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TWRoO on 13 February 2012
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kain_kusanagi said:
TWRoO said:
kain_kusanagi said:
I think Master Chief, Lara Croft, Sonic, and Gordan Freeman are here to stay. These games may not always be hits or have as many releases as Nintendo's but they have all proven their staying power and dedicated fan bases.

They are all pretty old already IMO. Obviously not quite Mario's age but Sonic is 20, Croft is 15, Freeman is 13 and Chief is 10.

I don't think they are here to stay in the same way Mario is (Mario own't die until Nintendo dies) but Sonic and Croft will almost definately reach Mario's current age of 30. Chief is very probable too. I don't know about Freeman. He'll definately still be popular but whether there will still be new half-life games then I'm not sure.

They age and staying power is proof they can stick around. Sure Mario and Zelda kind of have that timeless Disney feel, but that's not the only way to maintain popularity. I think there will always be Half-Life and Halo games. Tomb Raider and Sonic looked to be out for the count, but they bounced back. There's room in peoples hearts for more than Nintendo.

Yeah I agree. Still not sure about the future of Half-Life (though as it seems to be 6+ years between major releases I guess there wouldn't have to be many games released for Freeman to reach 30)

What I was saying is that while I do think Sonic/Croft/Chief will last a long while yet... Mario literally won't die unless Nintendo does, wheras I think the people behind franchises like Halo and Half-Life will move on.