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Who's more recognizable?

Mario 553 82.78%
 
Luigi 2 0.30%
 
Pac-Man 65 9.73%
 
Sonic 9 1.35%
 
Crash 5 0.75%
 
Spyro 1 0.15%
 
Snake 11 1.65%
 
Other 22 3.29%
 
Total:668
Ganoncrotch on 06 August 2013
BasilZero said:

Mario or Pikachu.

No one else comes close - not even Master Chief or Pac-man.


The majority of casual/non gamers wouldn't know who Master Chief was if it was on a list like this, he's often refered to as either "halo" or "the guy from halo" by my bro and sis in law, annoys the piss outta me.

Would agree with you tho, Mario not only has his games and the first letter of his name on his cap to help non gamers remember his name, but Pikachu also has the anime and movies which millions of kids and adults who never played a game boy in their lives have seen. I w ouldn't dare guess which of those 2 is more recognisable but yeah no one else is close to it. Heck some gamers would have difficulty telling Solid Snake and his father in MGS3 apart.... hmmmm confusion with your own brand, genius.



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Ganoncrotch on 06 August 2013
Vetteman94 said:
MDMAlliance said:
Vetteman94 said:
MDMAlliance said:

Why must so many people here think so narrowly?  
You should look again at your choice of words, it has NOTHING to do with your "thinking."  

And Pacman isn't seen outside of gaming as much as Mario is, especially now.  Pacman is more or less a relic than he was over a decade ago.  Of course he still exists, but you have to be joking yourself if you think pacman is being advertised in and out of gaming more than Mario is currently.

So, the real issue here is that if we assume that the proportion of how many people know pacman over mario is the same everywhere as it is in America, then there's really no telling for sure if pacman or mario is more recognizable.  What you were saying is that there is no doubt it's pacman and anyone who thinks differently is wrong.  The data you're pulling from doesn't necessarily say that.  

Also, whenever a source says it comes from a poll, you have to question whether or not that poll had statistical bias within the data.  It's something even professionals have trouble with.

I have been asking myself the same question for each of your replies to me. 

Even now Mario isnt as relevant as he used to be, I would argue that currently Pikachu is more recognized specifically for the under 13 crowd .  Maybe 10 years ago it was Mario.  

And they way they did the poll was they showed gamings most iconic characters.  And you had to select the ones you recoginized.  Pretty simple poll.  Don't see how there could be much in the way of bias.  But if thats how you want to discredit it.  


Have you even taken a statistics class in your life?  It sounds like you haven't considering you didn't understand what I meant by "bias."  Go ahead and google "statistical bias" and read up on what you find.  You'll see what I mean.  

Yes I have,  and I know what it means. And I stand by what i said.   

Now you are attacking my education. Brilliant.  

Is there anything else you would like to question of mine? My spelling  or grammar perhaps?  Maybe  my choice of music?

This poll was about who was the most recognizable, you admit that 10 years ago the big face would be Mario in the under 13 year olds? well okie then do you think everyone who was 13 years old 10 years ago has died since? I think you'll find they're infact 23 and will still recognize who Mario



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MDMAlliance on 06 August 2013
Vetteman94 said:
MDMAlliance said:
Have you even taken a statistics class in your life?  It sounds like you haven't considering you didn't understand what I meant by "bias."  Go ahead and google "statistical bias" and read up on what you find.  You'll see what I mean.  

Yes I have,  and I know what it means. And I stand by what i said.   

Now you are attacking my education. Brilliant.  

Is there anything else you would like to question of mine? My spelling  or grammar perhaps?  Maybe  my choice of music?


If you knew what it meant, it means you intentionally took the word "bias" in the wrong way just to make me seem like an idiot.

Also, claiming I'm attacking your education is a lie and trying to direct the attention elsewhere.  Is it really attacking your education if I ask if you have ever taken a statistics class?  Because clearly you made it seem like you haven't.  

Your last part there, you're obviously baiting.  You seem too stubborn to ever admit when you're wrong.  Unlike you, I actually looked up your claim before responding to it.  Unlike you, I actually evaluate the evidence.  Unlike you, I don't try to veer off topic when things don't go as planned.



RenCutypoison on 06 August 2013

Pacman is not recognizable by children.

I would go with Pikachu, even if most people know him from the anime.

Mario is mostly recognize by gamers, many non gamers can't recognize it as well as pikachu.



ktay95 on 06 August 2013
ganoncrotch said:

 Heck some gamers would have difficulty telling Solid Snake and his father in MGS3 apart.... hmmmm confusion with your own brand, genius.

oh come on thats easy, one has an eye patch because he is so much more bad ass



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painmaster212 on 06 August 2013

http://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=pikachu%2CMario#q=pikachu%2C%20Mario&cmpt=q

http://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=pikachu%2CMario#q=Pacman%2C%20%20Mario&cmpt=q

Case closed! Oh and btw heres the final nail in that coffin

http://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=pikachu%2CMario#q=Pokemon%2C%20%20Mario&cmpt=q



danasider on 06 August 2013

Mario by a landslide. He's one of the most iconic characters period and is more recognizable than Mickey Mouse in many countries.

But Pikachu would definitely be in the conversation for second. Don't know why he's not on the poll. Him or Pac-Man for second place. Pac-Man isn't as popular as Pikachu in this day and age, but he's long been associated with video games for just about any casual so it'd be close. Emulated and original versions of Pac-Man on the pc and smartphones are played probably almost as much as Tetris and Solitaire and the Pac-Man music, sound effects, and image are pretty iconic in popular culture.



TheBlackNaruto on 06 August 2013
Vetteman94 said:

I have been asking myself the same question for each of your replies to me. 

Even now Mario isnt as relevant as he used to be, I would argue that currently Pikachu is more recognized specifically for the under 13 crowd .  Maybe 10 years ago it was Mario.  

And they way they did the poll was they showed gamings most iconic characters.  And you had to select the ones you recoginized.  Pretty simple poll.  Don't see how there could be much in the way of bias.  But if thats how you want to discredit it.  


I have seen your replies and I can see where you are coming from and THIS is the ONLY post that I seem to have a issue with.

Only because you say Pac-man is the most recognizable character.

But in this post you say that you feel that Pikachu is more recognized than even Mario due to Mario not being as relevant as Pikachu is now. Yet Pacman really hasn't been "relevant" in like over 20 or 30 years. I guess I am confused because you say Mario is not as relevant as he was 10 years ago and has been surpassed by Pikachu so that makes Pikachu more recognizable. Yet Pacman is who has not been relevant in over 20 years is more recognizable than both. It is like you are contradicting yourself here.

Other than that good points!



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kupomogli on 06 August 2013

Mario. Anyone who hasn't been living under a rock is guaranteed to know who Mario is. Gamer or not.



danasider on 06 August 2013
RenCutypoison said:
Pacman is not recognizable by children.

I would go with Pikachu, even if most people know him from the anime.

Mario is mostly recognize by gamers, many non gamers can't recognize it as well as pikachu.


How do you figure Mario is mostly recognized by gamers?

The following is  my conjecture, but I respectfully disagree.  Even if people don't play his games, his image is engrained in popular culture.  He's synonymous with video gaming, but outsiders know his theme song, sound effects and image (used in everything from movies to songs to ring tones and just about any form of popular media).  A lot of non-gamers think of his face when they think of video games in general so even if they don't play games, they are quite aware of him.  It's like claiming just because you don't watch the NBA, you don't know who Michael Jordan is.  Grandmothers, busnessman, children...all demographics know Mario just like they do Michael Jordan.

Pikachu is arguably second though for the reasons you said.  In my honest opinion of course, but painmaster212 posted links to google trends and Mario not only beats Pac-Man and Pikachu handily, he beats out Pokemon altogether.  And Google has like 90% of websearch traffic so these numbers reflect worldwide trends, not just America's or gamers.