Animal rights organisation has urged Nintendo to redesign the popular Cow character in Mario Kart World. Ever since it first became known that the latest Mario Kart entry would feature a cow from Moo Moo Meadows as a playable racers, she’s become one of the most popular characters in the game. Now Peta, which is no stranger to campaigning against …
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PETA Wants ‘Mario Kart World’ To Remove Cow’s Nose Ring
Nintendo has recently learned, if you mess with the bull, you get PETA. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently shared their beef with the Japanese video game company in a letter to Nintendo president, Shuntaro Furukawa, over its depiction of the character Cow in Mario Kart World, which released in June on Switch 2. PETA’s SVP …
Read More »PETA Urges Nintendo to Remove ‘Mario Kart World’ Cow’s Nose Ring
Animal-rights advocacy group PETA wants Nintendo to remove the brass nose ring from Cow, the joyful anthropomorphic vehicle-driving character in the recently released top-selling game “Mario Kart World.” Yes, really. PETA this week launched a campaign to urge the Japanese game maker to redesign the Cow character “without the nose ring — a painful reminder of the cruelty cows endure …
Read More »PETA demands Nintendo remove Mario Kart World Cow’s nose ring
PETA has written an open letter to Nintendo president Shunatro Furukawa. The reason? Well, they aren’t happy with Mario Kart World‘s breakout star Cow’s nose ring. The organisation says that cow nose rings are used by the meat and dairy industries to “exploit, control, and even drag animals to their deaths.” They also say that the rings are “crudely stabbed …
Read More »PETA has beef with Nintendo over Cow’s nose ring in Mario Kart World
PETA is taking aim at Mario Kart World’s newest racer, calling on Nintendo to remove the nose ring from its Cow character. The playable Cow is a first for the long-running series and has quickly become a fan favorite since Mario Kart World’s debut. But the character’s growing popularity has also caught the attention of People for the Ethical Treatment …
Read More »PETA calls for Nintendo to redesign Mario Kart World’s Cow without nose ring
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known as PETA, is now taking issue with Mario Kart World and specifically the Cow character. Cow is playable for the first time in series history. With that new popularity and overall interest in the game, it’s caught the attention of PETA. The organization is requesting for the nose ring to be …
Read More »PETA Wants Nintendo to Change the Mario Kart World Cow
PETA is asking Nintendo to remove the nose ring from the Cow character in Mario Kart World. The organization argues that the current design promotes animal cruelty and clearly clashes with the Mario Kart World character’s otherwise whimsical charm. A U.S. animal rights nonprofit, PETA has targeted Nintendo over half a dozen times since the late aughts. It did so …
Read More »Giada De Laurentiis says Mario Batali made a comment about her body in cookbook foreword
When Giada De Laurentiis published her first cookbook Everyday Italian, in 2005, she was ecstatic to have lined up a foreword from celebrity chef Mario Batali, who was already a “legend in the Italian space.” But the submission was not what the former Food Network host expected. “When I read it, I cried,” De Laurentiis said on a recent episode …
Read More »Mario Kart World Announces ‘Summer Vacation Skill Test’ Event
Image: Nintendo Mario Kart World is running a Summer Vacation Skill Test event in-game later this month. Announced on social media by Nintendo — and translated by OatmealDome — you’ll be able to participate in 150cc races with others to try and become one of the top 100 players in the world. The event takes place on 23rd August 2025 …
Read More »Mario Fans May Have Found The Mascot’s 40th Anniversary Placeholder Account
Mario turns 40 this year, and his fans are starting to worry that Nintendo doesn’t have anything planned for the mascot’s big milestone. Everything discovered so far that points to some semblance of a plan has led to a dead end. That’s why some people have started to hang their hopes on a newly discovered Twitter account Nintendo might be …
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