Super Mario Logo Spotted At E3?

The rumours would seem to be true, people

by Damien McFerran Tue 2nd Jun 2009

Posted on the Twitter account of Eurogamer's Johnny Minkley, this image appears to show the famous Super Mario Bros. logo under a sheet on Nintendo's E3 stand.

Most of the gaming world seems to be expecting a new Mario game to be unveiled...Nintendo's E3 conference starts in less than an hour, so we'll soon know.

[source tinypic.com]

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1
Gavintendo
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

Wahoooooo!

2
Smileoscar
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

New Super Mario Bros 2!?

3
Golgo
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

Woot. Off to eurogamer.net for the live conference report I shall go.

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Philip_J_Reed
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

Old style logo! I'm thinking something sweet and side-scrolling!

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Solored
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

yeah i think we can see super mario bros but i'm not sure

6
Drake
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

This is at Nintendo's Wii stand, so it's not New Super Mario Bros. 2. It's likely to be a WiiWare game if you ask me.

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Knux
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

New Super Mario Bros.Wii!? Yes,please!

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thewiirocks
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

@NESGamepro - It probably works fine in real life. Cameras are sensitive to wavelengths that humans aren't (e.g. infrared and UV) and sometimes manage to see through fabrics. That's why you occasionally see photos of celebrities wearing "see-through" garments. The garments aren't actually see-through in real life. The camera is simply picking up invisible wavelengths that penetrate clothing.

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noname
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

smart marketing of nintendo

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Philip_J_Reed
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

Hotel Mario 2

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thewiirocks
Tue 2nd Jun 2009

Something's not right here. The top word is definitely "Super". However, the rest doesn't quite seem right. The last character appears to be a Roman Numeral 3 (III). The S before it seems like it's backwards. Either that, or it's an 8. (After a bit of color manipulation, it does appear to be an 8.) In fact, I don't think the bottom says "Mario Bros" at all.

I dunno. I guess we'll find out shortly.