Those who watched the Mario Odyssey trailer last week probably started coining all kinds of terms for Mario’s new…”power”. I myself used the word “possession”, as did many others in the gaming journalism community.
However, Nintendo came out and said that’s not really correct. After someone posted a picture on Twitter that stated Mario was “possessing” something Nintendo quickly tried to correct it.
Apparently, Mario is not “possessing” the enemies/objects. He’s…”capturing” them. I have to say when I capture something, I don’t usually take full control of its body or likeness…Just saying Nintendo.
Admittedly, “capturing” is a much less ominous word.
Source: @NintendoAmerica (6/21/2017)
