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

[LordTheNightKnight]

Famine said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

Famine said:

Using and reusing the same character? No.

BULLSHIT! Nintendo has RRECORD PROFITS! Do your damn research!

Can you name me one game developer that has used one character in as many games?

The point is that they DID use a character, but that they TRIED. Square uses Chobcobo in quite a few FF spinoffs, even a Mario Kart clone. You honestly think this isn't an attempt at making a popular character? Or what about Sonic? Mega Man? The Street Fighter series, and the King of Fighters series?

Those games may not be as much as those with Mario, but that's because they DON'T SELL AS WELL. If any of those sold a million copies over half the time, they WOULD be as used as Mario.

 

Jeez! First, take a pill Robocop!

Second, I totally forgot about Sonic (And I even mentioned him in an earlier post!). Also, the Chocobos maybe had 2 games at most where the games revolved around them,

There are more than two. Again, do the research. 

and Mega Man, while multiple in the franchise, only appeared in one franchise that took him out of his world: Capcom vs. series.

Out of his world? What kind of criterion is that? NO DEVELOPER uses that criterion. The fact is that the OFFICIAL Mega Man games are pretty numerous, and infamous for that.

As for Street Fighter and King of Fighters, yeah, I agree, those franchises just keep on coming and are becoming jaded, and there are numerous other franchises that are still being continued that I can list, but the fact still remains that you are not seeing Ryu or Iori outside of the fighting genre.

So it's the fact that Mario is used in various generes that is the problem? When has that EVER been a law of game design?

Afterall, isn't that the whole reason for this discussion: Mario appearing in games that are really running the gamet?

NO! The discussion was HOW MANY SOLD A MILLION. Or do you mean your discussion, which NOT UNTIL THIS POST did you use ANY words indicating it was the multiple generes that was bothering you.