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    Which Mario character has the worst fanbase?

    I don't know which one is truly the worst, but the ones that involve your favourite characters sting a lot more compared to the characters you aren't as fond as. Perhaps relatedly, the characters you dislike the most is likely met with schadenfreude in that you can easily point to the worst...
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    post any random Mario thought on your mind

    Has Wario ever used the two features on his biker helmet? They come with goggles and head straps, but both of them looks too small for him. The goggles seem to be smaller than his eyes, and the head straps don't seem to go around his head. They always seem decorative to me, but maybe that's...
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    Do you think the RPG remakes will change the series' again?

    The thing that gets me about the RPGs is how they do not have the same stigma as Mario spinoffs. One observation I have made is how certain characters like Waluigi were looked down upon because they regularly appeared in spinoffs, with choice phrases like "stuck in spinoff hell" or "roster...
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    Who's your pipe dream main cast addition?

    I am not sure if everybody considers him as part of the main cast, but in case he's not, I will pitch a vote for Waluigi. Now I know some of you might be thinking: Waluigi? He's pretty popular! While that could be the case, and indeed he found his way in character group art, there's no denying...
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    Are you happy with the spinoff rosters on Nintendo Switch?

    This sorts of put into perspective those who requested for Geno, who only shows up in Super Mario RPG as a major character. I do not think that Geno is in particularly high demand if referring to the Mario series, but it's funny how that characters is in high demand for Smash fighter (even...
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    Gaming mascots that have sad stories

    Klonoa, I guess. The main character has the vibe of a mascot, and indeed his design evokes classic characters like Felix, and also the animal mascot ones like Sonic. I am not sure if Klonoa was meant to replace Pac-Man as the face of Namco (this was before they merged with Bandai), but he did...
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    Gaming franchises that overstayed their welcome

    While he did have his ups and down, I personally think Sonic did NOT overstay his welcome. As a character, he is very appealing: he's fast, he has a very appealing attitude, and he's a guy who you don't mind being friends with. In other words, a character designed to be a mascot and as a result...
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    The weird world of IGN reviews

    It's not a review, but since it has numbers (so can qualify as scores) and we know how much every loves that, I thought I would mention it: https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/13/top-10-movie-wishlist-the-unusual-suspects Most notably, there are two characters that made it to films: - Krypto...
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    Gaming franchises that overstayed their welcome

    I think that Bubsy is probably one damning example of a series that overstayed its welcome. It's one thing when some companies demonise plushies from their competitors, but it's another thing when the company demonises the product that they created in the first place. For Bubsy, after its...
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    Are you happy with the spinoff rosters on Nintendo Switch?

    As long as Daisy and Waluigi are playable in most of these it's all good. They are yet to achieve the same appreciation as other characters like Wario and Rosalina from what I noticed. I am not sure if Super Mario Bros. Wonder helped to elevate Daisy's reputation but I noticed that not everyone...
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    What do you want in the next movie?

    Wario and Waluigi to be featured. In the Mario series these two are more or less inseparable at this point of time, so if they were to be featured, then both of them should be in instead of Wario only. It would also be an opportunity for another voice actor to voice Waluigi since he is a...
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    Will the February Direct announce the Switch 2?

    Given how Nintendo actually raised their Switch forecast for their financial year from 15M to 15.5M, they are unlikely to do so. It's likely their last financial year with the Switch, so it would be in their best interest to capitalise on that since they have quite a few key releases by March...
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    MarioWiki Poll Discussion

    I don't think it's the poll's intention, but the vibe of the latest question is to me, asking for a Super Mario platformer, since I associate Super Mario with the platformer series of games considering that every Mario series don't use Super as the standard (Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Golf...
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    If you have an account on the Mario Wiki, what made you join in the first place?

    I created an account in order to argue that Mario Circuit (Wii U) is the original track that Mario Kart Stadium is based on, and not the other way around since the former was shown off first, despite the latter being the first track in the course order. The justification being that the first...
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    What do you think about Giselle Fernandez's portrayal of Princess Daisy?

    I think it's great. The influence of Deanna Mustard is there so the loud exciting voice direction is still felt, which is preferable over how it was in the beginning which was very similar to Peach, like in Mario Party 3 - 5. It's something I felt about Charles Martinet's replacement: the desire...
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