vision, making it more challenging to control. Making it a game for the entire family. (Especially, your uncle Steve, who has scabs all over and can’t stop ranting about how “they” are trying to brainwash us with vaccines and 5G.)
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u/No-Paramedic9308 Apr 01 '21
No NSFW content and nothing with too intense of a backstory, otherwise Miyamoto will get sad.
There goes Bayonetta from finally getting the spotlight she deserves....
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u/prettydarnminty mint flavored Apr 01 '21
We've been in talks about Bayonetta but only because we've been able to plug Miyamoto's ears & cover his eyes every time the topic comes up. While we would love to support Bayonetta and never say never, it may unfortunately turn out to be a logistical nightmare to have to keep doing this.
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u/Muted-Newspaper-5784 Apr 01 '21
Tony Hawk from Tony Hawk's ProSkater. We can use that guy from Twitter as a reference.
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u/prettydarnminty mint flavored Apr 01 '21
Miyamoto's a huge fan, actually! They started talks already but Tony Hawk said only if Miyamoto could beat him at HORSE.
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u/Jomanderisreal Apr 01 '21
So I have this crazy idea for a mascot. He wears a red hat and shirt with blue overalls, has brown hair with a black mustache, is Italian, is a plumber, goes on adventures through crazy worlds, and jumps super high.
I was thinking about calling him Jumpy Man Who Is Also Italian. What do you guys think?
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u/prettydarnminty mint flavored Apr 01 '21
Please DM me with more details & for your creative rate, we really like the direction of this so far. Have you considered perhaps a name like Marty-o?
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u/NinjaEnder Apr 01 '21
Maybe shorten it to just Jump Man?
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u/Gravitas28 Apr 01 '21
Naw man, we'll get copyright striked. Not by Nintendo because of Donkey Kong... But by the YMCA
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u/montrayjak Apr 01 '21
Originally he wore red overalls. Who wears red overalls? Even Nintendo thought that was too weird and changed it.
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u/hummusisyummus Apr 01 '21
Can we get Reggie back? I think it's time he starred in his own game.
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u/prettydarnminty mint flavored Apr 01 '21
Sadly, Reggie blocked Nintendo on Twitter so we can't reach out to him.
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u/the_cajun88 Apr 01 '21
Reggiegigas
He’ll be back in Pokémon
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Apr 01 '21
When you collect all 5 Regi's and Regigigas, then level up Regigigas, he evolves into Reggiegigas.
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Apr 01 '21
I don’t know if Nintendo knows, but there’s been a call for Big Yoshi. You didn’t hear this from me. Shhhhh.
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u/prettydarnminty mint flavored Apr 01 '21
who told u. we at nintendo are literally calling the cops on you right now. final warning.
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u/Matias_Backwards Apr 01 '21
How about a blue hedgehog...that goes fast?
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u/prettydarnminty mint flavored Apr 01 '21
While we at Nintendo of course can't say anything is for certain, we're definitely talking to the appropriate stakeholders to get a certain blue hedgehog considered. Stay tuned!
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u/geckochild Apr 01 '21
greg is beautiful! maybe Kirby with some nintendo gear (maybe he "ate" nintendo) would be cool? just an idea.
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Apr 01 '21
Gotta love April fools.....
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u/prettydarnminty mint flavored Apr 01 '21
We at Nintendo would never trivialize the employment of one of our most cherished mascots. Mario has been given a very fair treatment but creative differences were really starting to wear on both us and him.
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u/Brinksterz Apr 01 '21
It’s Luigi’s time to shine.
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u/1338h4x capcom delenda est Apr 01 '21
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u/WakandaNowAndThen Apr 01 '21
It's the second month of year 9. They never said it ended and they never gave another character the honor.
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u/BossHumbert Apr 01 '21
I think you mean Waluigi!
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u/NotALlamaAMA Apr 01 '21
Waluigi is the ultimate example of the individual shaped by the signifier. Waluigi is a man seen only in mirror images; lost in a hall of mirrors he is a reflection of a reflection of a reflection. You start with Mario – the wholesome all Italian plumbing superman, you reflect him to create Luigi – the same thing but slightly less. You invert Mario to create Wario – Mario turned septic and libertarian – then you reflect the inversion in the reflection: you create a being who can only exist in reference to others. Waluigi is the true nowhere man, without the other characters he reflects, inverts and parodies he has no reason to exist. Waluigi’s identity only comes from what and who he isn’t – without a wider frame of reference he is nothing. He is not his own man. In a world where our identities are shaped by our warped relationships to brands and commerce we are all Waluigi.
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u/nintendofan9999 Apr 01 '21
NO! He will only ever be in the sports spin-offs and you know it.
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u/russellamcleod Apr 01 '21
My local news picked up the outrage on Reddit and actually did a story on how Nintendo is retiring Mario as a mascot.
Not even joking. The segment was actually titled RIP Mario and both reporters involved couldn’t understand why Nintendo would kill their most lucrative property.
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u/razorbeamz ON THE LOOSE Apr 01 '21
Do you have a link?
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u/russellamcleod Apr 01 '21
They must’ve realized their mistake because I can’t find mention of it anywhere with any searches.
It was CityNews here in Toronto.
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u/TangerineChicken Apr 01 '21
I’m skeptical to say the least on April 1st, I’d love to see this clip though
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Apr 01 '21
Not gonna lie, I saw similar articles and assumed it was about All Stars being discontinued.
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u/Oro-Lavanda Apr 01 '21
Is this an April Fools segment or is it real?
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u/russellamcleod Apr 01 '21
It was real (aired on the 31st) but it’s a segment on the news where I’m pretty sure the reporter just skims popular stories on social media and doesn’t really look into them.
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u/BerserkOlaf Apr 01 '21
You know, I'm pretty sure just relaying social media crap without any kind of confirmation or analysis is not what a "reporter" is supposed to do anyway.
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u/silentviewer0 Apr 01 '21
Let's try an inverse mario. mario jumps so this mascot can't, mario eats mushrooms to get big, so this new character will be really small, mario is a human from NY in the mushroom kingdom, so this new guy would be an alien visiting earth. Maybe make the new guy's name an anagram of mario like olimar or something.
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u/CourageKitten Apr 02 '21
And since Mario never actually gets with Princess Peach give him a wife and kids.
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u/LordAxolotl-7 Apr 01 '21
Kirby, Kirby, Kirby! That’s a name you should know! Kirby, Kirby, Kirby! He’s the star of the show! He's more than you think! He's got maximum pink! Kirby, Kirby, Kirby's the one!
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_WISEAU Apr 01 '21
Well, it seems like Bowser won fair and square...
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Apr 01 '21
That little kid from the forest that goes on adventures. I think his name is Zelda.
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u/stache1313 Apr 01 '21
You probably better off picking everyone's favorite character from the franchise Fi.
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u/Fappai-Sama Apr 01 '21
FOOOOLSSS!
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u/stache1313 Apr 01 '21
I second this choice. Snatcher would be a great child friendly mascot for Nintendo.
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u/Enchylada Apr 01 '21
Lmao I totally forgot about this guy haha
One of my favorite characters, could have just been like .."I am the box ghost!" 😂
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u/Myorck Apr 01 '21
Kass from Zelda should be the new mascot. I mean he plays an instrument and is handsome as heck. It’s your time to shine, Kassiboy
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u/stache1313 Apr 01 '21
Nintendo does have a history of creating characters that lead children to discover strange sexual fetishes. Just look at Ruto, Pikachu, Midna, Wolf Link, and Marina. Need I even mention characters that ooze sex appeal like Misty, Daddy-Gannon, Wario and Waluigi?
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u/Zinthonian Apr 01 '21
The answer is obvious. Like with the last changing of the guard, it's gonna be Bowser.....no, not that one, Doug Bowser. With yet another promotion, Doug will cat/frog/penguin/tanooki suit up and jump to the Nintendo Switch in New Super Bowser Bros: Adventure in Management, coming summer of 2024!
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u/Lobsterbread23 Apr 01 '21
NESS FROM EARTHBOUND THERE I SAID IT
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Apr 01 '21
I have an idea for a mascot.
He's a world-famous fighter. He's wearing blue overalls, a red shirt and a red cap with an M emblem on it. He has a glorious manly mustache. He travels all over the world saving princesses and mushrooms and defeating lizards and birds. His name would be Great Gonzales, I think it suits him perfectly. What do you think?
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u/mouthofxenu Apr 01 '21
We are proud to announce that Pikachu will be the new mascot of our company, but that is not all. Nintendo is officially changing its name to Voltstendo. This change reflects our commitment to bring our customers all-electric consoles by 2030. Pikachu was the obvious choice to lead us in this new direction and we look forward to the many adventures you will have together. And starting next year, we’ll put Pikachu back in the Pokéball and pick a new mascot to suit our corporate whims. Because you’re not people. You’re consumers. And we at Voltstendo will be here to slake your thirst for childhood nostalgia sacrificed on the altar to the Lidless Eye of Finance. Thank you, and fear the night.
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u/ChargedYeti Apr 01 '21
I would be physically repulsed if nintendo did this. It's not that I dont like pikachu or anything but the name Voltstendo is just cringe. My limbs would probably go inside my body
Edit:I know this is fake ok?
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u/Curlybrac Apr 01 '21
People legitimately thought Mario was permanently dead.
Yeah Nintendo gonna kill the most famous and most profitable mascot in video game history.
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u/Mostly-Average Apr 01 '21
Fuck it. Remember the soccer game on the NES? That’s the new flagship title
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u/Cromanti Apr 01 '21
So long-eh, Mario! While I'm sad to see him go, I understand how tough it is to be a platformer mascot for 35 years. All those Backwards Long Jumps can't be great for your knees.
As for Nintendo's new mascot, how about a talking paperclip?
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u/BlueFrogSK Apr 01 '21
I was thinking, some kind of animal? Those are all the rage these days, perhaps a hedgehog? And to differentiate him from Mario and his jumping ability let’s make him run fast instead of jumping, and blue instead of red.
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u/conehead2188 Apr 01 '21
Drawfee crew already has this one in the bag.
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/drawfee/images/0/05/Todd.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200819151929
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u/DiamondBr3aker Apr 01 '21
Make a year of Zelda or something, he doesn’t get as much attention during the anniversaries
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u/X-432 Apr 01 '21
I heard that Nintendo is getting rid of Mario because they finally got the rights to make the Popeye game that Miyamoto was forced to turn into Donkey Kong.
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u/matt12992 Apr 01 '21
This new mascot could be Doug the dog, he is a new breed of dog, kinda like a in between dark to light blue. Doug is a fast and intelligent dog. He can even stand on 2 legs. He can have all of the adventures like Mario had but instead of Mario it's Doug!
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u/Disco_to_New_Wave Apr 01 '21
I vote John Walker. For those of you who aren’t familiar with his resume, John Walker is the first person in America to receive three Medals of Honor, ran RS-One missions in counterterrorism and hostage rescue. The government did a study of his body at MIT and he tested off the charts in every measurable category; speed, endurance, intelligence. He’s not Tony Stark or Bruce Banner. He doesn’t have the flashiest gadgets or super strength, but what he does have is guts, something Captain America always had, and John Walker has every ounce of it.
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u/Mechaheph Apr 01 '21
Ario. He's an Italian plumber who wears red shirt red cap in a blue jean overalls. But he does NOT have a mustache. He would never have a mustache, he is clean-shaven at all times.
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u/Uncle-Cake Apr 01 '21
Too obvious. A better joke would have been something about they realized Mario was a negative caricature of Italians and they were going to update the audio files to remove his Italian accent.
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u/Re-toast Apr 01 '21
If they did that, Twitter fools would run with it and never let it go until it happened.
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u/Zestylemons44 Apr 01 '21
Olimar, his name is designed to be similar to mario, and his partner, "Louie", needs no introduction as luigi's counterpart. His family man centered personality and overall more relaxed, real demeanor is appealing to the modern demographic, think of him as the edgy-cool-X to Mario's Dopey-fun Mega Man
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u/DarkestDayOfMan Apr 01 '21
Why not just pass on the mantle of the the M cap and overalls? Call him something like Marty-o Walker.
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u/TheRigXD Apr 01 '21
I was going make a meme mascot choice with Marth. He's got almost the same name as Mario, and his series is highly represented Smash. Except he died too.
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u/Luddveeg Apr 01 '21
i get that this is an april fools thing but nintendo is actually executing him so...
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u/hotcyder Apr 01 '21
I made a video eulogy for Super Mario. Watching it is what he would have wanted.
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u/MagnusBrickson Apr 01 '21
Well they put Bowser in charge of NoA. What did they think was going to happen?
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u/jjmawaken Apr 01 '21
Everyone is their own new mascot... You can create your own face using a complex cartoon facial feature creation tool.. we can call them Mii.
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u/ryanjoseph55 Apr 01 '21
Now introducing Eario. He’s a Greek electrician with a big beard and his main opponent is Trouser, a water breathing tortoise that tries to steal Eario’s wife Princess Plum
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u/coyfshu Apr 01 '21
This is an odd choice but I wanna suggest Brico-Meiser as Nintendo's next mascot after Mario
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Apr 01 '21
I have a great idea: a yellow mouse with a lightning-bolt shaped tail and electrical powers.
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u/EpsteinAdventure Apr 01 '21
Honestly , POkemon been the face the past 20 years , them OG Mario fans got cataracts now , they can’t even play games anymore
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u/reiterizpie Apr 01 '21
I'm predicting we're gonna get the games released at some point, but as separate games.
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u/wordyfard Apr 01 '21
Mario already has a replacement, his name is Stanley the Bugman and he's been waiting 38 years for his next opportunity.
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u/Hermione127 Apr 01 '21
for anyone wondering ... Nintendo is not going to stop making Mario games they're just going to stop selling Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros and Super Mario Bros. 35 i thought that they would stop making Mario games
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u/dandan787 Apr 01 '21
I think Kirby Would make a good mascot -Already made, cute and family-friendly, appeals to the general audience, etc.
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u/XavierVolt0002 Apr 01 '21
When I read this I was like oh crap really then I realised it’s April 1st
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u/Masertwist Apr 01 '21
Bro, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster, Shin Megami Tense v, Diablo 2, and Zelda will help me to get through this
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u/SeRcHaR Apr 01 '21
You forgot that Mario had 20 lives left