Author Topic: The Koopalings Aren't Bowser's Kids & Other Startling Revelations from Miyamoto (Read 12379 times)

David · « **on:** September 20, 2012, 11:23:56 AM »

Game Informer magazine recently published an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, an interview in which several startling new revelations about the Mushroom World were revealed. You may want to sit down before you read these.

* Currently, Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only child. The Koopalings are no longer considered Bowser's children.

* Yoshi's Island is part of the core Mario series.

* Mario and Luigi have no last name.

* As Mario has always been a blue-collar worker, it's possible that his medical role in Dr. Mario was "maybe, in some way, not necessarily legitimate."

Pick up a copy of Game Informer for the full interview.

Source: Game Informer, October 2012.

Suffix · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2012, 11:50:40 AM »

I can understand the desire to sort-of solidify the franchise into a tangible "game world," but it never really works out that way, does it? In any case, I find this excommunication amusing.

Toad · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2012, 11:51:15 AM »

Everything I know is a lie!

* Toad sulks

Weegee · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2012, 02:31:13 PM »

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Mario and Luigi have no last name.

LA LA LA LA I'M NOT LISTENING

jdaster64 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2012, 03:53:59 PM »

Granted, this is coming from someone who only started being familiar with the series since ~2002, but those revelations weren't all that shocking to me. The Koopalings always have seemed like the standard-intentionally-vague relations of Bowser. The Dr. Mario bit was pretty funny, though.

MEGAß¥TE · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2012, 04:22:31 PM »

Quote from: jdaster64 on September 20, 2012, 03:53:59 PM

The Koopalings always have seemed like the standard-intentionally-vague relations of Bowser.

Well, we know who didn't read the game manual (or watch the cartoons).

Bigluigifan1.0 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2012, 05:07:43 PM »

Legitimate or not, Dr. Mario's practice got results!

I'm very interested in reading more of the interview; I'll definitely take a peek at some point.

The Chef · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2012, 05:12:49 PM »

Miyamoto's remark about Dr. Mario makes me sad because now all those people who make stupid jokes about Dr. Mario popping pills or being a quack now have more ammunition. :\

adrian2055 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2012, 09:00:57 PM »

Wendy O. Koopa is not gonna like this......

Ultima Shadow · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2012, 03:03:58 AM »

Quote from: The Chef on September 20, 2012, 05:12:49 PM

Miyamoto's remark about Dr. Mario makes me sad because now all those people who make stupid jokes about Dr. Mario popping pills or being a quack now have more ammunition. :\

I actually kinda like the idea. Makes me think of him like Dr. Nick Riviera from The Simpsons...

jdaster64 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:37:44 PM »

Quote from: MEGAß¥TE on September 20, 2012, 04:22:31 PM

Well, we know who didn't read the game manual (or watch the cartoons).

Quote from: jdaster64 on September 20, 2012, 03:53:59 PM

Granted, this is coming from someone who only started being familiar with the series since ~2002

Which I guess just means Nintendo's done a better job of keeping the "canon" straight the last decade or so.

The Chef · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:50:57 PM »

You might have noticed that some time into the Wii era, Nintendo began moving more and more towards keeping the cast of enemies and playable characters as well as the environments consistent. I think this is why the first three NSMB games use the same world archetypes and why the new Paper Mario looks so atmospherically generic.

BP · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:55:24 PM »

Playable characters maybe not. Look at Mario Kart 7.

Markio · « **Reply #13 on:** September 25, 2012, 10:23:08 AM »

I thought Mario's last name was Mario...

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:58:54 PM »

I get the feeling Mario doesn't really need a last name in the Mushroom Kingdom. I think most Toads would know who you're talking about.