Is Mario relevant anymore to gaming?

mario owns and always will he was my child hood herodeadmeat59

Yeah him and zelda was my childhood favorite.

Super Paper Mario.

April 9th.

I think there's a good chance it'll be the Wii's next AAA game. ;)

Super Paper Mario.

April 9th.

I think there's a good chance it'll be the Wii's next AAA game. ;)

Moon_of_Majora

I wonder why I knew you were going to say that? :)  but the game looks interesting so I hope it does good here.

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Super Paper Mario.

April 9th.

I think there's a good chance it'll be the Wii's next AAA game. ;)

Oroin

I wonder why I knew you were going to say that? :) but the game looks interesting so I hope it does good here.

[QUOTE="Oroin"][QUOTE="Moon_of_Majora"]

Super Paper Mario.

April 9th.

I think there's a good chance it'll be the Wii's next AAA game. ;)

deadmeat59

I wonder why I knew you were going to say that? :) but the game looks interesting so I hope it does good here.

It's only for the Wii, not GC. >_>

[QUOTE="deadmeat59"][QUOTE="Oroin"][QUOTE="Moon_of_Majora"]

Super Paper Mario.

April 9th.

I think there's a good chance it'll be the Wii's next AAA game. ;)

Moon_of_Majora

I wonder why I knew you were going to say that? :) but the game looks interesting so I hope it does good here.

It's only for the Wii, not GC. >_>

It was supposed to be on the GC before they cancled it. Is there any more games to keep a GC?? or is it done.

[QUOTE="Moon_of_Majora"][QUOTE="deadmeat59"][QUOTE="Oroin"][QUOTE="Moon_of_Majora"]

Super Paper Mario.

April 9th.

I think there's a good chance it'll be the Wii's next AAA game. ;)

Oroin

I wonder why I knew you were going to say that? :) but the game looks interesting so I hope it does good here.

It's only for the Wii, not GC. >_>

It was supposed to be on the GC before they cancled it. Is there any more games to keep a GC?? or is it done.

mario owns and always will he was my child hood herodeadmeat59

really,i grew up with mario,he definatly does own.

Of course he's still relevant, hell two of my favorite games in the past two years were Mario games (Mario Kart DS and New Super Mario Bros)

It was supposed to be on the GC before they cancled it. Is there any more games to keep a GC?? or is it done.Oroin

The last good game was Zelda. But if you're going to sell your GC, keep the games and the controllers -- especially the controllers, because the GC controller can be used for some VC games and GC games. And probably one or two Wii games. o_O

[QUOTE="deadmeat59"]mario owns and always will he was my child hood heroOroin

Yeah him and zelda was my childhood favorite.

hes the original gaming mascot.snakeofsolid

Not the power he once was thats for sure.gingerdivid

[QUOTE="gingerdivid"]Not the power he once was thats for sure.iunderstand

Mario games are no longer the flagship titles for Nintendo consoles; notice no Mario title on Wii's release, Zelda TP and Wii Sports took its place. I still think Mario games (Kart, Adventure, and RPG ONLY) are as good as ever but they are no longer the big titles.
RKFS

Because it couldn't be ready for launch and Nintendo has to spare some gun power for later... :|

[QUOTE="RKFS"]Mario games are no longer the flagship titles for Nintendo consoles; notice no Mario title on Wii's release, Zelda TP and Wii Sports took its place. I still think Mario games (Kart, Adventure, and RPG ONLY) are as good as ever but they are no longer the big titles.
Wintry_Flutist

Because it couldn't be ready for launch and Nintendo has to spare some gun power for later... :|

Anyone doubting the relevancy of Mario hasn't seen the sales figures for Mario games. Still some of the best selling games on any platform. New Super Mario Bros. is closing in on 10 million.Plug1Plug2

[QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]Anyone doubting the relevancy of Mario hasn't seen the sales figures for Mario games. Still some of the best selling games on any platform. New Super Mario Bros. is closing in on 10 million.rockstar183

Thats erroneous thinking...the fact that Mario still sells so well and is hyped so much shows he still has revelance to the people buying and hyping his games.

And none of those platformers you mentioned before have had near the relevance of Mario nor will they ever.  They are all just different products of the SM64 mold...

When another platformer manages to reinvent the genre like Mario has done multiple times, then you can say THEY have relevance...otherwise, its just another series tweaking a tried and true formula

And hey Jak, Ratchet, and Sly are all great games, but they arent anythig out of the ordinary and they run of the the template Mario set.

And Mario will always have some relevance, considering his games push units and systems like crazy...the enitre market gets affected when a Mario game releases, especially one from the series proper.

What we should be asking are other old mascots like Sonic or Mega Man relevant anymore...

[QUOTE="rockstar183"][QUOTE="Plug1Plug2"]Anyone doubting the relevancy of Mario hasn't seen the sales figures for Mario games. Still some of the best selling games on any platform. New Super Mario Bros. is closing in on 10 million.wavedash101

Thats erroneous thinking...the fact that Mario still sells so well and is hyped so much shows he still has revelance to the people buying and hyping his games.

And none of those platformers you mentioned before have had near the relevance of Mario nor will they ever.  They are all just different products of the SM64 mold...

When another platformer manages to reinvent the genre like Mario has done multiple times, then you can say THEY have relevance...otherwise, its just another series tweaking a tried and true formula

And hey Jak, Ratchet, and Sly are all great games, but they arent anythig out of the ordinary and they run of the the template Mario set.

And Mario will always have some relevance, considering his games push units and systems like crazy...the enitre market gets affected when a Mario game releases, especially one from the series proper.

What we should be asking are other old mascots like Sonic or Mega Man relevant anymore...

I honestly am getting sick of the overuse of Mario. For one, the NGC and handhelds overdid it. Paper Mario, Mario Party, Mario Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Kart, Super Mario Bros., Sunshine, etc. I mean COME ON!! The Zelda was ok, because it was paced pretty ok in the NGC life. But Mario just over did it for me. The only acceptable Marios are SSB (not really Mario....), and some of the handhelds. I think they need to dish out the mario in moderation.....jeez.Tulak_Hord