Mummelmann on 02 May 2009
Good question. For me, its on the way down. I loved Super Mario 64, by far the best in the series and Super Mario Sunshine was fun but not nearly as good imo.
Galaxy had the makings of a really good game but I never got comfortable with the controls and camera tbh (no, its not the Wiimote's fault, the controls in Zelda: TP were beyond awesome!).
The whole sphere idea was good on paper (for me, I know many will hate me for it) but it panned out into something more annoying than fun for me, I never got the control and overview I want in a platformer.
I hope the next Mario platformer will be something a little more traditional! 
