Joystiq [Nintendo]

Tanooki Suit

For as surprisingly well-known as this strange Tom Nook power-up pelt is, it has never been a common item in Mario games. Although the tanuki animal (a.k.a. raccoon dog) is a popular shape-shifting trickster of traditional Japanese folklore with gigantic testicles, the American gamer might be lost for meaning. Appearing only a handful of times in Super Mario Bros. 3, the tanooki suit has the most curious ability of transforming its wearer into a bald, scepter-wielding statue of what appears to be a Hindu monk. Try translating that, localization teams.

22/06/08