Nintendo does a range of games. They treat Mario as a mascot and stick him in a range of games. They use Mario in this manner a lot actually. They will release a sports title, and use Mario and other characters they have in it. They come up with a fighting game and Mario is it. I wouldn't be surprised if they do an FPS some day and Mario is in it. Then, if this title takes off, they will have a series of games, with Mario in the name, or something else.
BUT... here we go, Nintendo does this, and people end up hating on Nintendo because Mario is it? Why the hating on Mario? I don't get it at all. Can someone explain why the hating on it? It isn't like Nintendo doesn't develop other characters either. They did push Wario, for example, and the Warioware stuff spawned a number of new characters. You also have the latest with Miis. But, in a flagship title, they have Mario, irregardless of the genre, why the hate?
