Will any of today's gaming heroes match the lifespan of Mario?

[Mr Khan]

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.

I would question Croft's continuing relevance.