I don't know about you, but I don't want the same games with different characters. Isn't that why many console FPSs are so boring? It's basically the same game with different-looking enemies and characters. I don't want five million copies of SMG with an Austrian electrician and a Swedish carpenter. I want new gameplay.
Edit: I just read it all and your summary is terrible. It's completely deceptive. From your summary, I thought Malstrom was suggesting that Malstrom wanted different characters but the same or similar gameplay. What's he's really advocating is focusing on the gameplay instead of the character. I disagree with him as I see nothing wrong with SMG, and I really don't believe Mario is in any way a badge of shame for Nintendo, even among the core.
