Epic Mickey: Disney's Makeover Means No More Mr. Nice Guy

nytimes.com:

Now, however, concerned that Mickey has become more of a corporate symbol than a beloved character for recent generations of young people, Disney is taking the risky step of re-imagining him for the future.

The first glimmer of this will be the introduction next year of a new video game, Epic Mickey, in which the formerly squeaky clean character can be cantankerous and cunning, as well as heroic, as he traverses a forbidding wasteland.

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Comments

[janeycat]

09:16 PM on 11/05/2009

Mickey Mouse going to Shanghai ..... this will be great for the people over there.

when my son was little and saw the Chevy Chase movie ...... he turned to his dad and me and said...
" when i grow up i'm going to save all my money and go to Wally World " . we laughed and he was smiling from ear to ear.....kids can be so much fun...

[CRMurray]

03:24 PM on 11/05/2009

This is not the first image makeover that Mickey has had. If you want to see how awesome it can be simply play Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 on the PS2. You don't play the entire game as Mickey but when you do...oh man.

[StarDagger]

02:34 PM on 11/05/2009

They need a dark violent rat to fit in with America's position as a Falling Empire.