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RolStoppable said:
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You said "it's the same thing" which is pretty much the definition of "equal". But since you admitted that Nintendo has a different approach than Activision when it comes to milking, it makes what Nintendo does different, not "the same" like you previously said. You are contradicting yourself.
They are both milking an established name. My comments stand.
Of course it does matter that Nintendo uses plenty of different genres for their games. Video games are an entertainment medium and people get bored of playing the same thing every year. That's why GH is dying off while Mario is still going strong. It's hard to get bored of new releases when they only happen every five years.
changing genre does help to prolong the franchise but does not effect whether or not the franchised is milked. Not everybody wants every genre to be the same characters.
Yes, the consumer sees a Mario themed game, but that doesn't mean that they perceive it as being about Mario. The name Mario has established itself to stand for quality, regardless of genre. This boosts sales, but the games are not about Mario, rather they are about their content like platforming, racing or some kind of sports and consumers know this.
But the games are about Mario, in each one you are mario or one of his friends battling Bowser and his friends. Whether the battle takes place in a 2d plat, 3d plat, a baseball field or a race track it is still mario and friends vs. bowser and friends. The boost is sales you spoke of is my exact point.
Nintendo tried very hard to replace the main series Mario games (the 2D ones) with 3D platformers, but despite the complete absence of 2D Mario for over 15 years, the 3D games never reached the same sales numbers. Nintendo believed that people like Mario games because of Mario, but the truth is that people put the gameplay way above the character.
I disagree with this statement completely. The 2d plat that had excessive sales were all bundled. The only 2d plat that has SOLD more than 8 mill and wasn't bundled is Super Mario 3 (in my opinion the best mario game ever) The rest of the 2d mario games sold on par with the 3d plats
How else can you explain the huge difference in sales between 2D and 3D Mario platformers, other than consumers being aware of what they are buying and knowing that the games aren't about Mario, but rather their content? Quality isn't the issue, because Mario games are the best in both categories, 2D and 3D platforming.
When talking about 2d and 3d mario's as a whole, bundling is the difference. As far as NSMB & MG a lack of 2d plat is as good a reason as any, maybe NSMB is just more fun, I don't know
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