NMA interprets the PETA vs Super Mario Bros. debacle. You’ve likely read about this already from other outlets — which is why we passed on covering it ourselves — but I love how the Taiwanese firm breaks down the silliness of it all in this new CGI-animated report.

The little inaccuracies of the video are great, too — how are two people playing Super Mario Bros. (NES) at the same time? Or Super Mario 3D Land (on a Wii no less)? And how did Mario score a Tanooki leaf in World 1-1 of the original Super Mario Bros.?

Buy: Super Mario 3D Land (out now!), 3DS system

Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more

See also: More Super Mario 3D Land stuff

[Via Kotaku]

tags / nma / super mario 3d land / peta / gaming / nintendo 3ds / 3ds / ec

Insane Luigi-tossing New Super Mario Bros. Wii clip. I’ve kept away from videos like this to prevent myself from “spoiling” the experience before I actually purchase the game, but I put aside that self-imposed media blackout earlier today after playing PETA’s New Super Chick Sisters parody, which, to my surprise, isn’t awful! Well, unless you count the unskippable videos of chicken cruelty at slaughterhouses. That part was sorta awful.

Anyway, after playing that Flash game, I also watched 1UP’s multiplayer playthrough of a few levels from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Even with players turning against each other, purposefully throwing their friends into bottomless pits and hogging power-ups, this looks like a supremely fun multiplayer experience. I guess those of you that’ve actually followed updates and new videos posted for the game already knew that, though.

Oh, and enjoy this expert playthrough on an NSMB Wii level that has more bullets shooting across the screen than you’ll see in any game that isn’t a shoot’em up:

[Update: Wow, I just noticed in this video that when you throw a fireball, it melts ice blocks that it bounces off of. Nice detail! Why haven’t I paid attention to this stuff?!]

Preorder: New Super Mario Bros. Wii ($46.99 with an extra $10 video game credit)

See also: New Super Mario Bros. Wii trailer

[Via GoNintendo]

tags / new super mario bros / peta / new super chick sisters / ec