PETA Clarifies Tanuki Mario Game Meant To Be 'Tongue-in-Cheek'
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently released a statement, and flash game, saying that Nintendo was promoting animal cruelty with iconic video game character Mario, who dons a tanuki costume as one of his power ups, in the recently released Super Mario 3D Land. Since then, PETA has clarified that the game was meant as a "tongue-in-cheek" way to bring attention to the more serious matter of raccoon dogs being skinned alive in China.
Here's the full statement:
Super Mario 3D Land recently released this past weekend with some fans even showing up at Nintendo's Time Square launch event in Tanooki costumes. Let us know what you think about this by leaving your comments below. Comments from the initial report have been rather interesting to say the least.
Here's what RosaAquafire said,
And 1sky1destiny makes a rather noteworthy comment about raccoons in general,