HylianSwordsman on 13 June 2014
Nope, it was a genius idea. Like they said in the digital event, the characters were decided afterwards because they were the best fit. Mario characters are only used when there really is no best fit, such as with Mario Party or Mario Kart. Mario turning into a blooper just isn't as good as the squid themed character design in Splatoon. I do still kind of want Mario Paintball, but I don't need it anytime soon after this reveal, and I don't want it to be ANYTHING like Splatoon, because Splatoon is unique and deserves to keep its identity.
