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[Smooth Operator]

Ahah great one.

 

[IAmtheFMan]

If that were my name, no way in hell that I'd be able to take a job at Nintendo just by the sheer amount of stupid Office-Space-esque small talk that is inevitably going to happen. It would haunt me every day.

(pass someone in the hallway)
"Hey Bowser, I heard Mario's comin' for ya!"

(next day)
"Why you always kidnapping the princess? Haha, just playing."

(trying to eat my lunch in the lunchroom)
"I saw you drive up in your Mazda. Is your Clown Car in the shop? Hahaha just kidding."

... etc.

That every day of my waking life would cause me to snap a year in.

 

[MillionStabs]

Gib amiibos, Mr Bowser.

 

[LiK]

Few people know this was actually foretold in "Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up," a PC educational game that was basically a coloring book explaining common jobs. And yes, it actually exists. http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros._&_Friends:_When_I_Grow_Up

It was destiny!

 

[Gintoki]

Any pics of him?

 

[massoluk]

Dude's name will get him automatically into future E3 Digital Event for punny purpose.

 

[HardRojo]

I seriously thought this was going to be some kind of joke lol. Next thing you know they'll hire Aran and McCloud.

 

[foxuzamaki]

He previously worked at EA? Shit.

 

[ohyouagain]

This is the funniest news of the year, all industries confounded.

 

[wiibomb]

y'all know you want him in the next Nintendo Direct

I mean.. it should be like the 70% of the reasons why the hired him...

 

[javac]

Few people know this was actually foretold in "Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up," a PC educational game that was basically a coloring book explaining common jobs. And yes, it actually exists. http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros._&_Friends:_When_I_Grow_Up

Oops

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

Dude's name will get him automatically into future E3 Digital Event for punny purpose.

Only if he can act at least as good as Reggie. So I guess that's a definitive yes.

 

[XenodudeX]

 

[Tom Nook]

He's going corporate.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Nintendo's big E3 reveal:

 

[Kouriozan]

Well, this is legit funny, I thought it was a joke for a while.
Now Nintendo have to make a game with Bowser as the main character, he was awesome in Bowser Inside Story.

 

[666]

>Bowser comes to Nintendo from Electronic Arts
>Electronic Arts
hmmm

A true villian

 

[Mysterious]

I just realized we've had Moffit at Nintendo far longer than we've had Cammie Dunaway. But since they stopped doing press conferences after 2012, we've only seen him that one time.

 

[Kouriozan]

Incoming this :

Hopefully, no-one is named Peach there.

 

[Kyuur]

I seriously wonder if his last name had anything to do, even a tiny bit, with his hiring.

 

[TheJoRu]

LOL, this thread is a goldmine. Love you guys and gals.

 

[Crayolan]

.

 

[Gries]

This just in: Larry Kratos joins Sony Computer Entertainment according to a recent report by Gamesindustry.biz

When asked to comment on his new position as CFO at the new company, he got really mad and severly wounded several innocent bystanders.

 

[PillarEN]

Was about to post this. Well done

Kawaii Bowser is best Bowser.

Actually, not really. I just can't get over the guys last name. Somehow this all probably ties in to some Kojima conspiracy or something.

 

[Sadist]

Name of the forever.

 

[Darksol]

Some jokes write themselves.

 

[Zalman]

I seriously wonder if his last name had anything to do, even a tiny bit, with his hiring.

Reggie: "So, tell be about yourself."
Bowser: "Well, my name is Doug Bowser, and..."
Reggie: "YOU'RE HIRED!"

 

[SovanJedi]

America sees a surge in Bowser amiibo, whereas all others are cancelled (even Bowser Jr., because he secretly hates the little shit)

 

[Seanlole]

now we know who's "replacing" bill

 

[Kyzer]

Nice. Bachelors in communications got him pretty far!

 

[AdanVC]

I just imagine all the giggles and puns from Nintendo employees everytime they call Bowser to have a meeting. It's going to be bullied to death. "Hey Bowser we have a meeting tomorrow, don't forget to bring your Mac with the presentation slides and your Koopa squad"

Doug Bowser quits Nintendo a week later.

 

[Nosgoroth]

This is so perfect, I'm laughing so much.

I hope he doesn't keep an axe behind his office chair.

EDIT:

At Treehouse: "Hey guys, we finally got the new build with Bowser's mouthflap animations fixed."

*laughs all around*

 

[Toxi]

This is so perfect, I'm laughing so much.

I hope he doesn't keep an axe behind his office chair.

Nah, he keeps a big spiked shell there instead.

 

[protomouse]

You can't make this kind of stuff up.

 

[Azure J]

Nah, he keeps a big spiked shell there instead.

You ever think he randomly chucks it at people when driving home?

 

[twothunder]

That name coincidence is just too much.

Anyway. His twitter:
Doug Bowser @thetruebowser

Time to get to work. Excited to be joining a great team and working with such iconic brands and IP.
https://twitter.com/thetruebowser/status/601019417799970817

 

[Asd202]

EA's unprecedented partnership

Beat me to it.

 

[AdanVC]

That name coincidence is just too much.

Anyway. His twitter:
Doug Bowser @thetruebowser


Time to get to work. Excited to be joining a great team and working with such iconic brands and IP.
https://twitter.com/thetruebowser/status/601019417799970817

And he is already aware of the reactions of having someone named Bowser working in Nintendo. He calls Bowser from Mario his brother hahah

 

[Entryhazard]

They sell games before they even work. Must be one hell of a Sales & Marketing team.

 

[jholmes]

So Doug Bowser tweeted he's "excited to be joining forces with my brother" but the Nintendo press release says they aren't related. Conspiracy!

I feel bad for the other guy who applied. Probably had a great resume, just didn't have a last name Nintendo thought was cool.

Cheer up, Robert Falcon. You'll get a job somewhere.

So many funny posts in this thread and this one ain't getting enough love.

 

[Starphoenix]

Nice. Bachelors in communications got him pretty far!

Nice to know I wasn't the only one who noticed that.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

All jokes aside, Bowser is a pretty cool last name.

 

[Jims]

His first week is going to be a lot of fun, I'm sure. Bowser joke after Bowser joke after Bowser joke.

 

[PSqueak]

I feel bad for the other guy who applied. Probably had a great resume, just didn't have a last name Nintendo thought was cool.

Cheer up, Robert Falcon. You'll get a job somewhere.

He should join the army and try again after reaching the rank of captain.

 

[MCN]

Hopefully he can help them re-koopa-rate some lost market share.

 

[Entryhazard]

I think he knew jokes about his name would have been par for the course.

 

[ReyVGM]

"So long, me Bowser!"

It's "so long, King Bowser".

 

[udivision]

Nice. Bachelors in communications got him pretty far!

Pretty sure his name did that.

 

[themagicalkitsune]

Deepest lore.

 

[Roo]

Well, now let's wait and see if hiring him has any tangible and positive impact on all those issues he's supposed to address.

Not holding my breath but whatever.