Birdo was famously characterized as a cross-dresser in the manual for Super Mario Bros. 2, but seems to have been made female in her appearances in the Mario sports games. According to Chris Kohler, who is currently playing through the Japanese version of Captain Rainbow, the character's gender dysphoria is back, and being discussed in-game for the first time.It turns out that Birdo has been in jail on Mimin Island for using a women's restroom. She asks Captain Rainbow to find proof that she's a female so she can get out of jail, and he does -- buzzing, under her pillow. When he picks it up, it is censored.
Maybe Nintendo will rewrite this bit so it's about sandwiches. Then it could be released outside Japan.
The weirdest thing about Birdo's gender is that the thing seems to be gender-free except for the bow. So, then, does it mentally identify as a man identifying as a woman? And let's ignore the egg-laying issue entirely.
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8-29-2008 @ 10:16AM
supa_s said...
bah i don't wanna buy a japanese wii just for this game! it's bad enough that I don't have enough money for my wii and ds as it is
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8-29-2008 @ 12:45PM
CJLopez said...
Why buy a japanese wii to play japanese games when there is a homebrew alternative to play other region games
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/GeckoOS
8-29-2008 @ 10:56AM
deaddays said...
Birdo uses a dildo!? ARGH! MY BRAIN!
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8-29-2008 @ 12:57PM
iMeh said...
Not a dildo. a vibrator. dildo's don't buzz, but vibrators do. :)
8-29-2008 @ 4:36PM
megapenguinx said...
that is really more than I wanted to know
8-29-2008 @ 11:01AM
Proboscis said...
It's more than just the bow that is gender indicative. Birdo is also pink, has long eyelashes, and spits eggs.
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8-29-2008 @ 2:35PM
sn1per said...
I've seen guys wear pink
I've seen guys with long eyelashes
Male seahorses give birth to the babies
There, I've successfully placed birdo's gender back in question.
8-29-2008 @ 11:55AM
Chris said...
Ok, it's official. This game won't be coming stateside.
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8-29-2008 @ 12:01PM
Mr Khan said...
Ouch. That'll hurt any chances of localization, at least to America.
Europe, maybe. As long as it goes English, i could pick up Gekko Region Free and use that
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8-29-2008 @ 12:16PM
Maattp said...
Why are the rules so much tuffer in North America that we can't have games like this? Why can the Japenese get away with it and not us!!!! ARGGGG
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8-29-2008 @ 12:18PM
SoshiKitai said...
Because we're crazy as ****. :D
8-29-2008 @ 12:40PM
Mr Khan said...
Because gut-splattering violence is good. It builds character, but sex is from the devil, and if you have sex, you're automatically in al-Qaeda
8-29-2008 @ 12:45PM
Drew said...
Oh my gosh that is so disturbing, especially for a Nintendo character ahah.
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8-29-2008 @ 12:49PM
Roto13 said...
This is more sad than funny for me, because I was still holding out hope that they'd eventually release this game outside of Japan. xP
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8-29-2008 @ 2:51PM
Magnus said...
Why can't just Nintendo do a 4Kids on this one and release it? Or better yet, don't censor it and release it outside Japan anyways, because the game will most likely sell even with a T rating.
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8-29-2008 @ 3:40PM
Mr Khan said...
A 4Kids would take a lot of the spirit out of this game
Of course, it did the same thing to the episodes of One Piece 4Kids was allowed to ruin :(
8-29-2008 @ 4:09PM
turnabout_gamer said...
and dont forget what 4kids did to pokemon. I think we all know how 4kids feels about cross dressing.
8-29-2008 @ 3:03PM
bc said...
I've been trying to keep up with this sporadically and figure out if it's a snarky web-comic or an actual game. It's a game? Made by Nintendo? Wow.
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8-29-2008 @ 4:53PM
Max Headroom said...
Wait, so vibrators are kids' stuff in Japan? Or is this game meant for older players?
Either way, this game looks bad.
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