Today in Joystiq: March 18, 2008
by Ross Miller 
{ Mar 18th 2008 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
The best of WoW Insider: March 11-18, 2008
Massively Week in Review: March 11-17, 2008
Readers pick best webcomic: Going Online
News
Xbox 360 sales up 40% in UK after price cut
Cooking Mama makes Majesco profits rise
EA, Massive extend in-game ad deal through next two years
Civilization Revolution 'never' coming to PC
Report: Wii coming to South Korea by May 5
Sony comments on leaked PSN release list
Bionic Commando Rearmed pricing, platforms, specs revealed
PSP gets firmware 3.93 today
Japan's Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle a real steel
Radar Group crafting Prey 2, others
World of Warcraft 2.4 patch not coming today
Call of Duty 4 patch now available for PS3
Atlus USA reveals Summon Night: Twin Age for DS
Original Metal Gear Solid coming to PSN in Japan
Penny Arcade ponies up $10,000 scholarship for game education
GameStop sales surpassed $7 billion last year
Comcast offers exclusive Rainbow Six Vegas 2 map
Persona 4 to school Japan in July
Eidos announces 'Soul Bubbles' action-puzzler for DS
Watch Mario Kart Wii played with and without Wii Wheel
Rumors & Speculation
Guitar Hero: Beatles Edition a possibility
Analyst: EA being Rockstar's 'white knight' is 'bullsh*t'
Culture & Community
Xbox Live (sort of) makes a baby
Boston Herald editorial questions Mass. game bill
R.I.P. CPL
Cosplayer gathering breaks Guinness record (where none existed)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Saria the Cat @ Mar 19th 2008 12:33AM
Why was DK picked to be Jesus? A reference to evolution versus intelligent design? I have a feeling I'm reading too much into this.
Jansperus @ Mar 19th 2008 1:46AM
I agree. Mario, the Jesus of Nintendo, should have obviously been in the center. It would have made the entire painting more sensible. I mean, I could really see Luigi betraying Mario to the Jews for thirty coins after the way Luigi has been shafted.
jcd @ Mar 19th 2008 12:37AM
To me it honestly seems like that Christina Aguilera allegation is a lie. Also, I liked the konami code better, though this one is pretty cool too.
BPM is Ready to Brawl! 5026 4120 1186 @ Mar 19th 2008 12:42AM
DK! WATCH OUT! LUIGI IS GONNA BETRAY YOU!
Dudes113 @ Mar 19th 2008 1:03AM
Personally I think the Duck Hunt dog should be in his laughing state, more memorable of a pose IMO
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 19th 2008 2:13AM
He should had been Judas.
gameplayFanBoy @ Mar 19th 2008 1:30AM
I'm not usually offended by stuff like this, but I actually find this picture offensive. Obviously the artist has a right to display this, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. If you're wondering, yes I'm a Christian, so equating a video game character to Jesus is a bit too much to be humorous to me. I am glad however that I live in a country where it is possible to freely express these things.
Samuel Vimes @ Mar 19th 2008 1:38AM
Oh grow up you pretentious arse. Did your mother not tell you the truth about Santa and the Easter Bunny either?
Saria the Cat @ Mar 19th 2008 1:53AM
@Samuel: Since when is it pretentious to practice a faith? I think it is way more pretentious to equate a the existence of God, a core belief of many people, with fictitious characters. I'm an atheist myself but that doesn't give me or anyone else a right to be a condescending asshole to people with different beliefs.
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 19th 2008 2:18AM
@Samuel Vimes
Freedom of belief and freedom of speech are beautiful rights which ought to coexist.
Now, if Nintendo characters were to be equated with Satan and his demons in an art piece, I'm pretty sure that there'd be a general uproar at how crazy "Christian religious freaks" would be.
PS: In case you're interested, I'm an atheist, but that shouldn't even be relevant to my argument.
Samuel Vimes @ Mar 19th 2008 2:14AM
Evolution has allowed me the right to be a condescending asshole. I don't murder, steal, pillage, or rape. So I think the least I can be privileged to is calling a fool out on his comparison of Donkey Kong and Jesus. At least Donkey Kong has more viable structure than Jesus. People can believe what they want. Truth be told in the end.
Saria the Cat @ Mar 19th 2008 2:25AM
What's ironic is that your thought-process expressed in that statement is about as logical as the kind of process of religious extremists, or those people you call fools. :)
mezzanine @ Mar 19th 2008 2:59AM
Yeah, shut up.
Let him be offended, and let him offend you. Not like he can run into Xtina's nursery and burn it or anything.
Lemmiwinks (SSBBFC: 0903-2436-0891) @ Mar 19th 2008 12:38PM
Yes, you have the privilege to be an ass. Good for you. No, get out there and own it!
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 19th 2008 2:21AM
If Christina Aguilera really put that in her nursery, that'd be messed up, because that's just creepy win.
SoloReX @ Mar 19th 2008 11:07AM
Damn you joystiq, you made me visit gaygamer. My masculinity has been shattered.
Samuel Vimes @ Mar 19th 2008 11:05AM
Wow people sure do get defensive over the internet.
JAmerican @ Mar 19th 2008 12:39PM
Note the reference to the female on the left! This is probably the most accurate recreations of the last supper just because there is a woman in it.
JAmerican
holyice7 @ Mar 19th 2008 1:20PM
I'm fairly certain this is a matter of the artist taking a well-known piece of art and applying a video-game theme, rather than an earnest attempt at an affront to any religion.
But that's just me.