According to a Zogby poll, the games of choice for conservatives are Madden and Mario, while liberals like Mario and The Sims. See the common denominator? Even middle-of-the-road folks love him, choosing mostly to play Mario, Donkey Kong, and Madden.
We don't know how reliable a poll like this is (as Game Politics points out, where are all the Halo players?), but one thing is certain: the people love their Mario.
Suddenly, the term "Mario Party" seems to have taken on a whole new meaning.
[Via Game Politics]
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11-14-2007 @ 2:02PM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
The Halo players are too busy at their keggers to get into politics.
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11-14-2007 @ 2:08PM
Zack W. said...
I agree with #1, and besides, I don't run around with my hat on backwards and no shirt on enough to be a good Halo player.
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11-14-2007 @ 2:26PM
SpinachConvention said...
Maybe 'Mario Party 8' should be renamed as 'Mario Party 08' and themed on a political angle...
Think of the possibilities, instead of stars/coins you could have electoral votes (although coins should probably still buy stars/votes for a little realism), Bowser could be replaced by a Republican/Democrat/Independant* (* - delete as appropriate) you don't like. Instead of moving round a board, you can fly round a map of the US...
A possible Wii Ware title anyone?
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11-14-2007 @ 2:35PM
hvnlysoldr said...
And Luigi can be the Green Party. Darn you Ross Perot for splitting the vote!
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11-14-2007 @ 3:16PM
FX-1 said...
Hey! That's what I put down for party affiliation when I registered!
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11-14-2007 @ 4:40PM
samfish said...
The Halo players don't show up because the reality is that people who play/played Halo make up a a rather small fraction of people who play games.
...you'd just never know it judging by all the over bearing hype and crap.
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11-15-2007 @ 6:01PM
Phillip said...
Proof: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/gaming/9e12/
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11-16-2007 @ 7:43AM
Bob Roth said...
Maybe Mario should seek the nomination at the largest online convention that will ever take place, http://unity08.com. MARIO JUNE 2008!
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11-16-2007 @ 4:51PM
Cliff said...
That's all fine and good until you find out what Mario's platform is and the mudslinging starts.
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