Eh I can't complain, and if I did play a new Mario game every few months it wouldn't make Mario games special anymore. I would rather wait and know that it will be top dog instead of play one through and rush it so I can pick the next one up etc. Also, Blue3 I think you need to pick up another Mario game. You will change your mind.

Maybe the reason why Mario is the greatest mascot of all time is because Nintendo took their time to make their games. Sega rushed most of the Sonic games, which is why they were never as good.

I don't know why you think it's a problem...

I'd rather have one or two major Mario games per console if it means only the highest quality.

True, but there is no excuse for having no new Mario platformer for the Gameboy Color, and Gameboy Advance.

Super Mario Bros. and even SMB3 took a lot less work to produce than Mario 64 or Sunshine. You could crank out an SMB3 in several months to a year, but a Mario 64? Yeah, they could use the same engine for a sequel, but you still have to create all those 3D worlds and bring them to life. Instead, Nintendo produced Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. I think they could've chosen to do another 3D Mario instead of another 3D Zelda (I would have preferred it, actually), but that's not how it happened.

I agree though, I wish there were more stellar platformers. Nintendo's development resources aren't infinite, though, and one of those resources is time.

@Alex: The Game Boy Color was just a proxy for the Advance anyway, but there should definitely have been a GBA Mario.  I mean they graced the GBA with TWO Metroid games, and the N64 didn't get any!

In general I agree, but what's Mario Party's excuse for milking the franchise?

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"True, but there is no excuse for having no new Mario platformer for the Gameboy Color, and Gameboy Advance."

Those were the years of the Pokemon.

And also I'd like to add...it doesn't matter anymore....we have DSs and Wiis now, and plenty of games coming I'm sure.

The reason they didnt release more Mario platformers is because they would end up turning out like mario party. I mean, come on, there are arlready 8 Mario Parties and Mario Party has been around half as long as Mario Platformers. And with each Mario Party, the games get worse.

Not really. If you check the reviews, they're mixed.