By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

The list is basically an amalgamation of the most whored out mascots in the industry. Mario most certainly fits the bill. You might love Mario to death, but remember every rehash of the Mario license in another form is another reason Nintendo doesn't have to develop new characters, and more importantly creative franchises. Mario might be in some great games, but he is also in some of the outright worst games to grace the market place.

Look at the some of the fat plumbers past employments. Mario does not result in a good game. Actually it often results in a bad game, or a game most of us wouldn't be caught dead playing. By all means take a look at his past exploits. I think the author is correct Mario is far too exploited, and while you might say Mario Kart, or Brawl. Let me ask you this would the game in some way be worse without Mario at the helm.

A quality game is a quality game even if Mario isn't smeared all over it.