Mario 64 has significantly smaller stages with far less platforming than Mario 3D World. You probably should replay that game to see how small and narrow in scope it is nowadays.
But of the sequel would have a grander scope. Like BK -> BT
Mario 64 has significantly smaller stages with far less platforming than Mario 3D World. You probably should replay that game to see how small and narrow in scope it is nowadays.
I think the real problem here is that more and more children are growing up without Mario.
Yeah but what does it say right above it?
It's a problem that has been happening for a while, the numbers were just the trigger point. Considering the fact that the series was more recognized than Mickey at one point, titles "Doing well" is a bit of a downgrade, don't you think?
I'd say Mario is still far more recognizable than Mickey Mouse.
Go to any retail store and you'll see Mario clothes, toys, pillows, blankets, towels, posters, ect.
It's not an American company.Some gibberish that wasn't on the North American release!
But not as many as Angry Birds or Skylanders. People indoctrinate their kids on things like that because they offer things that other stuff doesn't. The few that are buying those things are parents relying on memories of their childhood. Where as with Mickey/Supes, the portrayals shown now rarely rely on nostalgia. Do you see Mickey constantly driving a steamboat? Do you see Superman relying on Gold/Silver age tropes? But with Mario, the series constantly utilizes the 8-bit sprites as if they are the greatest stuff.
It's the console, not the game or brand.
Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, New Super Mario Bros 2 all did good numbers.
Not amazing, but good numbers.
Mario is far from dead.
Wii U is far from life.
It's not an American company.
This, really. Starve people a bit and they'll readily flock to Mario (nevermind that it's a long tail seller anyway) but in the mean time grow new IPs. Try to find something that excites people and gets their interest again, and don't forget a lot of the appeal for New Super Mario Bros was that it was a new 2D Mario after about a decade and a half of not having that, just 3D Marios and offshoots.How about a break? Let other IPs shine. I'm getting sick of Mario this, Mario that, day in and day out.
Hey OP, are you still trying to go for that disgruntled ex-Nintendo fanboy reputation?
No, not for much longer based upon the slew of threads!
Either way, my initial post was in jest. Nintendo needs to make a a decent Mario title that appeals to me, that's just for me and seemingly many others based upon sales.
Either way, my initial post was in jest. Nintendo needs to make a a decent Mario title that appeals to me, that's just for me and seemingly many others based upon sales.
They did. It's just on a failing console. The sales of 3DWorld are in no way an indictment of the game. I don't see how anybody could see that.
3D Land sold amazingly well.
The premise of this thread is flawed.
Maybe a real Super Mario Bros sequel. Not sure if you'd call it SMB4 or SMB5 (in case SMBWorld = SMB4 for you)
Japan and its crazy numbering schemes.That's just Super Mario World.