Kratos’ magnificent beard has received a lot of attention. That’s fair enough - it is stately facial hair worthy of recognition. Yet when I sat down to play God of War, the first thing that struck me about Kratos’ physical evolution wasn’t his face rug. It wasn’t the care so clearly worn on his face. It wasn’t his heavy Leviathan Axe.
It was his nipples.
Have you ever wondered why shirtless dudes in BlazBlue such as Bang Shishigami don't have nipples? There is a reason for that, and Arc System Works says it's cultural.
Gamers knew this morning that they were going to get a ton of Mario. Specifically, Super Mario Odyssey.
What they didn't know they were getting: nipples. Mario nipples.
Look here, Pop Culture Shock Collectibles -- if you're going to ask me to put down $US679 for a life-size He-Man bust, you're going to have to show some super-heroic nipple.
