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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One day, Lakitu was carrying a question block full of Tanooki leaves. A bullet bill whizzed by and Lakitu dropped them just by chance into factories making stuffed Marios. That’s why Nintendo is ...

The Tanooki suit, one of Mario's most cherished power ups is present in Super Mario 3D Land. This suit is from the ever so praised Super Mario Bros 3. There is a difference in how the suit is used ...

If you die five times in a level, the Super Tanooki Suit will appear in the form of a gold and white, shiny and sparkly Super Leaf. When you use the special leaf, you will find yourself in an ...

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 ...