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Mario and Link Get Their Stars On the Walk of Game

Posted by Zonk on from the hyrule-represent? dept.

snuttepelle writes "Pong creator Nolan Bushnell and Donkey Kong maker Shigeru Miyamoto, along with gaming icons like Mario, have received the first-ever 'Walk of Game' stars for video games in San Francisco."

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  1. Huh. by Wraithfighter · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Anyone notice that, while its a Sony branded mall where this is taking place, that the characters on the walk are all Nintendo, the two people are the Pong creator and Nintendo, and the first game was Bungie (and, by ownership, Microsoft)? Are there actually any Sony titles with a star in the Sony shopping center? Just a thought...

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    1. Re:Huh. by kannibal_klown · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Not that surprising...

      Sony is great and they have some original characters, but compared to Nintendo they haven't been around that long.

      The first ones to go onto the "Walk" are characters, games, and persons that helped make modern gaming what it is today. Heck, any gamer (old or young) know who Mario and Link are and are at least familiar with Pong.

      Sony's stuff will come in soon. Besides, if the first entries were Metal Gear's Snake and Final Fantasy, it would look like they were just patting themselves on the back instead of being true to gaming. Start with the earlier popular stuff and move on from there