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Miyamoto Explains Why Wario Wasn't in New Super Mario Bros
on 30.11.2009 at 00:20
Posted by Ross Marrs (Marzy) 
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In a new interview with Japanese publication Famitsu magazine, the creator of Donkey Kong, Zelda and Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, went on record to explain the reason behind why Wario, along with several other familiar faces, was not included in the recent high profile release, New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Apparently Wario missed out on the platform action because he would have to have had a fart attack, whilst reasons are given for the lack of Princess Peach as well.
"Mario and Luigi are the same as always, of course, and suggestions for the other two characters included Wario and Waluigi, Toad, and Princess Peach. The thing is that with Wario he'd need to have a fart attack, Peach would have to be able to fly with her skirt, and so on. With this game we wanted every character to play the same way."
- Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking to Famitsu magazine.
- Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking to Famitsu magazine.
What do think about Miyamoto's decision? Do you think other characters could have worked?
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Fair enough that they wanted characters to behave in similar ways, but still - they did it in past Mario platformers, so why not here?
Don't give me that "people will argue" bull that Miyamoto would probably reply - the point in characters is that they do behave and play in different ways.
If not Wario at least Peach, Daisy, solo-Yoshi, a Shy Guy etc.
Don't give me that "people will argue" bull that Miyamoto would probably reply - the point in characters is that they do behave and play in different ways.
If not Wario at least Peach, Daisy, solo-Yoshi, a Shy Guy etc.
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Also behaving in similar ways is no excuse to not add Wario or Peach! Wario has been in about 10 games and he's only ever had a "fart attack" in ONE of those titles. Miyamoto is just scraping at straws to avoid saying "we couldn't be bothered".
Noone would complain if Wario and Peach were playable but played the same.
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Noone would complain if Wario and Peach were playable but played the same.
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This comment is being taken out of context, similar to Miyamoto's comment about the flow of Peach's dress stopped her being a playable character in NSMBW.
The comment is not an excuse, it is a joke.
"but in fact, the Toad characters have a physicality that's a little bit closer to Mario and Luigi. In particular, if we had one character out of the four that wore a dress, we would have to have special processing and programming to handle how the skirt is handled within the gameplay."
The comment is in jest, but it holds some truth.
The toads are more a similar size to the Mario Bros. than either Wario (too fat), Waluigi (too lanky) or Peach (all wrong).
In a game like Mario Bros 2 that might not have been so much of a problem given they all different attributes, and let's not forget that the Mario sprites were planted ontop of the Doki sprites.
Here it would not have looked right, or would have had to alter and complicated the gameplay.
Please don't get overexcited about all of this.
The comment is not an excuse, it is a joke.
"but in fact, the Toad characters have a physicality that's a little bit closer to Mario and Luigi. In particular, if we had one character out of the four that wore a dress, we would have to have special processing and programming to handle how the skirt is handled within the gameplay."
The comment is in jest, but it holds some truth.
The toads are more a similar size to the Mario Bros. than either Wario (too fat), Waluigi (too lanky) or Peach (all wrong).
In a game like Mario Bros 2 that might not have been so much of a problem given they all different attributes, and let's not forget that the Mario sprites were planted ontop of the Doki sprites.
Here it would not have looked right, or would have had to alter and complicated the gameplay.
Please don't get overexcited about all of this.
on 02.12.2009 at 09:27
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How could they 'not be bothered'. If they were going to have each character play the exact same way, then I'm sure they could have put an infinite number of characters in with little effort. I would have loved to have been able to play with other characters, but it's obvious they've made a conscious decision over it.
on 02.12.2009 at 09:27
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I\'m sorry, but that explanation is BS. As far as I know Wario only had a fart attack in Smash Bros. and even if he had it in previous titles that doesn\'t mean you need to include it.
( Edited 22.12.2009 02:55 by Teetrab )
( Edited 22.12.2009 02:55 by Teetrab )
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