post any random Mario thought on your mind

Paper Mario in 2019 that goes back to Sarasaland for Super Mario Land's 30th anniversary.​
What? Who said that? I didn't say anything, what are you talking about :shifty:
 
Paper Mario, still stuck with a horrendous battle system, but with everything else improved, so like Color Splash.

I still want a new Mario Sports title for the Switch. A new Mario Strikers? A new Mario Baseball? How about a new Mario Golf? How about a Horse Racing entry?
 
Baseball would be nice if it's done right this time.
 
I mean, the Baseball one in Mario Sports Superstars is gimped because it's part of a compilation, so I wouldn't count it. If there was a new standalone Baseball game, would be like Sluggers, I'd be betting on.
 
Mario Strikers, even longer ago.

The Wii and Wii U's library considering the sports titles are honestly pretty shit tbh.
 
Well, pimping out that many sports games probably wasn't helping the brand all that much.

In fact sluggers and sports mix were pretty meh received by critics if I recall.
 
When concerning these titles, I didn't really give a crap about critic scores; Mario Party I still found really enjoyable despite the slump in 9 onto 10. I adored Mario Sports Mix, its tournament mode is pretty great, I liked all of the sports it offered, and it had neat little Special Games, with Smash Skate being my favorite and Harmony Hustle being really fun to play with, though Bob-omb Dodge and Feed Petey aren't all too bad either. Sports Mix also has a great soundtrack, one of the most overlooked Mario soundtracks imo. Really the biggest issue I had with Mario Sports Mix was its rather dreadful character roster, being a step back from the DS game, Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

I really like Mario Super Sluggers too, for similar reasons for Mario Sports Mix. The Story Mode was pretty good, the Minigames were really fun, Graffiti Runner is easily the best one, and Baby Luigi is playable in that one.

Besides, they're all developed by different people anyway. Squeenix handled Sports Mix while Namco-Bandai handled Baseball and Next Level Games made Strikers Charged.
 
Oh sure you don't care.

But Nintendo does.
 
I don't know if they care either, since Mario Party critic scores have never been good. Ever. As long as it sells and it's popular.

They're like the Mystery Dungeon games, they have fan appreciation that critics usually don't.