Wii Mario
I’m about a third of the way through Paper Mario, which I’m playing on the Wii Virtual Console. It’s an awesome game, and I highly recommend it (although if you’re not into RPGs, it may take you a while to get used to the turn-based, tag-team combat).
One thing I’ve always wondered about Mario is whether people of Italian descent are offended by the character.
I’m trying to imagine how I would react to a bestselling videogame from Italy, in which the main character is a stereotypical hard-working Asian guy named Lee who speaks broken English and who karate-chops his way across a magical kingdom to rescue Princess Chrysanthemum.
I guess I would be okay with it, especially if the list of stereotypes for Asian males were expanded to include skillful lover, snappy dresser, and in general someone you don’t want to mess with.
