Japanese Wii Launch Luigi is a Fake

Employees at Japanese store Akiba Yodobashi mistook one excited Nintendo fan, dressed in an incredibly accurate and high quality Luigi suit as an actual Nintendo representative. He was invited up onto a stage and conducted the opening ceremonies - handing the first Wii console to the first customer.

Shortly after the opening ceremony, store employees realised the Luigi was in fact not from Nintendo and just an eccentric cosplayer - at this point he was whisked away out of the store.

Better than shootings, that's for sure.

A video featuring the Luigi:

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   blank | December 5, 2006

   hehehehe, unless the cosplayer said "Itsa Me! Luigi!" then they didnt really do anything wrong

2. Fun
   dudu | December 5, 2006

   That's fun! Why did they throw him out though? I wouldn't have. He/She's great in the costume, doesn't matter if he's a N employee!

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   benb0o | December 5, 2006

   this is one of the funniest prank ever, it made my day

4. Retired Dark Lord of Lechery
   LouWeeJee | December 4, 2006

   And Luigi's not even a racist. That's what makes the preceding comment so atrocious.
   In all seriousness though: kudos to this cosplayer for nabbing this very rare opportunity. He (or she) truly gives hope to all of us that one day, if we make a good enough costume, we too can be mistaken for a Nintendo employee.

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