An interesting survey has recently been conducted in Canada, showing that more Canadians recognise Nintendo's chubby little mascot, Mario, over the Canadian Prime Minister, Steven Harper.

Apparently only 47% of the people surveyed could recognise a photo of Prime Minister Harper, (depsite the image also having the Canadian flag behind him), whereas 78% immediately recognised an image of Mario.

We're not sure if it's a testament to Nintendo's popularity or yet another sign of voter apathy, but a Harris/Decima survey found that more Canadians can identify a photo of flagship character Mario than they could current Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose held that post since January of 2006.

Of course, this Nintendo-commissioned survey just happens to coincide with the release of Mario Galaxy. We don't think the game company's Canadian branch will be receiving a Christmas card from Harper this year. Then again, if Canadian politicians are looking to cater to the much-coveted gamer demographic, perhaps they should lobby to undo this last-minute Rock Band delay.

Miss Razz via gamepolitics.com »