Mario had the same move by the way

Luigi rules. I am anxiously awaiting another game that he gets to be the main character

 Yes. Have him, perhaps, be all, "I'm SICK of you getting all the attention, Mario!"

then it turns out he's been under mind-control or something (so as to not tarnish Luigi's reputation with Daisy and the lot)

 then, Mario breaks the mind-control (with Luigi as an epic pseudo-finalboss), and from that point in the game on, you can play as Luigi OR Mario, and many stars will require you to switch between the two (as Luigi can jump higher and stuff).

That would be amazing, and it would bring Luigi back into the limelight.

A nice twist to a Mario game, would be a game that Luigi has to save Daisy.

 I agree. I'd even go so far as to say that the Toadstool Brigade should get their own title after seeing how great they were in SMG.

Instead of racing that Mario doppleganger for stars in SMG, Nintendo should've had us racing against Luigi. It would've been some sort of friendly rivalry situation or something. I'd respect Luigi more if he offered me a challenge.


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They could always make more new IPs but why on earth would they drop Mario completely?  Sure he's been around forever but he's been great forever.  SMG is currently the 2nd highest rated game of all time on GR and considering how certain review sites have gotten really stingy to build up a 'hardcore' image for hits that is quite an accomplishment indeed.  It's been recieving GOTY awards from several notable sites in this generation where the Wii gets ragged on for having substandard graphics simply because it excels in a what a game should excel at.  GAMEPLAY!  Dropping Mario would only help to enrage customers who are expecting the next great Mario platformer.  

Judging by your name and avatar you are a FF fan.  I could ask why Square doesn't completely drop FF.  That franchise is quite tired as well.  You know why Square doesn't though?  They will completely change characters, create new stories every game and whatnot but the name will still be Final Fantasy for one reason.  Brand recognition.  RPG fans grew up with FF and will always flock to the next FF.  Plenty of video gamers grew up playing Mario throughout the years and they understand that each Mario platformer has a certain guarantee of quality to it so they will flock to it for another platforming adventure.

That said that same quality doesn't neccessarily extend to the Mario Party franchise which is slipping every iteration.  Yet MP8 still sold millions due to brand name so of course Nintendo being a business will take advantage of that and put out MP9 this year.  And that's an extremely smart business decision.  If they know calling it something else like "Steve's Party" instead of Mario Party or just dropping it altogether will lose them tremendous sales why on earth would they do such a thing? 

well......from the Mario characters....the one i hate the most, after Wario, is Mario!!

i like Toad and Yoshi the most.... ;p

It's such a shame Toad is not included in Super Smash or Olympic Games..... :(

*WOW, the animation on the above signature is the best ever!!! :p 

i feel your sentiment. Luigi was always my favorite. I purposely played 2nd player in Super Mario Bros so i could play w/ luigi. Luigi was my favorite player in SMB2. Since then I have felt robbed that he is never an available player. Really pisses me off.

Now, not only is he not a player, but he is gimped and a huge wussy.