As political campaigns are in full sway, the past month has revealed a few more tidbits about everyone's favorite plumber:
* In Canada, Mario's popularity rivals that of the Prime Minister!
More people in Calgary, Toronto, Halifax could identify a photo of Mario than one of their own Prime Minister Stephen Harper. While Mario and Harper were generally tied in cross country polls (each recognized by about 70% of poll respondents when asked to identify photographs by name), Mario did catch the eyes of more women than did the Prime Minister (66% versus 63% identification). (
http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=22755)
* In the good old USA, Mario's games are the favorite of all political stripes. When asked their gaming preferences...
Conservatives generally chose "Madden NFL and
Mario"
Liberals generally chose "
Mario and The Sims"
Moderates generally chose "
Mario, Donkey Kong, and Madden"
The man in red and blue could unite the nation! (
http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/11/how-your-politi.html)