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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halo-killer
nintendo made the best decision ever!
Ryupyroa
I've been dissing Nintendo for years because of the Wii.
I take back everything I said. These guys got balls of steel.
Moshtradamus
hahahaha thank you nintendo for giving me a little more faith in your decision making skills that have somewhat diminished over the recent years xD
jjfan1
This is another reason, among many, to like Nintendo
picklewater
Free Advertising indeed.
I hear that phrase a lot in my work.
It means "I don't want to have to pay for this", which in my estimation is likely what happened. Beebur's people approached NTND and expected them to sit up and beg for the opportunity to be in a Beebur song, and were put off when expected to have to pay for the rights.
Just a guess, but it is what this all smacks of.
Pippdaddy
I have nothing against Beiber, just the media who made him who he is. I don't understand Nintendo's decison at all, they used a movie like Wizard to debut Super Mario Brothers 3 but they won't let a pop star of today use 15 seconds of a theme song in a movie, makes no sense.
horseflesh
Nintendo suks, how can they tern down JB? it's just a request to license some music. JB's music video is probably way more importent anyway.
Ghost2190
It's like the domino theory because if one company Falls to Beiber they all do...and then tampons with Beibers gently crying face on them will be sold...
Thanks for being strong Nintendo.
P.S. Thanks for the free advertising tweet...you just introduced millions of little girls to Nintendo
Bollocks_2_ya
Nice!! Even the Japanese can barely stand the sight of this a**hole! His fans think he is famous because he's talented, but the truth is, he's famous because he's hated!! Smart move nintendo, because if there really is a group of people that hate this douche, it's gamers!
John_Spartan_117
Someone needs to get that out of show biz cause she, i mean he is killing true talent. There could be another Miley Cirus out there, Brittany Spears, or another boy band/ girl band out there that has talent. Plus he spends more time infront of a mirror than you typical girl. That fact that Nintendo didnt let him get the song is good cause we dont need another celeb butchering something that the world enjoys! All gamers will agree.
UNEMPLOYEDxxxxJEDI
Mario just T-bag on Justin Beiber.
Taoofgaming7
hell yea good job nintendo!, one thing to say justine beavernton is a duchebag he doesn't deserve to have the iconic tune anywhere near him haha that tune is worth more than his entire career!!
lilhotdude1313
It's because Bieber doesn't have the Power Glove!
Lucas: "I love the Power Glove, it's so bad..."
xRaymond9250
if Nintendo did sell out to this loser (Microsoft did) i'd beat the weanie to death with my Wii, then my Xbox 360, then a sledgehammer. or just use a steamroller, but then again... i'd have to touch to goo left on the roll after squishing it.
either way, good job Nintendo. "J-Bieb" (what a tool) isn't even a real celebrity OR musician. i say Nintendo makes a clip of Mario stomping on his head, Link slashing him, Pikachu zapping him, and Samus blasting him.
I say this needs to happen ^
RbEeAtDwLeIeNnE
LLIIIIIIIIKKKKKKKEEEEEE!!!!! hahahahahaha.
We all know Justin Beiber only raised to fame because he's hated so much.
Right on Nintendo! Way to stand up to the pop machine and speak the truth, you don't want to endorse this ________(insert name here)...
Wait, hold on...
Justin Beiber, Justin Beiber, Justin Beiber, Justin Beiber, Justin Beiber, Justin Beiber, Justin Beiber, Justin Beiber, *Justin Beiber appears*, *You deal a critical blow to Justin Beiber's face, 3000 XP!*
:D
P1rate
THANK YOU NINTENDO!
Chipsthe1st
Beiber immediately fainted after this article. ONE-HIT K.O.!
XboxGods
Come on Justin what need to you have for the tune more than half of your fans weren't even born around the time nintendos mario came out. You only want it cause it is one of the most recognizable tunes ever. How about making some good music for once and you wont need catchy tunes just to keep you audience awake.
ReaperKirby
THANK YOU NINTENDO!!!! I HATE JUSTIN BEAVER OR W/E srsly he sucks!!! If nintendo said yes i would have cried like srsly and i would be mad at nintendo for doing it Justin needs to hurry up and die out of the music career FOREVER!
EKG
If a wild Bieber appears you have to throw old men with bad comb overs at him to distract him long enough to get away....trust me on this, it is a win win situation. You distract the Bieb, and the world can say goodbye to more ugly comb overs.
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