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'Waluigi Was Robbed and Humiliated by Nintendo' (washingtonpost.com)
Gene Park, writing for The Washington Post (shared by numerous readers): In the Nintendo universe, Waluigi is supposed to be as villainous as his cartoonish mustache and perpetual frown would suggest. But what made him that way? Perhaps it is Nintendo's insistence on humiliating the character in front of his friends and the general public. On Tuesday for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo announced new details on the much-anticipated Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for its Switch console. The 25-minute presentation was long on details. For one thing, the latest game includes every single playable character in the fighting-game franchise's 19-year history. It seemed to exceed fan expectations, except for fans of the meme-ready Waluigi. Waluigi, again, was snubbed by Nintendo. He will not be a playable character in the new game.
Waluigi has traveled a long road. Once he was hated by Nintendo fans, who listed him highly among gaming's most annoying characters. His origin story is unimpressive. Waluigi is simply a bizarro version of Mario's less famous but more charming brother Luigi. In his 18-year existence as a minor character, he's had virtually no back story. But that blank canvas ended up becoming Waluigi's greatest gift. Since he stood for nothing, supporters could project their wildest hopes unto him, like Barack Obama in 2008 but actually good at golf. He can be described in a single website as anyone from a "true nowhere man" to "the logical end point of capitalism" and the "triumph of capital over creativity." In other words, Waluigi became the perfect meme fodder.
Waluigi has traveled a long road. Once he was hated by Nintendo fans, who listed him highly among gaming's most annoying characters. His origin story is unimpressive. Waluigi is simply a bizarro version of Mario's less famous but more charming brother Luigi. In his 18-year existence as a minor character, he's had virtually no back story. But that blank canvas ended up becoming Waluigi's greatest gift. Since he stood for nothing, supporters could project their wildest hopes unto him, like Barack Obama in 2008 but actually good at golf. He can be described in a single website as anyone from a "true nowhere man" to "the logical end point of capitalism" and the "triumph of capital over creativity." In other words, Waluigi became the perfect meme fodder.
what the hell is this??
I've learned that they're worthless, so I don't read AC comments anymore.
Is this really a Slashdot post?
Let alone Slashdot covers this, but did the Washington Post seriously dedicate column inches to this?!!!!!!!
Since the story is on /.
Waluigi was a dump and uninspiring attempt to give Wario a partner for team game like Tennis. But, honestly, what a bad attempt that is.
While Wario did (surprisingly) manage to get some personality and some fanbase, Waluigi was anything except that.
Like his name, pretty much everything about the character lack imagination and there's no surprise that Nintendo didn't bring him in the latest Smash Bro game. Credit to Charles Martinet though, at least the voice is funny. Still, to this day, Waluigi remain to my eye the most unimportant character of the franchise. In fact, the only thing more unimportant than him is maybe this news.
Elok
.. and stole my lunch money once.
I am with your Gene Park. I also want justice:
* Jerry should stop bullying Tom
* Squidward should be granted a restraining order against Sponge Bob
* Dogs should stop chasing cats
* Cockroaches should rent their own apartment
* Bullet ants should dip their butts in anesthesia before stinging a person
* Someone should tell Gene Park that Waluigi does not actually exist.
Despite it's fall from quality years ago, apparently slashdot has not yet reached it.
Look back up at my post, now look back down, you're on the Internet. Now look back up. I'm a signature.
While I'm at it, if anyone have some love for Mario Franchise, you have to check this interview with Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario : https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Elok
Waluigi: Caresses entire doll creepily.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Actually, his name is one of the only redeeming characteristics. In japanese, we have MARIO and RUIGI... and we also have the term WARUI, which means "bad person". So in order to create bad Mario and Luigi, we ended up with WArio (which, when translated, has the charm of the inverted M) and WARUIgi (which is actually an even better fit in japanese, but is unfortunately completely lost in translation).
If I clone myself, can I call it a thread?
If a girl winks to us, can I call it a race condition?
Luigi is the second player Mario
Wario was suppose to be the Anti-Mario
Waluigi is just the second player to the Anti-Mario character. So he is the Anti-Luigi
The real issue was Wario. Being an Anti-Mario but not an Evil Villain just an greedy version Mario, kinda of an Anti-Hero. In terms of story that is a fun angle. So it isn't an opposite of Mario, but a twisted version of him. So compared to Mario, Luigi has little in terms of personality so trying to make a twisted version of him to complement Wario just didn't work. It is just a taller Wario.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
supporters could project their wildest hopes unto him, like Barack Obama in 2008 but actually good at golf.
Other than to troll the non-conservative minority here on slashdot, was there a purpose to that statement? I'm surprised it wasn't followed up with a line praising Trump by comparing him to Mario or Kirby.
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
Still, to this day, Waluigi remain to my eye the most unimportant character of the franchise.
Worse than $random_toad_02 in New Super Mario Bros.? They simply made different color Toads because they couldn't be bothered to add a real fourth playable character.
semantics are everything!
Say no to paywall articles! Especially say no to paywall articles when the summary makes no frigging sense and one would have to click said article to figure out what the hell is going on.
I actually really like Waluigi. His character is different from Wario in my mind, in that Wario is a not very good bad guy, while Waluigi is a comically incompetent bad guy. His design is clearly inspired by Snidely Whiplash and Whiplash himself is parodying, but his idiom is more like Wile E Coyote (Waluigi Coyote: Super Genius), Petey Puma, Dark Helmet (Spaceballs) or maybe Strong Bad. Egotistical and full of himself, but ridiculously bad at everything. The type to put on a super hero costume and run off a cliff expecting to fly. He is enjoyable because he gives players an opportunity for some schadenfreude. He fails not because he's unlucky, or because the hero is so skilled, but because he's just terrible. Who doesn't like to think of evil as incompetent, even if it usually isn't in real life. In a game like this, I would like to play him because he would fit with my skill level (I'm comically bad at these games), and would allow me to laugh at myself with a self-mocking Waaaahhh. Ideal for a couch game played with friends where people can laugh and have fun. Personally I've found many intros to games where Waluigi and Wario have my favorite parts (check Mario Golf and Mario Tennis for the Gamecube, for example), which are some of the only times Nintendo has bothered to give him anything to do.
I do agree his voice is funny, and probably the reason most people who like him are so fond of him.
It's like one of those adorable Family Circus comics when the kid takes over for the day.