| IcaroRibeiro said: I agree Nintendo make shit tons of money from this cash grabs 2D Marios, that's why they are still making it However, Mario Kart 8 deluxe sold three times more than the original game for Wii U, meaning public stills THIRSTY for a Mario Kart, no matter if it's a port or not. It's clear that while there is still a huge market for 2D Mario, this market is just not as big as it used to be. I think a brand new 2D Mario game will sell better than a U Deluxe, and yes more than Mario Maker too, but I don't see 2D Mario been as dominant as in the past when they easily outsold their 3D counterparts, so I see 2D Mario's relevance slowly disappearing with time and becoming a more niche game, while the A-list Mario games from now will be wither 3D Marios or other Mario's series (like Mario Kart) |
I agree that 2D Mario's influence and popularity is waning compared to 3D Mario. Part of this I think is because of the rise of indie games, a lot of which are 2D games. There's lots of cool 2D platformers to choose from now with unique concepts, so 2D Mario stands out less than it used to.
But also I wouldn't compare MK8D to NSMBU:D. MK8D was the second big title for the system, and so was fully accepted as THE Mario Kart of the Switch. NSMBU:D was kinda just thrown out there a couple weeks after the holidays last year as just another title in the library. I don't think anyone would expect NSMBU:D to sell like crazy, and yet it still might end up at 10 million. I consider those crazy sales for it. A brand new 2D Mario game would likely sell 15+ million. Less than Odyssey absolutely, but the success of NSMBU:D shows that a new 2D Mario game would be a mega seller as well. I'm surprised at how well NSMBU has sold on Switch, while surprised how low Mario Maker sales are so far. Mario Maker looks like it'll end up around NSMBU at maybe just over 10 million. I really thought it would be more like a 15 million seller. Hopefully this update helps boost sales though.
