If you’re for some reason not happy with Waluigi‘s name, don’t expect things to change. The official Twitter handle for Nintendo of America playfully replied to a recent @midnight with Chris Hardwick poll that asked if Waluigi should continue to exist in his current form. Nintendo’s response was, “Rename Waluigi? Never gonna happen!” The purple-clothed character debuted in the original Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64 in 2000. He is also featured in the upcoming Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, which hits Wii U on November 20.
Good!
I’m happy about Nintendo’s responce but the original question was about his FORM, not his name. I don’t understand what was meant by that or why anyone would care to change his form, but Waluigi is perfect đź‘Ś
What a stupid question/statement.
There’s no reason to rename him. Wa-luigi, W-ario.
You want it to be Wuigi? Sounds too similar.
That would almost be as bad as Wigger Wednesday!
Is that really a thing?
It was a misspelling of Wiggler Wednesday in a tweet by NoA. I think I like Wigger more though.
Lol the internet is so weird that I wouldn’t be surprised if that was a thing XD
If you don’t believe it here is some proof http://www.google.be/imgres?imgurl=https://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/onfirs1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mynintendonews.com/2015/04/23/nintendo-of-america-twitter-makes-awkward-typo-wiggerwednesday/&h=590&w=636&tbnid=az_cq5QZyGLq7M:&docid=VuBK_SnARPVwKM&hl=nl&ei=k7s4VvOyOIa6UfnTl8AM&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CBwQMygAMABqFQoTCLPI1-Gy9MgCFQZdFAod-ekFyA
Lol oh yeah now I remember XD
The think with Waluigi that people doesn’t understand, its because of the japanese root of his name.
In the case of Mario/Wario, is not only because the upside down M, its because Wario is a combination between WARUI (“evil” in japanese) and MARIO.
The thing with Waluigi is actually more understandable when you know this, because Luigi is pronounced RUIGI in japan, WARUI + RUIGI gives WARUIGI.
fun fact, 「類似」 (ruiji) means similar, reason why Luigi started as a pallete swap
k smartass :)
^THING, not “think”, stupid autocorrect.
What!? Why would you even want to rename Waluigi?? That is his name.
lmao exactly
Purple Wario should stay as purple Wario
Not that it matters. Nobody cares about this biggest wasteful POS character anyway.
Stop spouting stupidity, Waluigi is a very popular character.
And never had its own solo game and still stuck on lame ass party games AND among one of the dumbest/worst character designs in video games. Yeah. He’s “popular” alright for the shit circus with idiot monkeys as the audience.
no he’s just not popular to you , news flash your everyone and thank god for that
Your opinion, and no one cares either. You are always so bitter and negative, hope you are not like that in the real world.
He’s just a filler character to give Wario a partner for their sports games. That’s all he’ll ever be.
And he would be even more popular if they actually used him in a non-sports title.
Uhhh, I do. In fact I will by his amiibo on day one if he ever gets one (and he better!).
Would you say the same for Princess Daisy, who’s arguably on the same level as him?
Pointless comment is Pointless. Seriously, I don’t get your problem. You are angry with Nintendo about the Wii U, fine. But why let that anger, that you have for Nintendo as a whole, out on Waluigi? It would have been better, if you just didn’t comment at all…
What a dumb question lol
I hate EVERYTHING about Waluigi. I doubt I’ll ever like him. He’s my least favorite Nintendo character.
I just call him “Skinny Mario”. Thanks Super Mario Maker!
Why was this even asked? It’s not like his name is rude or inappropriate.
And Waluigi continues to be one of the most unappreciated Mario characters.
I wish he’d get his own game already- he’s an intriguing character but we know next to nothing about him.
Here’s a better question, when will Waluigi be fleshed out? Wario has had a couple of his own games, Mario has his own games, Luigi has his own games, heck even Peach and Toad have their own games. Maybe I’m asking too much, but like Waluigi just seems like he’s there to meet status quo. I’d like it if I could have a reason to actually car about the character. He looks interesting enough, he just lacks any substance. He’s a mario character who hasn’t really been fleshed out. Heck we know more about some of the enemies than we do about Waluigi. Waluigi kind of seems like Big the Cat, in the sense that he isn’t really used for much other than side games and doesn’t serve a purpose in any of the main titles.
Daisy deserves her own game before Waluigi. Like Waluigi, she’s always thrown aside.
We also need a Rosalina game too though I’m not sure how the gameplay would be.
He deserved a place in Super Smash Bros over dark pit…
>>>I like him although is annoying in the Mario Kart games>>>
Fight me in smash!
>>>If you feel you’ve trained hard enough then I can accept your challenge using my 5 weakest characters to test you sometime during Sunday if you want>>>
I’ve started playing regularly with my friend, he’s really good but I can beat him regularly.
I feel like you are some MLG smash player but that won’t intimidate me.
>>>MLG?>>>
You seriously don’t know what that mean?
>>>No>>>
It means Major League Gaming. I’m basically trying to say that you are some really amazing smash player. Like Zero, I highly doubt that though.
>>>No, I’m a veteran gamer but I’m not in their league, they are the empire’s assassins>>>
Get ready to get your ass kicked then.
>>>We’ll see>>>
Bring it >:)
If Nintendo cares about Waluigi so much, then why won’t they just give him his own game already? How long have people been wanting a Waluigi game?
Does anybody know why the HELL Waluigi and Wario both have those stupid pink noses? That’s always annoyed me. It makes them look SO retarded!
I think they made them ugly because there evil
The issue with Waluigi having his own game is that he has absolutely no backstory in the history of the Mario franchise.
“Waluigi doesn’t care about riches, and joins alongside Wario just for the sake of causing mischief and mayhem.”
Is that really the biography Nintendo decided to go with for him?
Where did he come from?
What is his relationship to Wario?
Why does he choose to be chaotic?
What are his goals and ambitions?
Thousands of questions that have remained unanswered for how long? 15 years?
Who cares? WE WANT A GAME ABOUT MY BOI WALUIGI
maybe his game would MAKE him backstory
Waluigi is the representation of perfection.
Though he’s not my favorite Mario character, I still like him a lot! He seems like such a fun character and I hope we see a Wario and Waluigi game about the 2 of em that would be cool. And they should seriously make a Mario and Luigi game where both Wario and Waluigi are in them that would be amazing. Seriously don’t know why they didn’t do that yet
Yeah, really.
Super Wario Cousins FTW
who the heck wanted to rename waluigi is the first place
What is this rename Waluigi name this is so stupid that name is kinda of cool, as Waluigi is an evil character his looks and his nose suppose to look like that just like Wario.
This might sound stupid some people thought Wario is Mario they weren’t looking properly that there is “W” as the first letter and has yellow cap and strange looking moustache.
And why would anyone want to rename him? Are there seriously Waluigi haters out there??
Have been since his debut 15 years ago.
Really? Now I’m fascinated, why do you hate Waluigi?
I do not- I merely said there “have been since his debut.” I personally like the character and wish he would get his own game already.
Oh, well you replied to my comment that said “are there seriously Waluigi haters” and I naturally assumed that you hated him.
BTW everyone I hate Rosalina because while I was playing SMG my little sister decided that I HAD to read the book about Rosalina’s backstory, and I think I might have killed some brain cells while barfing. That and Rosalina is in EVERY. SINGLE. GAME. Just like Baby Mario except she has no excuse to be annoying.
lel I hope Rosalina buries you under that tree next.
Okay. I was wondering why this would even be an issue with Waluigi.
Just a response to a Comedy Central show.