Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness - Kotaku Comments

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

jtraveller — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:26:23 MST

now, this is weird, ths news appear on the top of my newsfeed, along with many other old news...

jtraveller

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

J0hnny-Kickass — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:39:20 MST

Oh snap! Somebody modded Iraqi tv!

J0hnny-Kickass

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Kimiko — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:17:13 MST

what a *shock*... =P

Kimiko

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gec05 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:37:19 MST

@Zunnoab:

Yeah, OK I wasn't sure. :P

gec05

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Mr.SithNinja — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:53:41 MST

This just in.... Suicide Bomber Dressed as a Pokemon Character. Security Failed to "Catch 'Em"..... film at 11.....

Mr.SithNinja

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

King Seafoam — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:38:00 MST

IMPOSTER PIKACHU!

King Seafoam

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

futility — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:08:20 MST

@goombakiller: Yeah it's kind of weird to see Pokémon in a Muslim country. Though I thought it was becasue of it's teaching of evolution not zionism.

futility

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goombakiller — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:41:39 MST

This will not go over well in neighboring Saudi Arabia. EVERYTHING Pokemon has been banned in that country for promoting Zionism and gambling!

goombakiller

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GamerBunny — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:34:11 MST

I totally was watching this. The little kids were calling him 'Pokemon' ... they should at least clarify that his name is Pikachu and he is a type of animal called a Pokemon. Jeez, Iraq, get it straight.

GamerBunny

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animemecha — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:34:35 MST

Wow, guess Pikachu is having a shameful week

animemecha

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Reilaos~ — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:32:07 MST

Did this Pikachu Ganondorf punch little kids?

Reilaos~

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Tei — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:14:58 MST

Micky Mouse,.. brea afraid, BE VERY MUCH AFRAID!. IRAQ PICAOUCHO HAS COMMING!

Tei

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

The Dark Defender — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:26:10 MST

Poor kids; first, Saddam, then the bombs and the torn-down home doors, then the terrorists and now WINNIETHEPIKACHU! Scarred for life I say.

The Dark Defender

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KM91 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:04:52 MST

Freakachu strikes again!

KM91

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

tehFluffz — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:36:53 MST

HURRR DURRR PIKA

tehFluffz

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Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:53:47 MST

I love chimpokemon!

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Witzbold — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:24:36 MST

@cactaur: Well since Pikachu isnt made by the Americans Im sure it wont come to that.

Witzbold

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

cactaur — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:01:57 MST

How long before the mullahs declare freakachu the spawn of satan and issue a death edict?

cactaur

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Nawara_Ven — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:37:28 MST

@Erwin: How dare you suggest that wearing a full suit and blazer is anything but letting kids be kids. Moreover, Winnie the Chu will... ah I can't do this anymore. I hate the fact that that little girl has about about three square feet to ride her bike.
I guess they're not... war torn, or anything. Not while on CNN, at least.

Nawara_Ven

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108 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:29:33 MST

holy shit that pikachu must be the "Real Killer" OJ simpson has been searching for all these years

108

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Frank — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:24:58 MST

@Zunnoab: They also ended up having "Mickey" killed off and replaced with a killer bee who was then killed off and replaced with a Jew-eating rabbit.

*deep breath*

At least it's nice to see a "mascot" doing something that's actually positive.

Frank

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:48:34 MST

@Komrade_Kayce: The deep jungles of Africa? That's where they come from!

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

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Zunnoab — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:12:54 MST

@gec05: That was Hamas, not al-Qaeda, though it's also a rather insane organization.

Zunnoab

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Aioua — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:11:24 MST

Heh, I saw this on CNN, this afternoon. They interviewed the guy in the suit, and the caption read like:

Joe Iraqi
"Pokeyman"

That's right, that's no Pikachu knockoff, it's Pokeyman! In fact, all the kids in the interview called him Pokeyman, not pikachu. Kinda creepy.

Aioua

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:09:08 MST

@Witzbold: Seconded.

Now where's Spongebob Missingpants?

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

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virgilsoames — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:55:34 MST

I agree with Witzbold. I think proper licensing is the least of their worries at the moment.

Wasn't there also a feature on Iraqi gamers on Kotaku some months ago?

virgilsoames

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Roflcopter_Down: Wants you to follow HIM! — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:42:53 MST

There's something fishy in the pikachu gene pool.

Roflcopter_Down: Wants you to follow HIM!

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gec05 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:41:06 MST

At least it's not as bad when Alqaida (sp?) used Mickey Mouse to brain wash kids into anti-American hatred.

gec05

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Witzbold — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:40:27 MST

As long as the kids are happy its all good.

Witzbold

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Erwin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:36:45 MST

Hey kid, I love my electronic cockfighting simulators as much as you, but that doesn't excuse monstrosities like this. This looks like a bastardized Winnie the Pooh, not even a bastardized Pikachu. But whatever helps you kids be kids, whatever that means. I have trouble believing that's true when they have a kid in a suit, but hey, maybe it's just a really short adult. If so, please stop looking at that boy sir.

Erwin

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FancifulUnicorn — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:33:35 MST

Well... at least that Pikachu could definitely be worse.

FancifulUnicorn

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Taco Bell™ — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:20:27 MST

At least it looks like a Pikachu...

I find it startling that I know how to spell all the original Pokémon's names by heart, and that the spell check in my browser doesn't see "Pokémon" as a typo... Well, I suppose it's because I'm from the Pokémon generation...

Taco Bell™

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Capt. Struggle Bunny — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:19:59 MST

*Iraq

Capt. Struggle Bunny

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Capt. Struggle Bunny — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:19:45 MST

I wonder if Nintendo of Irag (NOI?) knows about this...

Capt. Struggle Bunny

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Gigith — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:15:06 MST

Using Pikachu's likness without their permission? They should go to jail!

Gigith

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Noks415 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:13:13 MST

Freakachudorf has escaped the video game realm!

Noks415

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

topnotch97 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:11:30 MST

are you sure that's not winnie the pooh?

topnotch97

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

FP ph15h — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:10:20 MST

Pokemon is an epidemic... one that brings happiness and joy along with deformations.

FP ph15h

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Komrade_Kayce — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:10:11 MST

Pokemon is pretty universal. Kinda like Mario and (to a lesser extent) Sonic. I cant think of many game franchises that you could throw the main character (Pikachu for pokemon) out in any part of the world (okay, maybe not the deep jungles of Africa... but maybe even there too) and get a response from someone.

Komrade_Kayce

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Otaconnachos — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:08:29 MST

It's an epidemic of deformed pikachus.

Otaconnachos

Fake Pikachu Brings Iraqi Children Happiness

Rengenki — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:06:10 MST

Long Pikachu
Pikadorf
and now this!?

Rengenki