7 Franchises That need to Die

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Bodhesatva said:

Actually, guys, he doesn't even say that Mario games are bad. In fact, he implicitly admits many of them are very good: "We wouldn't ask Disney to euthanize Mickey Mouse, and Mario doesn't need to disappear either."

His problem is entirely with the fact that there are so many Mario games. He just wants new Nintendo characters. My guess is that he'd be completely fine with Super Mario Kart and Super Smash Brothers if they happened to feature other characters. It isn't that Mario games are bad, it's just that he's personally tired of seeing Mario, whether his games are good or not.

I'm not saying that's a fair argument, I'm just saying that's what he's saying.  

You're absolutely right. But what he says, is something i don't understand. Usually the thing he was saying, only means he haven't played the games. One of the reasons why Mario franchise is so strong is because people know what to expect from Mario games. Game being "Mario game" means good gameplay for fun, something that isn't meant to be taken seriously (maybe with the exception of Smash Bros.). There's no realism in Mario games and it's never have even been the intention in Mario games. With Mario games you know what you get and they still surprise you. If the Mario games would be made with some other characters, and with different franchise, you'd always would have to wonder what kind of game is it. Think of it, how many would have expected different kind of game, if Strikers would have been just Strikers Charged Football instead of Mario Strikers Charged Football. And if Nintendo would be milking the franchise, it would propably have been dead for ages. I'm not arguing you, i was just trying to give a view why i see his way of thinking flawed. @Ion-storm: Since we talk about Nintendo, i would have them both, a new IP and a new game in Mario series. You see, Nintendo makes both, sequels (which by the way are in many occasions more different to their predecessors than most companies new IP:s) and new IP:s.