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The Decline of the Video Game Mascot

Posted by Zonk on from the get-hooked-on-the-brother-huh! dept.

Ant writes "Ryan Cullen, of Access Gamer, writes: "This is the beginning of a recent fad that I have noticed the past couple years. Lately it seems that the mascot video game character has declined in popularity. Names like Mario and Sonic, characters who were once able to make the video game world suddenly stop and pay attention, are now either shells of their former glory, or they are just not as huge as they once were. Why is this?""

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  1. Re:Mario by SetupWeasel · · Score: 2, Informative

    Mario 128 is in production. Miyamoto recently said it would be for the GC, but even with that there are reports to the contrary.

    Nintendo is keeping a lid on "Mario 128" so no one else steals their ideas.

  2. Re:What about? by shawb · · Score: 2, Informative

    You know, I'm not even supposed to BE here today. Dante.

    --
    I'll never make that mistake again, reading the experts' opinions. - Feynman