In the new trailer for Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, we see one of our beloved icons, Mario, beheaded by the duo. Are we gonna stand back and take this?!?
MTV’s Stephen Totilo spoke to lead software engineer Salvatore Fileccia about the cameo, and came away with the impression that some rascal at Rare had constructed the Mario figure using the game’s vehicle editor, and that the scene had been added to the trailer at the last minute, with Microsoft none the wiser. But before you all grab your pitchforks, know that Rare still has tons of respect for Mario, with Fileccia himself commenting at the presentation of the trailer: “Action platformers have gotten a bit stale, except for Mario.”
