Nintendo is overkilling it a bit lately. I wish their Mario games were only ever so slightly less kiddy.
Super Mario 64 on N64 was a fun game kids and adults could play. It was clearly designed for an E (Everybody) audience. Although super Mario Galaxy is just as fun, the less intimidating looking Bowser, and soft tones (less scary lava levels, characters with huge eyes) really ruin the games if you ask me.
Same goes with Mario Kart. on the DS, SNES, and N64, all the tracks are very technical, and all the menu's, weapons, and sprites are design to be practical and moderatly serious. Now Mario Kart games are just way too hecktic, race tracks aren't as focused on track design, but on Visual ques. Things from a Chomp Chomp on a chain, to bouncy mushrooms.
So, I think that Mario should be just a little less kiddy. The image Mario gave up to and including the N64 was fine, same with Zelda and Pokemon. However now, in an attempt to appeal to a larger audience, or an audience which would normally not game, Nintendo has simplified the visuals too much. Mario games should be the games which mush the system, not games designed to appeal to non-gamers. They have some of the best platforming mechanics around, why ruin it with a bad cover? Why can't Bowser be intimidating again?
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