How is the Mario series doing?

How good is the Mario series right now?

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It had it's iffy days of the Gamecube and early Wii, but I think it's going strong.
 
I said ok, its not amazing but its not bad,[fangirl] maybe SS could up it though [/fangirl]
Owait its just mario, but still, it is getting better now.
 
Wonderful for me. It's the majority of the games I play
 
Don’t get me wrong, I love Mario and Donkey Kong as much as the next guy, but it can’t be denied that these games are selling gameplay that hasn’t necessarily evolved since the NES and SNES eras, at five times the price of new and original games being released on PSN, Steam and XBLA. These titles don’t have the added bonuses of essential features such as HD graphics, online play, leaderboards, true 5.1 sound and the potential for DLC expansions.

I also believe that Mario should either be retooled or replaced by a new protagonist, as he is too black & white and not edgy enough to be interesting.
 
Glowsquid said:
I also believe that Mario should either be retooled or replaced by a new protagonist, as he is too black & white and not edgy enough to be interesting.
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I think Nintendo should make other characters star in their own game, period. Mario has been in too much games as a main character.
 
Nintendo64Fan said:
Nintendo has gotten a lot of crap and so has Mario, so I made this poll.
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What, nintendo are doing just as amazing as they could of done. As for the Mario games, a lot of them are very good.
 
Honestly, anyone who still thinks Mario is as relevant today as it was 10 years ago is just kidding themselves.

I'd like to post another rant, but Glowsquid pretty much covered my opinion.
 
^I'd have to agree with you. The Mario series is definitely not at a point of being a phenomenon as it was during the late '80s and early '90s; however, I will say that at this point of time it is still doing pretty good. Not wonderful, but still good. The success of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mario Kart Wii, and many more of the newer games have done wonders for the Mario series for the last few years. Let's hope that the franchise gets even more popular in the later years. We do have quite a lot of Mario games coming out soon...
 
I'd like to post another rant, but Glowsquid pretty much covered my opinion.
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you know I was being sarcastic, right.