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 ...

PETA's no stranger to taking on high-profile entities in their campaign for animal rights, but recently they've focused their energies on someone new: Nintendo's Mario. " in games like "Super Mario ...

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 ...

Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has set its sights on iconic video game character Mario for wearing fur in Nintendo’s latest 3DS game Super Mario 3D Land. Since ...

As many of you know, the upcoming Super Mario game for the 3DS will be bringing back Mario’s iconic Tanooki suit, the raccoon-like outfit that allowed Mario fly in Super Mario Bros. 3. Though the suit ...

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 ...

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Nintendo's family-friendly Super Mario games are among the best-selling in history, having sold 200 million since the early Eighties. But U.S. animal rights group PETA has seen a sinister side to the ...

After a stormy night, Princess Peach takes a stroll outside the castle to check out the Tanooki leaf tree… without Mario or her toadstool attendants. Bowser was apparently waiting right outside ...

When on a mission to rescue the princess, Mario has been known to use any means necessary to defeat his enemy—even wearing the skin of a raccoon dog to give him special powers.Tanooki may be just a ...

Beloved videogame star Mario is back in action this week following the November 13 release of Super Mario 3D Land. Now animal rights group PETA is attacking the hero plumber for wearing "fur" --the ...