Subliminal homophobic messages in Super Mario Galaxy boxart?

Wii news by James Frazer on 16th September 2007

Spotted by several eagle-eyed GameFAQers, the boxart for upcoming title Super Mario Galaxy appears to be a little more sinister than its childish overtones.

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Harmless, right? Look at the title carefully, spotting the letters with stars underneath them, and spell it out.

Yes, that’s right, you’ll end up with U R MR GAY. I kid you not.

After Nintendo pulled Mind Quiz earlier in the year for featuring offensive words at the disabled, the mind starts to wonder if this is just simple human error or deliberate.

After all, as simple as Pac-Man was, you have to wonder if a game based on playing in a darkened room munching pills, running from ghosts and listening to repetitive music would get past the sensors, or indeed, Jack Thompson.

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