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mario

Nintendo's Favourite Drunken Mexican

Hahaha! Mario's not Italian, you suckers. He just moonlights for Nintendo, does the odd bit of product promotion here and there. Helps put the kids through college. No, for the other six days of the week, he's no plumber. He's a drunk, Mexican restaurant mascot by the name of Pancho Bigotes! Or Pancho Whiskers, if you will. I don't know about you, but Super Paper Pancho Bigotes would only be the most awesome game ever, Nintendo. Ever. You hear me?

[via Go Nintendo]

11:30 PM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Luke Plunkett
8,650 views, 91 comments

Latest by alejo0121: @nonhuman: jajaja, tienes razón. Es muy cómico leer el español de ellos. Aunque pensarán lo mismo ellos de nosotros al leer nuestros comentarios en espanglish :P. A propósito, ¿cómo se la llamaría a esa variación del español? ¿Inglesñol o espanglés? jajajaja more »

hollywood

Goku Will Die In Second Dragonball Movie (Huh?)

Sigh. Producer of the Dragonball movie Tim Van Rellim has revealed that Goku will apparently die in the next Dragonball flick adapted by Hollywood. (Bwah? Mistranslation?) Oh, m'kay, sure, whatever! War of the Worlds actor Justin Chatwin is filling out the orange training suit in the upcoming movie. While originally thought the film was pushed back to next year, the producer now says they're gunning for a late summer or October release. About shooting the flim in Mexico, Van Rellim says:

Durango has been a phenomenal place to shoot. We had many sets and the truth never felt paparazzi or harassment of the press and elsewhere and in other productions. It is a very quiet place, we were treated very well.

Because no one cared and those who did wanted you all to stop? No! We kid.
Goku Dying, Dude [El Siglo via Dragonball: The Movie]

5:00 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
12,526 views, 89 comments

Latest by freespeech: keep cracking jokes but this is movie is going to be bigger than LOTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more »

dragonball

Image of Justin Chatwin's Double In Goku Gear

Can't wait for the Dragonball movie? You'll have to! It's been delayed to next spring. To hold you over, here are some images from Spanish site Infotaku. Here's a pic of Justin Chatwin's stunt double dressed in his Goku outfit — previously, we saw Chatwin himself in an orange t-shirt. There are more pics, and if you think the stills look crappy, image them moving and with sound. Shudder. Writes one commenter over at Infotaku: "Quien quieres vomitar conmigo?" Dude, we already started vomitar-ing months ago. More »

9:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
26,511 views, 209 comments

Latest by stoptheignorance: WOW! You all are so ignorant so let me school you so called DB fans...First,t that's NOT Justin but his sik, stupid talented double who is NOT WAERIN NIKE's by the way! Second, search Jackson Spidell on you tube and then TRY to talk shit on his doubles talent in more »

rumor

Crappy Looking Dragonball Movie Getting Crappy Looking Sequel?

Does it matter if the Dragonball flick was pushed back from this summer to next spring? Does it matter that the movie looks like dookey? No! Apparently, Dragonball 2 could be shooting first quarter next year. Some of the movie's sets are still in place where it was shoot in Mexico, waiting! It does matter how the flick does, though. Whew, that's good. There is a God.
Dragonball 2? [Movieland via Dragonball - The Movie via TokyoGraph via a geek by any other name]

12:00 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
6,668 views, 28 comments

Latest by jrghoull: @smitty1123: dont know about script reviews but there have been some photos more »

piracy

Another Mexico Raid Snatches 28,800 Pirated Games

If you are a software pirate in Mexico, it hasn't been your year. Back in April, you got raided by authorities. Now, you're getting raided again. 500 law enforcement officers recently busted 4 duplication plants in Tepito area in Mexico City. Authorities captured 290 DVD/CD burners, 28,800 games and whopping 900,000 video game cover inserts. Now that the ESA is happy to celebrate the victory, maybe they'll focus their efforts on facilitating improved game distribution to our friends south of the border. More »

1:40 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Mark Wilson
4,056 views, 77 comments

Latest by otarumx: The piracy situation in Mexico is growing exponentially. Mainly because the government believes that videogames are for millionaires and not for the regular folk. But also because neither Sony nor Nintendo0 really considers the country a valuable market to distribute games. That is why most consoles are grossly overpriced. The more »

hollywood

1,500 Mexicans Needed for Dragonball Flick

Live in Mexico? Like Dragonball? You're in luck! The DB movie is looking for extras. No experience necessary! It looks like the cattle call has already commenced. This is actually the coolest news to come out of the Dragonball movie shoot. In an age were all crowds scenes are CG, it's pretty neat that the producers are using actual people for the shoot. Too bad they seem to be mucking up the rest of the flick. Then again, after the censoring the anime got when it came to the US, this movie should just be par for the course.
More than 1,500 People [Movieland via Otaku Times]

5:00 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
6,503 views, 70 comments

Latest by Erzengel: the movie is going to suck? definitely will i go to see it? without a doubt :D the movie is suposed to be about the Piccolo arc, so, if my memory serves me well (i just rewatched the episodes, hehehe) Piccolo kills lots of people, so crowds are needed. Viva Mexico Cabrones!!! more »

clips

Dragonball Actor "Hopes" He Does a Good Goku

You've seen the set images. But those are just pictures. And as we all know, films are moving pictures. Now how about some behind the scenes footage. Above is an interview with Justin Chatwin, who says this about playing Goku:
Um, the character of Goku, an important character to play, uh, been around on kid's cartoons for a while, uh, so I hope I do a good job.
THIS MOVIE IS DOOMED. Hit the jump for hidden camera footage of the cast being introduced to reporters. The M.C. even forgets Justin Chatwin's name. No, really! More »

12:00 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
13,614 views, 130 comments

Latest by Papa Midnight: This Movie Is Fucked . Period. more »

sales

Mexico's Game Industry Approaching $1 Billion

We don't consider Mexico a tech-obsessed country, but according to a recent report by Americas News Intelligence, Mexico's video game industry will inflate to $1 billion by 2010. Because so many Mexican young adults live with their parents until marriage, they develop disposable incomes. That money, when not being spent on [fill in American-nationalistic Mexican food stereotype fully based upon Americanized Mexican food] young men and women enjoy buying video games. Don't believe us? Then why did Nintendo spaz out on the country for piracy?

Mexico Game Industry Nears $1B [via n4g]

11:00 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Mark Wilson
1,940 views, 77 comments

Latest by LesPaulJr: @VakeroRokero: I don't know from where in Mexico you come from but we DO use potatoes, just a few examples dude: Salpicon Ropa vieja Tacos de cecina con papas. PAPAS CON CHORIZO Sorry 'bout going off topic guys. more »

mexico

Blue 360 Controller. Fancy Suit. Luchador.

Over the past weekend in Mexico City, famous wrestler El Hijo del Santo put in an appearance for a round of FIFA 2008 at the 5th annual Electronic Game Show and faced off against Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. Forget the lucha libre mask, just look at that pinstripe suit. It's spectacular!
Electronic Game Show [Medio Tiempo via Insert Credit]

9:00 PM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,623 views, 28 comments

Latest by Kitsune Sniper: @latinogamer: It was a friendly rivalry, not like today's "I'MMA KILL YOU" rivalries. Those were the days. more »

regret the upload

Mexican Authorities Confiscate 15,000 Counterfeit Nintendo Products

Nintendo has announced that Mexican authorities have snatched up 15,000 counterfeit Nintendo products from a Guadalajara market, including 4,500 counterfeit Wii games. Jodi Daugherty, Nintendo of America's senior director of anti-piracy, calls the Mexican market's piracy problem "widespread" and puts the number of seized unauthorized games at 100,000 for this calendar year.

The company made headlines recently for its recent civil suit win against a Uruguayan counterfeiter and for its support of the U.S. government's stance on Chinese piracy.

We have absolutely no confirmation that the video game pirates looked anything like the Mexican bandits from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, but it's the most insensitive image we could generate on short notice. Full PR after the jump.

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7:20 PM on Fri Aug 17 2007
By Michael McWhertor
4,669 views, 73 comments

Latest by Xeelee: @Ashcraft: ditto on the pic @Redfield: ditto on the PS2 @Tocatl: ditto on the laws @Soleyu: ditto on the prices @Sephblaze: thank you for explaining the situation in a more through manner than I could possibly have done. Now, the combination of all those factores make for a very unfavorable situation for game companies. @Alex_Mexico: more »