Has the Mario franchise run its course?

Mario is on another adventure.........Would this be his 8964th time or him 8965th? How is Mario still popular after 20 years of repetetive gameplay and storyline. Don't get me wrong, I like Mario and so do millions of others, but I ask how is Mario so popular having suckled of the same story line-oh no! the world is being invaded by giant mushrooms!? we're all hopeless....so...I know, we'll send mario to fight them all, and, yet again, fight bowser at the end, and save the princess, and have a happy ending, and and and and and and and and and....

If you're playing Mario games for the story, I think you're doing it wrong... :P

I don't think Mario's repetitive. Story is repetitive, yes. But no one plays Mario for the story... At least I don't think anyone does. lol The story is just an excuse to hop on some enemies and do some platforming.

How is Mario still popular after 20 years of repetetive gameplay and storyline.

Jajathinx

Because Mario has never been about the storyline. Not every game needs a storyline. In fact, platformers should avoid even trying to have a storyline.

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How is Mario still popular after 20 years of repetetive gameplay and storyline.

LordQuorthon

Because Mario has never been about the storyline. Not every game needs a storyline. In fact, platformers should avoid even trying to have a storyline.

Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

Jajathinx

Oh... So, you're a teenager. Never mind, then.

Mario is one of the few Platforming games still alive!

Don't take away my Platform games!

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[QUOTE="Jajathinx"]

How is Mario still popular after 20 years of repetetive gameplay and storyline.

Jajathinx

Because Mario has never been about the storyline. Not every game needs a storyline. In fact, platformers should avoid even trying to have a storyline.

Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

Yeah, I agree. Super Mario Galaxy was brilliant, something like the second or third highest rated game of all time but a SEQUEL. Ridiculous. I mean, I can understand a Halo 3, or a COD 6, because well, they've got guns... but a Super Mario Galaxy 2... they must be on somecrazy wacky stuff.

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Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

LordQuorthon

Oh... So, you're a teenager. Never mind, then.

I'm almost 16 and love Mario:P

Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

Jajathinx

You ask "what more can they do" but what we already know about the game reveals that the entire reason why they made a Galaxy 2 is because they had that much more to do.

Picking up mushrooms and coins is just a staple of Mario games; complaining about those always being present would be like complaining that an FPS always has guns.

In fact, platformers should avoid even trying to have a storyline.

LordQuorthon

Well, not necessarily; the Sly Cooper series was a platformer that had a really good story that was integrated very well.

lol i love these Mario hate threads.

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[QUOTE="LordQuorthon"]

Because Mario has never been about the storyline. Not every game needs a storyline. In fact, platformers should avoid even trying to have a storyline.

Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

Yeah, I agree. Super Mario Galaxy was brilliant, something like the second or third highest rated game of all time but a SEQUEL. Ridiculous. I mean, I can understand a Halo 3, or a COD 6, because well, they've got guns... but a Super Mario Galaxy 2... they must be on somecrazy wacky stuff.

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[QUOTE="Jajathinx"]

Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

HawkEye1997

Yeah, I agree. Super Mario Galaxy was brilliant, something like the second or third highest rated game of all time but a SEQUEL. Ridiculous. I mean, I can understand a Halo 3, or a COD 6, because well, they've got guns... but a Super Mario Galaxy 2... they must be on somecrazy wacky stuff.

Nah but this is different. Jajathinx has decided that all of a sudden Nintendo have run out of ideas and should jsut not bother releasing Galaxy 2.

Mario games are not known for their captivating stories. They are known for having solid gameplay that casuals and hardcore gamers can enjoy.

Mario games don't run their course because Nintendo is an excellent company that keeps it's main star fresh every time.

Mario games have run over 500 courses over the past 20 years, and they went from "go right and jump" to "move 3 dimensionally and jump" and now "move orbitally and jump" we humans have simple taste. garrett_duffman

I see what you did there! ;)

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]Mario games have run over 500 courses over the past 20 years, and they went from "go right and jump" to "move 3 dimensionally and jump" and now "move orbitally and jump" we humans have simple taste. LegatoSkyheart

I see what you did there! ;)

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[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]Mario games have run over 500 courses over the past 20 years, and they went from "go right and jump" to "move 3 dimensionally and jump" and now "move orbitally and jump" we humans have simple taste. BrunoBRS

I see what you did there! ;)

Q: HAs the Mario franchise run it's course?

A: Mario games have run over 500 courses...

*looks at Galaxy and NSMBW*

Not at all.

:lol: to this thread.

The Mario franchise was not known for its story. The gameplay is not repetitive at all. You want repetitive gameplay play FPS.

We're still playing Mario because Mario is still awesome. That is all.

Mario will never die......unless they make another Sunshine. yuck.

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[QUOTE="Jajathinx"]

Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

Cruse34

Oh... So, you're a teenager. Never mind, then.

I'm almost 16 and love Mario:P

my friends and I are all in 30's we still love Mario games ;)

Mario is on another adventure.........Would this be his 8964th time or him 8965th? Jajathinx

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

I see what you did there! ;)

LegatoSkyheart

Q: HAs the Mario franchise run it's course?

A: Mario games have run over 500 courses...

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] *fails to see what he did there* is it the pun with "run over"? :?BrunoBRS

Q: HAs the Mario franchise run it's course?

A: Mario games have run over 500 courses...

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[QUOTE="LordQuorthon"]

Because Mario has never been about the storyline. Not every game needs a storyline. In fact, platformers should avoid even trying to have a storyline.

neildneil

Dude, that doesn't even make sense and besides I said repetitive GAMEPLAY AND storyline. Ok no-one really playsMario for the story, butit still gets annoying. I mean the gameplay, jumping on mushrooms and picking up coins, I feel like a three year old. I like Super Mario Galaxy for its innovativeness, but now a Galaxy 2? What more can they do? I'm telling you Nintendo are scraping the bottom of the jar with this one.

Yeah, I agree. Super Mario Galaxy was brilliant, something like the second or third highest rated game of all time but a SEQUEL. Ridiculous. I mean, I can understand a Halo 3, or a COD 6, because well, they've got guns... but a Super Mario Galaxy 2... they must be on somecrazy wacky stuff.

If you are saying that games that deserve sequels have guns, then give mario a gun :P

That would be fun!

The only Mario games that aren't too good are spin off games. But even some of the those are good, like Paper Mario.

Mario will never die......unless they make another Sunshine. yuck.

Sonicplys

The real question is, have video games run their course? In my opinion, heck no.

No it never will the series is to good.

Mario is on another adventure.........Would this be his 8964th time or him 8965th? How is Mario still popular after 20 years of repetetive gameplay and storyline. Don't get me wrong, I like Mario and so do millions of others, but I ask how is Mario so popular having suckled of the same story line-oh no! the world is being invaded by giant mushrooms!? we're all hopeless....so...I know, we'll send mario to fight them all, and, yet again, fight bowser at the end, and save the princess, and have a happy ending, and and and and and and and and and....

Jajathinx

Let me guess. YOU want Mario to run his course. Oh ok. Well Nintendo has kept Mario fresh, by putting him in different genres and adding various gameplay mechanics on top of the basics. Also, if you have a formula that works why fix it?

If you want a story-driven Mario game, play the Paper Mario series. The platforming Mario games have always been about gameplay, story means nothing in them. Although Galaxy did throw in some clever curves to the old formula.

I think if anything it's been reborn.

Mario will never run it's course for many reasons, the biggest is that Nintendo will always use their AAA team to develop flagship Mario games. It is my opinion Nintendo employs the best developers in the video game industry.

Mario is on another adventure.........Would this be his 8964th time or him 8965th? How is Mario still popular after 20 years of repetetive gameplay and storyline. Don't get me wrong, I like Mario and so do millions of others, but I ask how is Mario so popular having suckled of the same story line-oh no! the world is being invaded by giant mushrooms!? we're all hopeless....so...I know, we'll send mario to fight them all, and, yet again, fight bowser at the end, and save the princess, and have a happy ending, and and and and and and and and and....

Jajathinx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAOxY_nHdew

[QUOTE="Jajathinx"]

Mario is on another adventure.........Would this be his 8964th time or him 8965th? How is Mario still popular after 20 years of repetetive gameplay and storyline. Don't get me wrong, I like Mario and so do millions of others, but I ask how is Mario so popular having suckled of the same story line-oh no! the world is being invaded by giant mushrooms!? we're all hopeless....so...I know, we'll send mario to fight them all, and, yet again, fight bowser at the end, and save the princess, and have a happy ending, and and and and and and and and and....

the-wii-gamer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAOxY_nHdew