Can Mario ever be cool again?

[zorg1000]

prayformojo said:

zorg1000 said:

There are a bunch of games that people enjoy but won't buy a $300-400 console specifically to play it. Being down with MK could simply mean playing it at a friends house who does own it.

And yes many teenage boys would be caught playing it, I was a teenager just a few short years ago, I was a bit of a jock/popular in high school and most of my friends did enjoy Mario Kart, it doesn't mean they always bought a console specifically to play it but they still enjoyed the game nonetheless.

Why would they not buy a Wii-U then? If teenagers love Nintendo games, why aren't they buying Nintendo consoles? I'm being serious here. I just don't get it.

Nobody said anything about Nintendo games, our entire conversation is strickly about one single series, Mario Kart. For one, a single game is not enough for most people to spend $300 on a console. Also like I said they enjoy, that doesn't necessarily mean they are a huge fan of it, being able to play it casually every once in a while at a friend or family members house may be enough for them.

I'm sure there are plenty things u enjoy but that doesn't mean u are willing to spend a few hundred dollars for it. I'll give an example, a bit of an extreme example but it should get my point across. I enjoy eating toast for breakfast, I eat it at least 1-2 times a week. If toasters cost $300 would i buy one just to eat toast? No, not at all. If I was at a friend or family members house that had a toaster and offered me toast, would i accept? Hell yeah I would.

Just because somebody enjoys or likes something, it doesn't necessarily mean they will own it.