Spartan_X Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Anti-game attorney Fred Johnson calls reptile deaths "avoidable" and holds Nintendo and its "pernicious plumber" responsible. On Wednesday, tragedy struck Las Tortugas de Jesus, a sea turtle sanctuary in Akumal, Mexico, just south of Cancun. A vacationing 16-year-old teen entered the endangered terrapins' safe haven and began jumping on top of the nesting reptiles with both feet. 34 turtles were killed in the rampage, and 15 more were wounded. The perpetrator was uninjured. "It was horrible," recalled witness Bruce Worthington. "I brought my family all the way from Wichita to see the loggerheads nest, as well as have a few strawberry margaritas. Everything was going fine. It was a serene scene. Then, out of nowhere, some kid entered the nesting area and began violently jumping on the turtles' heads." The teenager, whose name is being withheld, admitted to local authorities that he was reenacting a scene from the game Super Mario Bros. In the Nintendo video game, an Italian plumber named Mario jumps on turtles, killing them, and then uses their carapaces as weapons. "Life is like a video game," the teenager reportedly said before being dragged away by local police. "If I hadn't jumped on those turtles, they would've sprouted wings and could've kidnapped the princess. What then, huh? HUH?!" "This must stop!" decreed crusading anti-game attorney Fred Johnson, who has long been a critic of the industry, saying multimillion-selling games such as Grand Theft Auto should be banned for causing violent behavior in a half-dozen teenagers. "Those creatures out there weren't just turtles. They were mothers. They were fathers, sisters, and brothers. How do you explain to their families what happened? That blood is on Nintendo's hands." "He's a good boy," said the teenager's father, who declined to give his name. "He's active in school sports and made the honor roll last semester. I don't know what happened. Maybe we should have let him bring his Game Boy on vacation." Officials from the local US consulate were also on hand to survey the carnage. "I've never seen anyone take out so many opponents so efficiently," consulate official John Sommerhalder said. "It's like he was trained. I haven't seen anything like this since Honduras in '85." Brian Sanderson, a representative for Nintendo of America, said, "We at Nintendo would like to express our grief and condolences to the next of kin of the turtles lost in the tragedy. In no way do we condone the behavior exhibited by this young man. Nintendo's products are meant to be family-oriented entertainment." Source: GameSpot April Fools :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 wait so is this a joke/? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardo Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I read that whole article to find out its another april fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Good one Spartan, good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 im glad april fools day is only once a year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 Good one Spartan, good one 585711381[/snapback] yeah, this one is a classic... :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelob Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 If it was real i would have smacked anti-game attorney Fred Johnson in the face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshpo Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 pretty funny. if you believed this one for even 1 second I have some snake oil you might be interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PermaSt0ne Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Brian Sanderson, a representative for Nintendo of America, said, "We at Nintendo would like to express our grief and condolences to the next of kin of the turtles lost in the tragedy. In no way do we condone the behavior exhibited by this young man. Nintendo's products are meant to be family-oriented entertainment." 585711355[/snapback] :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mx Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawx Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Pretty good, but.. F APRIL FOOLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted April 1, 2005 Global Moderator Share Posted April 1, 2005 i knew right away, just reading the title its an april fools. god, these are so annoying. im just gonna stop posting for the rest of the day, because of this. these april fools things are so lame (N) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelob Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 pretty funny. if you believed this one for even 1 second I have some snake oil you might be interested in. 585711544[/snapback] :rofl: How much for the snake oil? :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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