Battle of the Titans: What was more influential to the gaming industry, Mario 64 or GTA3?

[MikeRox]

However there were open world games before GTA 3, there weren't any 3D titles at the time with the control mechanics of Mario 64, before that 3D titles still controlled as if they were 2D.

Mario ran in the direction you pointed the analogue stick. (i.e. holding fully left, meant he ran fully left in relation to where the camera was) prior to this, holding left turned your character on the spot in the right direction. It was pretty much the first 3rd person title with 3D controls.