We're super big fans of pop star Justin Bieber -- I'm sure you are too -- but Nintendo, apparently, is not. Bieber's people recently asked Nintendo for permission to use a bit of the iconic Super Mario Brothers theme in an upcoming Bieber-riffic Bieber-fest of a 3D concert movie and lifestyle documentary called Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. (I'm expecting a generation-defining film like The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter.) Nintendo said some variation of, "Nope. Sorry, Biebs."
John Chu, director of Don't Look Back... er, I mean Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, tweeted the following recently:
"aw C'mon Nintendo! Y won't u let us use the Mario theme for 15 secs in the @Justinbieber movie...talk about free advertising passed up. Oops"
Y indeed?
Nintendo, who has licensed its name and characters to any number of products (including, as Joystiq points out, shampoo, pinatas, slippers and Captain Lou Albano) has yet to publicly respond to this story, but one thing is for sure, this is the most important thing that has ever happened in all of human history.
Also: I like to think that Justin Bieber has enough fans that simply posting his name in our website will result in a flood of traffic from pre-teen girls. Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber. (Crap! I think I inadvertently summoned Bieber, like Candyman. A wild Bieber appears!)
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Lunar122
well done nintendo, and to johnson, its ppl like you that hype up beibler , not just the screaming little children.
Viper12
the most disturbing part of this is in the first sentence.....
"We're super big fans of pop star Justin Bieber -- I'm sure you are too -- but Nintendo, apparently, is not."
What is that? ^^? super big fans of beeb? Wtf mr. johnson? i'm starting to lose my faith in g4...i truly am.
Heartless214
Thank God that Nintendo didnt sell out to this little fa**ot, it would have caused a giant Hate storm from the gamers and brainless fan girls of beiber. I cant help but remember when a old man shot his tv with a shotgun when he saw bristle palin move on to the final round of dancing with the stars. All of us gamers would do the same thing if Nintendo sold out to the bastard.
B-minus
NINTENDO WINS!!!
FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!
FATALITY!!!
TheStranger110
nintendo you have won back my respect
dardizzle89
I'm sure a game that was made 25 years ago ( one of the most popular games of all time I might add) needs advertisement. I think Nintendo just doesn't want to be associated with Justin Bieber. They would probably draw a lot of criticism if they had allowed it.
drkside35
Woohoo! good job nintendo! but the only real thing that intrigues me is that they said his movie is gonna be a documentary. I thought it was gonna be a gay romance film!
JustTheBeginning
Wow, is Microsoft now officially more casual then the king of casual Nintendo? If you will remember Microsoft had the Bieber appear and endorse the Kinect!
dewayne14
wow that dude soooooo gay i dont blame Nintendo for saying no.
iankuzma@me.com
THANK YOU NINTENDO FOR NOT COOPERATING WITH THIS GIANT TONE DEAF PIECE OF CRAP
StrawhatLuffy
Big Props to Nintendo for holding their ground. Though software and hardware sales may be down, though they do not have great internet and social networking capabilities like xbox, at least Nintendo can say that they have their pride. It would have been a major diappointment like Sega with its Sonic The Hedgehog Syndrome. The Bieber Syndrome is very plague like. Dont let this epidemic get to you or you will become an ELLEN DEGENERES LOOKING JOLLY RANCHER.
AngelEmilio
NINTENDO POWNS! (bieber only)
neon5162
theres more of a chance that nintindo will dig up the E.T. video games and resell them then of beiber using any mario music
neon5162
theres more of a chance that nintindo will di up the E.T. video games and resell them then of beiber using any mario music
kidtendo
And this is why I love Nintendo >:3
GoldenHedgy
lol advertising?
Nintendo is selling more copies of their Mario games than Bieber selling his pathetic albums.
Doug Otto
Wait, did the director actually say that? I feel an Oscar coming on...
RogueLeader123
sony would have gotten chuck norris on his bitch @$$
WolveZCodeX
Nintendo: "OMG JB wants to use our Mario theme :D <3"
"Imma go call JB" *starts dialing number*
"But wait.......a lot of our fans hate JB.......hmmmmmm.....what to do?"
Nintendo. They really love their fans. :)
MunnsMudhole
I think we need to find a country that likes him and ship his lame ass over there. Oh and send Kanye with him.
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