Lots of Wii generation folks, eh? I'm more old school.
My first Mario games were probably, on real N64 console and behind a CRT TV with VHS tapes below, Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Kart, and Super Smash Bros. (Mario-related), but I didn't play the platformers, just watched my...
i'm not sure if it's unpopular (especially if you're a minority especially a woman playing these games with mic on), it just seems like a matter of preference
creative open-ended games such as minecraft, sims, and animal crossing remain extremely popular. it's same for coop games like left 4...
if you think nintendo's 60 buck 2d platformer is too expensive but want to pirate it because it never drops in price, go for it
on the other hand, if you think that's a good value and wanna buy it, go for it
btw I'm not judging you if you do think it's a good value, i just personally don't...
Partner in Time's legacy is elevating Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to co-star status imo, and showing off cute fan art of Mario and Luigi taking care of the two; the rest of the game's plot works but I personally don't think it should be basis of another game nor do I think it necessarily needs to...
I forgot to include two games, but both Super Mario Party (albeit with a very tacky cover) and Mario Party Superstars have also some of my favorite visuals from all Mario games.
Super Mario Party is the game with the realistic steak after all.
It also has one of my favorite Mario player...
And if you're gonna protest why not just reuse Beanbean Kingdom, why it has to be this way, why is there an essentialist approach to these locales, consider this: if you wanna expand on existing kingdoms then why not just expand on Mushroom Kingdom. That diabolical eldritch locale has still a...
There are some benefits to adding single purpose rpg rando nobodies to more games but their fatal downside is the fact that they're single purpose rpg rando nobodies in a game.