I dunno Im 25 and I dont think mario is for kids. Its for everyone. I mean Simpsons or Sponge bob is also not only for kinds it might look like it is but its not. People should stop thinking about that anything with color or anything cute is for kids.
What is with the Gremlins? Cute yes for kids hell no the will kill you.
And IMHO Mario does not really need a story since its a platformer its some sort of a puzzler like Tetris or something but with the difference that in Mario the levels are the puzzles and you solve them by reaching the levels end.
It just needs your skill no real story. Thats also why its seperate levels with no real connection to another level. Its simply a collection of platformer levels. The story is a nice thing and its okay the way it is.
When mario turns into a real advernture game then we can demand a real story. As long as thats not the case its okay the way it is
P.S.
the only thing about mario I dont like is that New Super Mario does not evolve at all i have the DS version and the Wii version became boring thats why I wont buy the 3ds version or WiiU version. Sure the 3ds version changed some stuff but for me this IP is dead and they need to convince me that im not going to buy the same game a third time. NSMB Is to much of the same and I also have enough of its music.. I want changes like SMB 1 2 and 3 every games was completely different in music design etc
