While playing a bit ofꦯ Spirit Tracks I bumped into a tiny old man named♍ Niko, who’s apparently been a part of Link and Zelda’s watery quests since the Wind Waker days. After that revelation shook its way through my bones, I realized, oh hey, his name’s Niko… as in Niko Bellic!
Above: Niko (GTA IV) and Niko (Spirit Tracks)
This of course began a chain reaction and subsequent office email to come up with enough to populate a list worthy of the internet. So without further dicking around, here it is. Oh, one b✃it of dicking – I’ve left off a lot of common recurring n🌃ames. If we listed every Chris, Jill, Jack and John we’d be here forever.
Above: Kratos (God of War) and Kratos (Tales of Symphonia)
Above: Shadow Man (Shadow Man) and Shadow Man (Mega Man 3)
Above: Mario (Super Mario Bros) and Mario (Assassin’s Creed II)
Above: Ryu (Ninja Gaiden) and Ryu (Street Fighter II)
Above: The Prince (Prince of Persia) and The Prince (Katamari Damacy)
Above: Dante (Devil May Cry) and Dante (Dante’s Inferno)
A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed conte🦂nt to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an ♕experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.
