| Goddbless said: True. Mario didn't have tons of personality in the beginning. I'd say maybe around Mario 3 he actually came into his own as a character. Imagine Sonic coming out now? I think marketing helped those characters a lot as well. These new characters don't stand a chance on a small budget. |
I honestly saw this with many a mascot besides just Mario, like with B&K, Conker, Gex, Bubsy and even Sir fortesque (his head being the memorable part since his entire body is covered in average medieval armor).
Marketing the currently popular mascots back in the day certainly helped, more so than the elast popular oens today which are either forgotten or have a small cult following.
The new characters will either hit it big with a specific crowd or just remain small with a cult following (unless you're a F2P mobile game that has some adorable looking mascot like the one from Cut the rope).
Mankind, in its arrogance and self-delusion, must believe they are the mirrors to God in both their image and their power. If something shatters that mirror, then it must be totally destroyed.
