I'm not sure what they'd do with Mario. Unless they explored a different aspect of the Mario franchise altogether. How would one make a Mario hack n slash game? Perhaps if they...aha! A Bowser hack and slash game! The heroes and princess of the mushroom kingdom are ALL kidnapped and it's up to Bowser to drive off a greater threat. You can play as Bowser, Bowser Jr. or any of the Koopalings. They have their claws after all, and wands, and that paintbrush, and you could expand the characters further to give them each a fighting style. Bowser could turn into Giga Bowser with a powerup, and wreck shit even faster, the first canon appearance of Giga Bowser. And then the Koopalings and Bowser Junior could get Giga forms.
I mean...maybe...you know...that might work. Let's wait and see if Hyrule Warriors is any good first.











