The last Mario game.

With the news that The long running TV show "The Simpsons" is possibly going to be ending after 23 seasons over a whole mess if time has got me thinking. The Mario franchise has to end eventually, I'm certain that it will be around for decades and decades more but sooner or later people are going to say "And why am I playing as this fat Italian dude."

So what would you want the last Mario game to be and feature?

Preferable not something stupid like him playing tennis.

Never.

No. The difference is that they put out a Mario game or two per year (at least when talking about platforming one), as opposed to having to write 20-ish episodes per season.

Also, Nintendo isn't evil-greedy like Fox. Just regular greedy.

Mario is not going away, baby.

@MooseyMcMan: So are you saying that in 600 years time Mario games will still be made?

@MooseyMcMan: So are you saying that in 600 years time Mario games will still be made?

@Hizang: Yes. So long as Nintendo is in existence, there will be Mario games. And Nintendo never dies.

@MooseyMcMan said:

@Hizang: Yes. So long as Nintendo is in existence, there will be Mario games. And Nintendo never dies.

Even if they went bankrupt the brands would be sold off to someone else. Probably Level5-S-E (the company formed when Level 5 buy Square-Enix in 2015).

Preferable not something stupid like him playing tennis.

After all the innovations Nintendo have created for the franchise, I'd like to see him go back to his roots of running in a straight line, collecting trinkets and entertaining creepy manchildren to no end.

@laserbolts said:

@fini_fly

Preferable not something stupid like him playing tennis.

While I agree that he shouldn't go out playing tennis I have to say that Mario tennis for the 64 was a damn good game.

I never played it but I'll take your word for it. He has done many things over the years...

Wait, Simpsons is ending? Actually, never mind, I don't really care, I haven't watched it for years D:

Also, they should have stopped making Mario games decades ago.

@OllyOxenFree said:

Mario is not going away, baby.

@MooseyMcMan said:

No. The difference is that they put out a Mario game or two per year (at least when talking about platforming one), as opposed to having to write 20-ish episodes per season.

Also, Nintendo isn't evil-greedy like Fox. Just regular greedy.

Are you kidding, they milk EVERYTHING dry. The reason so many people are tired of Nintendo is because they so rarely come up with original content, and even when they do they do it with existing franchises. Mario has been able to stay fresh for a while, but it can't continues forever. The only reason it's still a good franchise is because it gets all the creativity while everything else gets minor changes and has to just keep on trekkin.

Mass Effect: Mario's adventures in space

The champ is never going away.

@MordeaniisChaos said:

@MooseyMcMan said:

No. The difference is that they put out a Mario game or two per year (at least when talking about platforming one), as opposed to having to write 20-ish episodes per season.

Also, Nintendo isn't evil-greedy like Fox. Just regular greedy.

Are you kidding, they milk EVERYTHING dry. The reason so many people are tired of Nintendo is because they so rarely come up with original content, and even when they do they do it with existing franchises. Mario has been able to stay fresh for a while, but it can't continues forever. The only reason it's still a good franchise is because it gets all the creativity while everything else gets minor changes and has to just keep on trekkin.

Creativity has nothing to do with it. It's all about SALES. Stuff with the Mario name sells. So long as the games aren't terrible, they'll keep selling.

Also, people aren't tired of Nintendo, the problem is that quality Wii games are few and far between because most of the good third party content is put on the 360, PS3, and PC, and Nintendo takes its sweet time with the good ones.

@MooseyMcMan: We're talking about greed, which is doing bad things to benefit yourself. Nintendo does that. Remember the Wii, where they mostly forgot about the audience that made them? Remember all the numbers they boasted of because of bundled deals and all that shit? Yeah, the sell well, and some of em are good, but I'd say it's greedier to keep doing what works even if it just results in the same shit every time with minor upgrades and changes and bits of creativity than to take a risk and start something new every once in a while. Greed isn't "how much sales" it's what you do to get those sales.

@MordeaniisChaos: Eh. That's capitalism. So long as we get great Mario/Zelda/Metroid/[insert other franchises here] games every couple of years, I'm happy.

I'm perfectly content with buying one or two Wii games a year. I'm perfectly content with Nintendo putting out "the same shit every time with minor upgrades and changes and bits of creativity." I'd rather that than have them change everything and have it suck. There's a reason why Mario games are still about Mario jumping on stuff. Jumping on stuff is fun. If Nintendo has to put out tons of crap to fund stuff like that, I'm fine with it.

The Mario franchise has to end eventually,

Sesame Street is in its 41st season and show no signs of stopping.

As long as Nintendo as a company is around there will always be a Mario game.