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[Endymion_Mallorn]

I'll be honest, I've liked Mario ever since Donkey Kong Jr. (yes, the game in which he was the villain!). The sheer versatility of the face, and the idea that the average Joe like Mario Mario could rise up and be a hero, makes the games a great thing. After all, how many VG leads do you know with potbellies, that aren't constantly harangued about it? Exactly.And about the idea of "phasing in" other characters? They've tried. The games are called Mario is Missing (a Broderbund edutainment game that I loved), Super Princess Peach, Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Safari, and Luigi's Mansion. I'm not going to count Warioland or WarioWare in there because Wario Land was actually Super Mario Land 3 (for GB!), and WarioWare has, thankfully, found its niche and thrived. There's only one problem. None of those games (outside of Yoshi's Island, which shouldn't be included for the same reason Wario Land isn't being included, really), did very well - nor have they fared well in nostalgia. I point you no further than the "Weegee" meme for proof of that.No. Gamers look to Mario as a personal hero, not a corporate shill. He was there when we were children, and his enthusiastic "here we go!" is as much a clarion call to us as it is to our children and their children after them.He'll outlive us all.

[doomknight1905]

retiring mario? no wayits a mascot, a symbol of a company that made sucess over years. super mario was the most selled game in nintendo. and the game is awesome by the way.who doesnt love mario?

[Hentai K.]

I'll be honest, I've liked Mario ever since Donkey Kong Jr. (yes, the game in which he was the villain!). The sheer versatility of the face, and the idea that the average Joe like Mario Mario could rise up and be a hero, makes the games a great thing. After all, how many VG leads do you know with potbellies, that aren't constantly harangued about it? Exactly.And about the idea of "phasing in" other characters? They've tried. The games are called Mario is Missing (a Broderbund edutainment game that I loved), Super Princess Peach, Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Safari, and Luigi's Mansion. I'm not going to count Warioland or WarioWare in there because Wario Land was actually Super Mario Land 3 (for GB!), and WarioWare has, thankfully, found its niche and thrived. There's only one problem. None of those games (outside of Yoshi's Island, which shouldn't be included for the same reason Wario Land isn't being included, really), did very well - nor have they fared well in nostalgia. I point you no further than the "Weegee" meme for proof of that.No. Gamers look to Mario as a personal hero, not a corporate shill. He was there when we were children, and his enthusiastic "here we go!" is as much a clarion call to us as it is to our children and their children after them.He'll outlive us all.

I agree with you. In the 90's or during the console wars with sega and nintendo, there was also the mascot wars on who can outdo sonic and mario's fame. I believe the outcome shows as hardly anyone remembers boogerman even among gamers. Up to this day, a lot of my former co office worker who is not a gamer knows mario instead of sonic.

[AsrarQ]

no. i mean its not like he is old and cant handle it any more, but i do think they should create something new, but it seems every time people try and do that these day they always end up messing it up

[Nick Zako]

I like Mario myself; his character and world are well-defined, with not too many pointless characters, and not too many contradictions. Like, where did Luigi's lightning powers from Superstar Saga go? and that sort of thing. An interesting question, though, would be this: if Mario was replaced, what or who would replace him?

[Yuto]

I don't even think that will happen..considering all the new games with Mario still in them, not to mention he himself is a classic so his legacy will more than likely go on.

[Pan Dimensional Being]

If the games started declining, I might say yes, but New Super Mario Bros. for the DS was wonderful as was Super Paper Mario and both Super Mario Galaxy games. I'd say stop making more ******* Mario Party games though.Sonic, there's a character who may need retirement, if he weren't the only real character Sega had left and they weren't still raking in money off him.