What if Super Mario 64 was a failure?

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HomokHarcos said:

Many franchises did not make a very good jump from 2D to 3D, and it ended several of the franchises. Fortunately for Nintendo, they released Super Mario 64 with universal acclaim. It was seen as a very successful move, and Nintendo would follow it successfully with other franchises such as Zelda and Metroid in the future.

However, what if Mario 64 wasn't such as a great game, and it was terrible? What if it was like the new Sonic games, where would the Mario franchise be now?

Mario is too big for a single failure as has been shown. They'd try it again and eventually succeed like they did. Might actually be better.