Mario games are 12 for 12 this gen -- All million-sellers

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Famine said:

TWRoO said:
Mario = win because he is in some incredible games.

And i find it funny when people keep complaining about Nintendo re-hashing characters when other developers seem to re-hash whole games (but with new characters)

I do think Mario has seen too much though. (Mario baseball?)

In one year, the Wii has saw 5 games with Mario in it, and there still will be more (Although SSB should get the freebie as it includes other Nintendo greats and is just an awesome franchise).

Can you tell me what characters have been almost overused to such a capacity from Sony and Microsoft?

I don't think it matters. Reused characters don't matter unless the gameplay is overly reused like Street Fighter 2. If it's a good game who cares if it's Mario, Crash Bandicoot or those two guys from Urban Fight... so long as the gameplay stays fresh.