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JGarret on 17 August 2013

If there had been no Mario, I´m not even sure Nintendo would be a powerhouse, don´t know if they would be making consoles.

Some people call Nintendo 'the house that Mario built' for a reason.



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pokoko on 17 August 2013
richardhutnik said:
pokoko said:

Oh, well, goodness, you've certainly brought the proof yourself.  The basis of your claim is what, exactly?  I don't even remember Mario being the focus of NES advertising.  Look, I'm sorry if this hurts your feelings but Mario didn't spring straight from Nintendo's loins as popular as he is today.  The NES would have been huge even if Excitebike or Donkey Kong had been the pack-in.  It was the combination of so much fun and interesting stuff that made the NES a success.

The Colecovision has Donkey Kong as a pack-in.  Not sure you can say Donkey Kong is the big deal.  Super Mario Bros. had to do something of interest to people, that got it interested.  To deny that Super Mario Bros. wasn't significant is pushing it.

Oh, dear lord.  Look, I'm sorry, it was all Mario.  No one cared about any of the other games, right from the start, even before anyone had played a single NES, everyone only cared about Mario.  All the rest of the games combined were complete failures.  There you go.



Moren on 17 August 2013
pokoko said:

Oh, dear lord.  Look, I'm sorry, it was all Mario.  No one cared about any of the other games, right from the start, even before anyone had played a single NES, everyone only cared about Mario.  All the rest of the games combined were complete failures.  There you go.

So mature.



Frogger on 17 August 2013

Mario was sold as a pack in for the NES after the NES was launched and sold 40 million. Mario saved the industry. The NES was his vehicle. R.O.B. was his driver.



pokoko on 17 August 2013
morenoingrato said:
pokoko said:

Oh, dear lord.  Look, I'm sorry, it was all Mario.  No one cared about any of the other games, right from the start, even before anyone had played a single NES, everyone only cared about Mario.  All the rest of the games combined were complete failures.  There you go.

So mature.

No, just tired of this.  I hate this whole, massive butt-hurt thing with Nintendo fanboys if you say the slightest thing negative about Mario, then you have to deal those rushing to attack, like you with this meaningless post which adds nothing at all to the discussion.  I know I'm not going to win against a whole hord of you because it will never end.  So you want to come in at the tail end to keep the fight going?  And you think that's mature?  Hah.



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DerpSandwich on 17 August 2013

Never been a huge fan of Mario. It's all about Zelda and now Pikmin for me. I've definitely loved the 3D titles, but Ocarina can make a Nintendo fan out of almost anyone all by itself.



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curl-6 on 17 August 2013
pokoko said:
morenoingrato said:
pokoko said:

Oh, dear lord.  Look, I'm sorry, it was all Mario.  No one cared about any of the other games, right from the start, even before anyone had played a single NES, everyone only cared about Mario.  All the rest of the games combined were complete failures.  There you go.

So mature.

No, just tired of this.  I hate this whole, massive butt-hurt thing with Nintendo fanboys if you say the slightest thing negative about Mario, then you have to deal those rushing to attack, like you with this meaningless post which adds nothing at all to the discussion.  I know I'm not going to win against a whole hord of you because it will never end.  So you want to come in at the tail end to keep the fight going?  And you think that's mature?  Hah.

So you're calling us "fanboys" because we disagree with you? Nice.

I'd say you're demonstrating more "butthurt"than anyone in this discussion with your two posts quoted here.



pokoko on 17 August 2013
curl-6 said:
pokoko said:

No, just tired of this.  I hate this whole, massive butt-hurt thing with Nintendo fanboys if you say the slightest thing negative about Mario, then you have to deal those rushing to attack, like you with this meaningless post which adds nothing at all to the discussion.  I know I'm not going to win against a whole hord of you because it will never end.  So you want to come in at the tail end to keep the fight going?  And you think that's mature?  Hah.

So you're calling us "fanboys" because we disagree with you? Nice.

I'd say you're demonstrating more "butthurt"than anyone in this discussion with your two posts quoted here.

Ah, another one.  Nope, not calling anyone a fanboy for disagreeing, I'm calling people who get offended because someone says something negative about Mario ... actually, what the hell, it's right up there in my post.  Did you even read it?



theRepublic on 17 August 2013
pokoko said:
morenoingrato said:
pokoko said:

Oh, dear lord.  Look, I'm sorry, it was all Mario.  No one cared about any of the other games, right from the start, even before anyone had played a single NES, everyone only cared about Mario.  All the rest of the games combined were complete failures.  There you go.

So mature.

No, just tired of this.  I hate this whole, massive butt-hurt thing with Nintendo fanboys if you say the slightest thing negative about Mario, then you have to deal those rushing to attack, like you with this meaningless post which adds nothing at all to the discussion.  I know I'm not going to win against a whole hord of you because it will never end.  So you want to come in at the tail end to keep the fight going?  And you think that's mature?  Hah.

When you say ridiculous crap like "new IPs don't sell hardware", you have to expect to be called out on it.



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curl-6 on 17 August 2013
pokoko said:
curl-6 said:
pokoko said:

No, just tired of this.  I hate this whole, massive butt-hurt thing with Nintendo fanboys if you say the slightest thing negative about Mario, then you have to deal those rushing to attack, like you with this meaningless post which adds nothing at all to the discussion.  I know I'm not going to win against a whole hord of you because it will never end.  So you want to come in at the tail end to keep the fight going?  And you think that's mature?  Hah.

So you're calling us "fanboys" because we disagree with you? Nice.

I'd say you're demonstrating more "butthurt"than anyone in this discussion with your two posts quoted here.

Ah, another one.  Nope, not calling anyone a fanboy for disagreeing, I'm calling people who get offended because someone says something negative about Mario ... actually, what the hell, it's right up there in my post.  Did you even read it?

Who got offended, though? All I see is people disagreeing with your points and you getting worked up.

And you are aware that calling people "fanboys" (which you just admitted you did) is not permitted on this site, aren't you?