You've seen the stories and today it's finally happened. Mario now stands in the Hollywood Wax Museum...

Brad Pitt has one, Marilyn Monroe has one and Arnold Schwarzenegger has one. So it's only fitting that Nintendo's Mario, the No. 1 video game star in history, should join those notable figures today with his own wax statue.

It's easy to see how he fits in with this crowd of superstars: Mario has starred in 67 video games that have sold more than 170 million units, a big reason why the video game industry today brings in more revenue than the motion picture box office. The Hollywood honor comes during a time when Mario has four new games available for the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance systems. "With four new Mario games in stores right before the holidays, this truly is the 'Season of Mario,' " says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president for marketing and corporate communications. "Mario's induction into the Hollywood Wax Museum further establishes his importance as a pop-culture icon."

The statue now resides at the Hollywood Wax Museum at 6767 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, Calif. Mario, the first-ever video game icon honored with a wax figure at the museum, replaces statues of Matrix actors Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the museum's lobby, even while the final installment of their trilogy remains in theaters.

The Hollywood Wax Museum opened in 1965 and showcases figures of 180 stars like Tom Hanks, Cher and Michael Jordan. Now fans will be able to visit their favorite video game star, who himself was overcome with the excitement of the day. "My fans always said that no one could hold a candle to me," Mario said. "Now they'd better not!"

Despite his wax figure honor, Mario will not rest on his past success as he offers fans four new games. For Nintendo GameCube, Mario stars in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the hottest game for the holidays, which already has sold more than half a million units, and Mario Party 5 with more than 60 new mini-games to attract fans of all ages.

For Game Boy Advance, Mario appears in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the hand-held version of the best-selling video game of all time. He also teams with his brother, Luigi, for a wisecracking adventure in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

勁wor~!!孖寶做蠟像~?邊個造型??
一代,三代,64,Sunshine...?

不如用真人電影版造型~哈~哈~

據美國任天堂公布表示，以收羅各式名人蠟像為主題，內中蠟像包括電影電視明星、運動員以及當代名人，數量約達220個左右的好萊塢蠟像博物館，如今也將收錄第一個TV遊戲角色登場進駐蠟像館，而這個第一個登堂入室的電玩名人便是任天堂最具知名度的人氣電玩角色「瑪俐歐」。

而根據美國任天堂表示，隨著蠟像館增加瑪俐歐蠟像，同時目前美國方面也正好有4款「瑪俐歐」遊戲發售推出，讓玩家除了能欣賞「瑪俐歐」的蠟像之外，也能體驗其遊戲所帶來的樂趣魅力。另外附帶一提，瑪俐歐從1981年在大型電玩「大金剛」登場以來，到目前為止共在67款遊戲中登場過，而其相關的販售套數累積則是超過1億7千萬套。

「瑪俐歐」進駐好萊塢蠟像博物館
據美國任天堂公布表示，以收羅各式名人蠟像為主題，內中蠟像包括電影電視明星、運動員以及當代名人，數量約達220個左右的好萊塢蠟像博物館，如今也將收錄第一個TV遊戲角色登場進駐蠟像館，而這個第一個登堂入室的電玩名人便是任天堂最具知名度的人氣電玩角色「瑪俐歐」。

而根據美國任天堂表示，隨著蠟像館增加瑪俐歐蠟像，同時目前美國方面也正好有4款「瑪俐歐」遊戲發售推出，讓玩家除了能欣賞「瑪俐歐」的蠟像之外，也能體驗其遊戲所帶來的樂趣魅力。另外附帶一提，瑪俐歐從1981年在大型電玩「大金剛」登場以來，到目前為止共在67款遊戲中登場過，而其相關的販售套數累積則是超過1億7千萬套。

マリオ、ハリウッドろう人形館に登場
南 優人／Infostand
http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/...031210203.html

2003年12月10日 1:00pm JT 　任天堂アメリカ社は9日(米国時間)、映画の都の名所『ハリウッドろう人形館』に、「マリオ」が登場したと発表した。映画スターやスポーツ選手180人が展示されているなかで、ゲームのキャラクターが取り上げられたのは初めてという。同社は新作ゲーム4本を発売したばかりで、話題づくりに成功した。

　ろう人形館はハリウッドの目抜き通りにあり、1965年開館。エルビス・プレスリーなどミュージシャンや、ケネディ元大統領など政治家の人形も並べている。ロビーには映画『マトリックス』のネロ(キアヌ・リーブス )とトリニティ(キャリー・アン・モス )が飾られていたが、同日からマリオに交代した。

　マリオは1981年、アーケードゲーム機の『ドンキーコング』で初登場した。最初は名前もなかったが、合計67作品に登場し、販売本数は累計で1億7000万本を超えている。11月にも『マリオカート ダブルダッシュ!!』『マリオパーティ5』などが発売され、クリスマス商戦の目玉商品となっている。

News Article: Mario Wax Figure Video
News Date: 12/10/2003
Source: Steven Rodriguez
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See the unveiling take place in a short, free movie download.

http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.c...n=item&id=4917
Mario's very own wax figure was unveiled today at the Hollywood Wax Museum, and being the insane Nintendo geeks that we are, of course Planet GameCube was present at the event. Steven "Windy" Rodriguez was on hand to capture the ceremony in picture. You can see his digital photos in the event profile, but here's a brief video clip of the unveiling ceremony.

Simply click the link below to be taken to the download page. The file will automatically begin to download a few seconds later.

Mario Wax Figure Unveiling (2MB)

more photo here ==> http://www.the-nextlevel.com/feature...um/index.shtml <==


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隻wax mario真係幾正~~cute!!!

期待其他角色,最好有wario