I'd love to see any of the classics return, but my all-time wishlist includes:
Tryclyde (no surprise there, huh?)
Cobrats
Sabasa the Witch
King Totomesu
Cackletta
Kammy Koopa
That's basically how I see it too. Just because the Blue Toad doesn't have glasses in the NSMB games doesn't mean he isn't the same, just different artistic depiction.
I definitely see Captain Toad as being the original Toad we all know and love, since he has the red cap (and hangs out with...
I got Mario Party 10 and the Toad amiibo today. I've only tested out MP10 briefly (my friends and I are having a "Mario Party party" later), but I have to say... amiibo party is dull as hell.
Re: Top 9 Mario RPG's
My ranking:
1 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
2 - Paper Mario
3 - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
4 - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
5 - Super Paper Mario
6 - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
7 - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
8 - Paper Mario: Sticker...
Blooper is pretty popular, and is a classic Mario enemy. Spike isn't very cute, nor was he in the original game. Hell, I'd take Chargin' Chuck over Spike.
At least with previous Bowser minions, they chose ones that people actually like (magikoopa, shy guy, blooper). I honestly can't think of anyone who would be excited that Spike is playable.
I was replaying Mario Party 4 and 6 today... 4 isn't nearly as bad as I remember it being. I didn't really like the complete randomness of the stages (like on the Koopa Troopa Beach stage, there was no way to tell if Ukiki was going to let you go up or down with the banana peel). It had some...