Viva Piñata invasion results in Mario López dancing
by Kevin Kelly 
{ Dec 4th 2006 at 8:25AM }
How on earth did this guy not win? Check out the moves.
Joystiq attended a Microsoft Viva Piñata event on the California coast yesterday, held at the world famous Santa Monica Pier. There must have been about a billion piñatas everywhere, but none of them were harmed during the event. Not a single one. How can you possibly set a bunch of kids loose on a bunch of papier måché animals and not expect them to a) want to whack the crap out of them, and b) grab all the candy that comes spilling out? Well, Microsoft is changing one mind at a time.
This was an event for kids, and there was the requisite face painting, picture taking, game playing, and ... Mario López? We're still not sure what he was doing there, other than the fact that yes, he's Mexican ... and was on Dancing with the Stars. Okay, so in stretch maybe we cou ... no, we still don't buy it. In addition to the tons of piñatas, the Spanish-language L.A. radio station La Raza 97.9 was also there to kick up the Latino factor with some jams and prizes. Unfortunately, there was no spicy food served at this event, much to our chagrin. However, they did have this commercial for the game playing on some sweet HDTVs. We could laugh at that all day. Well, through at least three viewings.
Check out our photocomic spread of the event after the jump. Just don't say we didn't warn you.
Click on the comic pages to enlarge 'em.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
strider_mt2k @ Dec 4th 2006 8:39AM
Mario didn't win because he's a big whiny wuss, moves or no. If he'd have acted like a regular guy he would have.
Emmet came, Emmet saw, Emmet conquered.
(I'm never going to forgive my wife for dragging me into that stupid show.)
Fuzz @ Dec 4th 2006 8:49AM
There is such thing as trying to hard.
Microsoft is trying WAY to hard with Viva Pinata. Like, way way to hard.
benjamin @ Dec 4th 2006 8:48AM
Man, hot Slater dancin' action!
benjamin @ Dec 4th 2006 8:56AM
"Let there be light," "To be or not to be," "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country..."
Words that echo with us throughout time.
Now, in the year of our lord, 2006, we have this:
"Learn the Viva Pinata Dance along with Mario Lopez."
History in the making, friends.
killr0y @ Dec 4th 2006 8:59AM
Fuzz, speaking of trying "too" hard.. Perhaps you should have tried a little harder in school with grammar.
polly @ Dec 4th 2006 11:47AM
Way to parlay that small resurgence in popularity from Dancing with the Stars into a meaningful career move.
Time to fire that agent.
jesus_bon_jovi @ Dec 5th 2006 9:00AM
Each year.. thousands of piñatas are brutally beaten... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnNTee5McHw