The poker face is gone!

[Knight Dude]

It'd be cool if Mario did his victory pose from Mario 64. Y'know, the one with the Peace sign? I liked that one. He could say one of his catchphrases too I guess.

 

[Jerry Applesauce]

It seems everyone in this game is more expressive. Or just have open mouths.

 

[Jackson]

Looks great in HD. I remember Sakurai saying that he made DeDeDe more expressive. Looks like he did the same with Mario.

 

[Homelessvagrant]

I just hope he has at least one animation where he actually smiles in this game. He use to be so happy back in the 64 days.

 

[_yuna]

Mario's smile should take precedence when budget concerns are raised. It is vital to my enjoyment of this game that Mario smiles.

 

[Bedoop]

Here and now, here and now, you can no longer read his POOOKER FAAACE.

 

[mario123007]

I like him like he is now in Smash Bros 4.

 

[Clint Jaguar]

It'd be cool if Mario did his victory pose from Mario 64. Y'know, the one with the Peace sign? I liked that one. He could say one of his catchphrases too I guess.

I'd love that too but apparently Miyamoto doesn't like Mario giving the peace sign anymore

 

[Knight Dude]

I'd love that too but apparently Miyamoto doesn't like Mario giving the peace sign anymore

I haven't heard about that. When did he say that?

 

[Clint Jaguar]

I haven't heard about that. When did he say that?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/36383/miyamoto-pushed-for-peace-sign-ban-in-mario-titles

 

[~ Valkyrie ~]

Strange, him doing all those crazy high-pitched woohoos and yahoos (with most MK8-cast following) makes him look even more "kiddy" to me. Even if I could it for "keetness" but since everyone in MK8 or in some other Mario-spinoffs it is common...

 

[Clint Jaguar]

Yeah, it makes no sense. The pose is charming and iconic to the character. I don't get how this is kiddie:

But this is okay:

 

[Curious Villager]

Well that's certainly a bit.... odd.....

But oh wow, I..... never actually noticed his peace sign has disappeared until now....

Can Mario at least still do a thumbs up though?

 

[Steelia]

Yeah, it makes no sense. The pose is charming and iconic to the character. I don't get how this is kiddie:

But this is okay:

It's a Japanese thing. I think the peace sign may also be an offensive gesture in some countries...? I know having the back of your hand when performing the peace sign is.

In any case, that's kind of a blow to the childhood. Seeing a V-sign Mario would be amazing as a taunt or victory pose. But on the bright side, at least he's becoming more expressive in this game. I don't think even his SSBB texture had a smile.

 

[Clint Jaguar]

It's a Japanese thing. I think the peace sign may also be an offensive gesture in some countries...? I know having the back of your hand when performing the peace sign is.

Performing the v sign with the palm facing the person doing it, is offensive here in the UK, but I don't think it's offensive anywhere else. Mario never did that though, he always did a classic peace sign which if I'm not mistaken, is a popular pose many people in Japan do when taking casual photos. That being said, I really hope that part of the reason they took it out wasn't because they thought it was too "Japanese".

In any case, that's kind of a blow to the childhood. Seeing a V-sign Mario would be amazing as a taunt or victory pose. But on the bright side, at least he's becoming more expressive in this game. I don't think even his SSBB texture had a smile.

Agreed. Especially since, Sakurai still lets Luigi do it:

 

[PikaSamus]

Miyamoto said that Mario's V-sign was too "childish", so he wanted to have Mario not do the V-sign once the GameCube released.