GamesRadar Avatarizes your favorite celebs

by Justin McElroy { Nov 26th 2008 at 11:30AM }

Not content with the real celebrities we featured last week, GamesRadar has taken it upon themselves to turn some of your favorite TV, music and movie celebrities into Avatars without their consent. Honestly, there ought to be a law.

Though their Niko Bellic is great and their Sarah Palin is spot-on, we have to admit to having a soft spot in our heart for sad, broken-down Mario. You think that's how he looked when they pitched him on Mario Super Curling?

Tags: avatars, nxe

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Zertoss @ Nov 26th 2008 11:33AM

SomethingAwful did it too: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/comedy-goldmine/new-xbox-avatar.php

Shagittarius @ Nov 26th 2008 11:40AM

Not even close.

Mike @ Nov 26th 2008 11:47AM

Looks nothing like Stephen Colbert. Fail.

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 12:17PM

I know, WTF is wrong with these people trying things out? What for? Its pointless! Nobody should ever try to this again, EVAR!

&rew @ Nov 26th 2008 11:50AM

It would look more like Stephen if he was angry.

Killjebus @ Nov 26th 2008 11:54AM

MS and their wiiTARS...and coming soon, they will CHARGE YOU for them, I mean...just look and be in awe of the quality and DETAIL.

Snowblind @ Nov 26th 2008 12:57PM

The clothing packs - at least most of them, are going to be free. And frankly, I wouldn't mind paying a little, if it meant more options for the Mii's.

But seriously, Nintendo did not invent avatars. The 360 used gamerpics before any of the other console, which is likely why Nintendo came up with the idea to use a 3D version of that, which Microsoft and Yahoo have been doing for Messenger programs and Face Book for years.

Nintendo was actually sued over the Mii's because they were so similar to the "WeeMee's" you can use on messenger programs.

Danny F. @ Nov 26th 2008 12:08PM

Out of all them Nico looks the closest to its avatar lookalike. The rest.. eehhh... kinda, the clothes options kills it though, especially on Kratos.

Superstar90 @ Nov 26th 2008 12:15PM

Too effeminate. Not enough MEGAMERICAN!

BrokenBycicle @ Nov 26th 2008 12:32PM

Mario The Plumber is my favourite in a sad puppy kind of way. I bet he's thinking something along the lines of 'The Princess, she's in another castle, isn't a-she?' while someone in the background is shouting 'C'mon! Those toilets ain't gonna unblock themselves and I need to use them!'

343 Guilty Fart @ Nov 26th 2008 12:36PM

I think they got ol' Georgie spot on. I want to go make that my avatar now.

Dante G @ Nov 26th 2008 12:52PM

I don't get people's fascination with Stephen Colbert. What's so great about him?

Abuzar Baloach @ Nov 26th 2008 1:03PM

Uhhh, because he is amazing.

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 1:17PM

"What's so great about him?"

NOTHING! They should have used my Avatar as the pic for the story like my good friends at X3F.com

-Chuck Norris
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/11/26/real-celebrities-get-avatared/

Fun Fact: Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.

Seriously though, Dante. I dont get it either.

Bass Masterson @ Nov 26th 2008 1:28PM

What's so great about him? Why, he cynically mocks conservatives! It's not like you see that in any form of media. He's breaking new ground!

Superstar90 @ Nov 26th 2008 2:08PM

Did he hurt your feelings Bass?

Dante G @ Nov 26th 2008 2:24PM

I think Bass was being sarcastic.

@Fenix

Chuck Norris over Anyone ;)

unfriendly_cat @ Nov 26th 2008 3:14PM

Colbert is good entertainment. The catch is that in order to get the most out of it one has to, on some level, buy into the idea that Stephen Colbert is very awesome. Which is fine with me, but also explains why some people dislike him or don't get the phenomenon.

offday @ Nov 26th 2008 5:08PM

He isn't funny at all.

Superstar90 @ Nov 26th 2008 7:35PM

I doubt Bass was being sarcastic, have you seen his posting history, especially when the election was going on?

House @ Nov 26th 2008 1:00PM

I'm sorry, but that is pathetic compared to the Wii. Why no ability to move around and scale facial features?

Alien Lord @ Nov 26th 2008 1:26PM

Steven Colbert is a great celebrity to avatarize

shMerker @ Nov 26th 2008 1:32PM

I like how, now that Microsoft has implemented avatars we get to have the exact same headlines we had two years ago about Miis.

DrunkRaba @ Nov 26th 2008 7:25PM

And we will get them again once Home is released and you can make avatars that ACTUALLY look basically identical. Not this sort of close crap.

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Nov 26th 2008 2:28PM

I've been using a Conan o Brien avatar:

http://avatar.xboxlive.com/avatar/HeroofCanton152/avatar-body.png

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 2:41PM

Looks good, just change into the suit.

BigD145 @ Nov 26th 2008 4:06PM

Does Mario also owe back taxes?

TwEE @ Nov 26th 2008 4:29PM

Microsoft is doing great at showing people how good miis are. That is to say, you don't realize how good Miis are until you use microsoft's avatars.

Man, blatantly ripping of the miis like this seems like such a desperate move. You'd think they'd try to do something distinctly Microsoft or play to their strengths or something. Instead they shit out a bland vanilla version of what Nintendo's doing.

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 5:15PM

Yeah they definately look like a Miis, oh wait, NO...they don't, at all.

TwEE @ Nov 26th 2008 7:00PM

Um xFenixKnightx these Avatars dont just look like Miis they ARE Miis.

Snowblind @ Nov 26th 2008 7:01PM

I refer you to my previous post, and I'll also add that in the past two weeks, I've had more use out of my avatar than I've had with my Mii in the past two years.

DrunkRaba @ Nov 26th 2008 7:34PM

When has Microsoft ever innovated to bring people to their products? That's not what they have EVER done in their history. They just mimic what people like about other products and slap their name on it.

TwEE @ Nov 26th 2008 7:42PM

Nobody is claiming Nintendo or Microsoft invented the idea of avatars (how old is the word avatar?) but you cant possibly think if it wasn't for Nintendo and the way they integrated Miis into their console and games that Microsoft would ever in a million years think of doing it.

Or what DrunkRaba said..