Nope not at all but the question is how long will mario continue to be relavent?

Nope not many can last 20+ years.

thats what she said

Depends on how dedicated parent companies are with rehashing them time and time again.

Master Chief probably has a chance.

Probably not, but you never know

Thought some characters come close, I'm not sure you could really consider them "alive" (Crash)

Maybe Halo has a shot

Not a chance. Mario is over 30 years old and is arguably just as popular today as he ever was.

I think Master Chief, Lara Croft, Sonic, and Gordan Freeman are here to stay. These games may not always be hits or have as many releases as Nintendo's but they have all proven their staying power and dedicated fan bases.

They are all pretty old already IMO. Obviously not quite Mario's age but Sonic is 20, Croft is 15, Freeman is 13 and Chief is 10.

I don't think they are here to stay in the same way Mario is (Mario own't die until Nintendo dies) but Sonic and Croft will almost definately reach Mario's current age of 30. Chief is very probable too. I don't know about Freeman. He'll definately still be popular but whether there will still be new half-life games then I'm not sure.

I doubt it because (I dont know what MS is thinking, but) Sony let go of Crash and Spyro when they could've been hits for kids. Nintendo has characters on par with Disney which attracts the imaginations of children. You can't lose with them no matter which generation. Sony needs to go back to the Crash, Spyro mentality if they want a lasting character.

No