RUMOR: Birdo Coming to M&S Winter Olympics?
Tristan Oliver | June 19, 2009
This Picture Suggests It…But Where’s it From?
The sexually ambiguous staple of the Mario franchise may soon be skating to an Olympic sized video game near you.
That’s if this CG picture pans out to be true. Decked out with a sweater and ice skates, the photo of Birdo suggests that he/she/it will be joining Mario, Sonic and company for the pending October release of Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games. The character was not in the original Summer Olympics game; in fact, researchers uncovered an unfinished model of it and others in that original title, indicating Birdo was at least in the works. Thus far–at least in our coverage–Birdo hasn’t showed up in a playable form.
To assess its legitimacy, you need to know the source, which is the Super Mario Wiki. The artwork is claimed to be official there, but on the wiki’s own page dedicated to M&S Winter Olympics, Birdo is not acknowledged to be confirmed. Further, while some wikis and other new media encyclopedic sources are tightly maintained, others are not, and there’s no way to know how the Super Mario Wiki is maintained.
So, what do you think? Is Birdo a lock, or is it just too good to be true? Tell us below, and in doing so, thank Edwin Shy, for he brought this picture to our attention via our News Tips system.
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My pleasure
I believe all characters that were gonna be in the last game are in this one along with some new ones. But the picture HAS BEEN REMOVED! So its still a rumor.
LT13 : Maybe a rumor but we got the artwork for Birdo so that means Nintendo & Sega aren`t so good at keeping sercets
Super Mario Wiki is pretty professional, but the picture’s grainy enough to potentially be a photoshop. It’s wait and see, I guess.
Crazee : I`ve seen alot mario 3d artwork this can`t be photoshop because there`s never been a mario game with skating in it but still we have to wait if this is the real deal & which I hope it is because I wanted to see Birdo in the first game
Remember the MKW Baby Birdo photoshop? This looks a bit much like Metal’s art. /:
I do not think vagina-faced herms should be in children’s games.
Soul: I am not familiar.
-T
Tristan: Ah? Didn’t hear of it? Let me try to go get some old images of it.
Got it:
http://www.nonly.nl/images/overige/1206603631226.jpg
Apparantly, it was photoshopped from another Birdo image:
http://www.gamehiker.com/gallery/albums/mario/party/mp8/thumb_birdo.jpg
Now here’s Amy in MASATOWG: (Sorry, I mixedup the arts before. I meant Amy, not Metal.)
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/sonic/images/5/5b/MSWGAmy.jpg
Call me crazy, but they seem a bit too similar. I’d say it’s best saying it’s just a real good photoshop.
I do remember it…but yeah, it could go either way.
I’m more interested in petitioning Capcom to actually make a Sega vs Capcom, like that bad rumor.lol
But then again Mario & Sonic always copy each other poses check out some of their game covers
Edwin: Not really… :S I can’t think of one instance where the M&S casts were in similar poses.
This actually looks pretty legitimate. The image is distorted in this article, but it’s actually of a fairly good resolution on the SMW. Metal’s ’shopping skills are nothing less than pathetic, so I’d highly doubt if this was one of his works. I don’t see where they could’ve found this image, though. The game’s official mini-site doesn’t have any new character updates…
Well, the Super Mario Wiki’s a fairly reliable source, so I’ll buy it. At this rate, we should be expecting to see Jet make an appearance sometime within the next few weeks.
Wait wait wait wait wait… If this rumor IS true, I get Birdo, a pink dinosruar that shoots out eggs from it mouth, instead of ROSALINA!? OH COME ON!!!
Looking closer at the image, it’s uploaded by a user called blablabla, whose only contributions to the Wiki are uploading that image, adding it to Birdo’s gallery, and to the MASATOWG gallery. Seems more like a vandal edit to me. :S
http://www.mariowiki.com/Special:Contributions/Blablabla
And looking at MASATOG’s history, Birdo was deemed unconfirmed, and removed. Something I vow to do the same on with the Sonic Wiki.
http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Mario_%26_Sonic_at_the_Olympic_Winter_Games&action=history
After comparing this picture to Amy’s render and other Brido renders, I think it’s safe to say that this image is a fake.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/AlexBCA/birdofake.png
So this is a fake ??? Dammit I guess the tip was not needed >:(
It’s a fairly convincing fake at a first glance, but it soon becomes obvious that there are a few problems. It would have made more sense to use pieces of renders that come from outside the Mario and Sonic series.
Spider : Don`t worry Rosalina will come … if Nintendo allows her in that is …
Thanks for clearing this up, and good job, Blue!
Whether it’s fake or not, I wouldn’t be surprised. We got two new Sonic characters (Silver & Metal Sonic), yet only one Mario (DK).
I hate Birdo…
@Werehog: Um…. What’s your deal with classic characters? You hate Metal Sonic and you call Werehog a better character. I honestly want to know what your problem is with classic characters.
Werehog’s a newbie fan, and will always pick terrible new caracters that no one likes, over the original, classic, actualt likable characters, who aren’t clones of another character done 50 times over. Granted, Birdo is just a transvestite version of Yoshi. Then again, every Mario character is a clone of one another. But at least Nintendo, unlike Sega, makes them likable. Werehog’s just a noob.
Just to point out, the image was removed by an actual contributer.
http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Birdo/Gallery&action=history
@ Soul:
Whoa, whoa, hold it there. That was just rough. There’s nothing wrong with liking the newer characters. What about Blaze the Cat, or E-123 Omega? The only characters I didn’t like was Elise and Shahra. I have no problem with them. In fact, I love there Werehog.
And I remember your Sonic wiki page stating you actually like Silver, Blaze, and JOHNNY. If you’re talking about copies, isn’t Johnny just a copy of Jet?
Now, I disagree with Werehog’s decision of not liking the more classic characters, because I loved Metal Sonic, and I still do. There’s nothing wrong with liking and disliking another character. Just because a character is considered “classic”, doesn’t mean they’re good. To tell you the truth, I don’t like Birdo either, does that make a “noob”, Soul? No, it means I have an opinion that shouldn’t be judged by insults and whining.
Oh, and here’s a few words of wisdom my Literature teacher told me one day: “There is no such thing as an unbiased opinion.”
Everyone’s biased. Me, Soul, Werehog, Greg the Cat, Triple F, even the admins like Tristan Oliver and Dread-Knux.
If Werehog was an older fan like some of us, I bet you wouldn’t have bashed him as much. Like Okami-san, he’s somewhat of a retro-fan, and you guys drove him into actually leaving here for a while. If someone here isn’t a Universal fan, they’re automatically considered a “noob” or a “retro fag”. I say screw world peace, I’d rather bring peace to this pathetic and sad fan-base.
I tried being nice, and I wanted to be friends with some of you guys, but to tell you the truth, you all make me sick.
I was pawned in the worst of ways right now. And that’s what I get for getting fed up with the annoying children of the Sonic wiki. /: I will now shut up.
Oh, and, if you look at my nicknames on SNN, DON’T QUESTION ME AS MR. WAGGLES
It’s quite all right Soul. I just Nerd raged enough for 5 years.
Heheheheh….Mr. Waggles.
It’s Mr. Waggles the snuggling puppy. I got that nickname from a hot girl. ;D
Look! Everyone was talking about me!
Birdo is just sooo ugly. I hate her. And I don’t really like metal Sonic… But I accept him! But I don’t accept Birdo!
So… I love Chip, Jet, Eggman and Sonic! And I hate Elise, Birdo and hmmm… I don’t know. I don’t hate so many characters anymore actually… Wait, I hate Charmy and Cream!
And your right. I’m a new fan and like new characters and I don’t like some other older characters, but there’s nothing wrong with that, right?
Yeah, I guess. Sorry for being rude, man. I just got enough of pretty just hearing rants about Unleashed out of you. Sorry.
I understand!
@ Werehog:Birdo isnt ugly! Birdo is cute!
And I really hope she makes it 2 M&S2 coz shes my fave char! 
>:P
And I dont get because what makes her ugly?
Her nose you Brido-loving n00b.