Notso
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- “Not so bad a day to you!”
- —Notso, Super Paper Mario
Notso is a shopkeeper in Super Paper Mario. Unlike Howzit, who has other shops throughout the game, Notso runs a shop only in Flopside. Also, he uses the term "Not so," in his sentences frequently, as Howzit uses "good."
Notso's Merchandise
- Super Shroom Shake = 80
- Ultra Shroom Shake = 300
- Thunder Rage = 80
- Stop Watch = 50
- Mighty Tonic = 70
- Volt Shroom = 30
- Block Block = 50
- Ghost Shroom = 88
- Gold Medal = 500
- Gold Bar x3 = 300
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミスター・オオキニ[?] Misutā Ōkini |
「ミスター」means "mister" and「オオキニ」is from「大きに」(ōkini), which means "thank you" in Kansai dialect | |
| German | Getzo[?] | Derived from Geht so (so so (as response to "How are you")) | |
| Italian | KozìKozì[?] | Derived from Così così (Not so) | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Nifunifá[?] | Derived from Ni fu ni fa (a response that denotes indifference) |
Trivia
- Harold, a Flopsider living on the first floor of Flopside, got a wedding ring that he could not afford for 60 years for his wife Gertrude by working the graveyard shift at Notso's shop.
- The German version states that Notso, rather than Howzit, runs the Twinkle Mart in Outer Space.
- Notso has an unused catch card description in the game's code. It reads "Notso is the ultimate steely-eyed businessman. Could he be Howzit's twin, separated at birth?".
