Which Mario game ideas would you want and wouldn’t want in the future?

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Self-explanatory. I'd want there to be a Mario and Luigi game where you play as Wario and Waluigi as well as the Mario brothers (although a lot of people want that), I wouldn't want another New Super Mario Bros. game.
 
Theres several things i want, like an hd remake of the first paper mario, mario galaxy 3, and a fresh and unique mario & luigi

there isnt really anything i dont want, I mean I guess i dont want nintendo to get another series to mobile like maybe mario party, but theres nothing that would straight up make me mad
 
I think a 3D platformer game where you can control multiple characters independently to solve puzzles would be a cool idea. I also want a 3D platformer with Bowser as the main character since capturing him in Odyssey was really fun.

Also, since Nintendo is too stubborn to bring Paper Mario fully back to its RPG roots, and Mario & Luigi is probably out of the picture for now, I'd like to see a brand new Mario RPG. And if they still insist on being so stingy with new original characters, at least dive deeper into what's been created for the franchise instead of mostly sticking to the same safe NSMB-type picks.
 
What I want:
  • Odyssey style platformer
  • Paper Jam style RPG
  • New Wario game
What I don't want:
  • Gritty reboot
  • Shoot em up
  • Mario basketball or football
 
I'd like a genre that hasn't been dabbled in before. Something like Mario + Rabbids. Or Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Like, maybe a dedicated Mario snowboarding game in a similar vein to Snowboard Kids, or any new sports titles that hasn't been done before for Mario such as wrestling or football. An original IP being a Mario-themed rhythm game would be so great. Have a real-time strategy game like Starcraft. Hack n' Slash like the commonly suggested Super Mario Warriors, or a beat 'em up or a shoot' em up would be so much fun if Streets of Rage or Metal Slug taught us anything. I'll even welcome a Mario Diablo-clone with open arms. A Mario FPS would be so amazing. Whatever gets Mario fans playing genres that are super fun but they otherwise wouldn't be playing because they aren't Mario/Nintendo games.

What I don't want? Another cookie-cutter Mario title. Or another port for the Switch. That includes games from New Super Mario Bros., Paper Mario, and Mario & Luigi. Alphadream is dead so we won't get that coveted Partners in Time remake and somehow a nuclear explosion hasn't been set off.

And personally, Yoshi's Island should have another go but that's because I'm biased. Someone else should develop it other than Arzest. Good Feel should make another Wario Land game.
 
Redshift said:
I'd like a genre that hasn't been dabbled in before. Something like Mario + Rabbids. Or Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Like, maybe a dedicated Mario snowboarding game in a similar vein to Snowboard Kids, or any new sports titles that hasn't been done before for Mario such as wrestling or football. An original IP being a Mario-themed rhythm game would be so great. Have a real-time strategy game like Starcraft. Hack n' Slash like the commonly suggested Super Mario Warriors, or a beat 'em up or a shoot' em up would be so much fun if Streets of Rage or Metal Slug taught us anything. I'll even welcome a Mario Diablo-clone with open arms. A Mario FPS would be so amazing. Whatever gets Mario fans playing genres that are super fun but they otherwise wouldn't be playing because they aren't Mario/Nintendo games.

What I don't want? Another cookie-cutter Mario title. Or another port for the Switch. That includes games from New Super Mario Bros., Paper Mario, and Mario & Luigi. Alphadream is dead so we won't get that coveted Partners in Time remake and somehow a nuclear explosion hasn't been set off.

And personally, Yoshi's Island should have another go but that's because I'm biased. Someone else should develop it other than Arzest. Good Feel should make another Wario Land game.
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I agree, I'd really like to see Mario spinoffs drift into new territory too. In the last decade we've had a whopping two Mario games that weren't part of an already established series - Puzzle & Dragons and Mario + Rabbids. Arguably three if you count Treasure Tracker, but that's a bit iffy since it spun off from content we already saw in 3D World. Mario Maker is kind of its own thing too but still considered part of the Super Mario platformer series as a whole.

And frankly, Switch ports are overrated. I feel like they only exist to 1. double dip on the poor sales of the Wii U and 2. compensate for the lack of a proper Virtual Console, which there's really no reason not to have. I don't want to pay full price for a game I already own with relatively minimal added content. Just bring back Virtual Console and call it a day.
 
please i just want mario + rabbids 2 and also mario odyssey 2 these are incredibly biased requests
would also like a 2d mario game that was less generic and had a unique artstyle! and more unique gameplay too. yeah
gimme another donkey kong game honestly. especialy if its more than just more dkc1 pandering. put kiddy kong and squitter the spider in it
another mario spinoff (kart, sports games, whatever) with a cool roster full of more obscure picks similar to super sluggers would slap So hard!! yes asking for awesomer dk rep here too
may i repeat mario + rabbids 2 again im so impatient
i dont really have anything i wouldnt want! theres just like.. games that can happen that id simply care less about than others
 
Waluigi Time said:
And frankly, Switch ports are overrated. I feel like they only exist to 1. double dip on the poor sales of the Wii U and 2. compensate for the lack of a proper Virtual Console, which there's really no reason not to have. I don't want to pay full price for a game I already own with relatively minimal added content. Just bring back Virtual Console and call it a day.
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I remember being told at launch that the ports doesn't necessarily mean no new games will be made.

Three years counting to four in the Switch's lifespan and here we are with no new Mario Kart, no new 2D Mario platformer, and no new Donkey Kong Country title. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still a pretty strong seller too, which less incentives the need for a new one, despite 8 being like a 6 year old game now.
 
And they're still porting old crap!!!!!