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Will Sackboy reach Mario's popularity?

October 17, 2008 in Blog comments 17

So far, Sackboy and LittleBigPlanet have been hyped up to major proportions and on October 27th, we'll see if it that will make or break the cute thing. This article explains in that order for Sackboy to take Mario's place, LBP needs to be a very successful game.

He's adorable, but don't be fooled by his stitchy charm. For all its cutesy looks and bright colours, LittleBigPlanet is a capital-I, capital-G Important Game, one that could blur the lines between those who play video games and those who create them.
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  • 2
    Slumpy monkey Oct 17, 08
    no, Unless Sony milk it like a cow and release 40 games in different genres of sport.


    and make him Italian.
  • 0
    Seeker X Oct 17, 08
    Sackboy--which might as well be the PlayStation's own mascot--obviously needs time to actually get to that WorldWide status. But the game's gonna be a runaway success, that's a given, and its a family friendly game which is fun and both easy and challenging at the same time. Maybe with time we'll see Sackboy cultists clash with Mario cultists in the future but not now.
  • 5
    Big A2 Oct 17, 08
    No, he won't be.

    In 1986 if you went out into the street and asked anyone who Mario was, they'll say "Oh, you mean that Nintendo guy?". You go out into the street in 2009 and ask anyone who Sackboy is, they'll think your coming on to them and run away.
    • 0
      Zero and X Oct 18, 08
      Haha, that was funny, I could really picture that happening.
  • 2
    Absolute Oct 17, 08


    To quote Yahtzee..

    "In short: no."

    "In long: noooooooooooooo."

    • 0
      Capn Droid Dec 13, 08
      Which video was that? I recall it being full of awesome.
  • 0
    Bale Fire Oct 17, 08
    In time perhaps. But I doubt Media Molecule will release any sequels or spinoffs. More likely they create a new game with even more adorable characters.
  • 0
    Symphonic Abyss Oct 18, 08
    I never heard of Sackboy until I read this article...what is the big deal with him anyways?
    • 1
      Red 9 Oct 18, 08
      He's the mascot of LittleBigPlanet, THE most versatile level-editing platformer to date.

      Read around and learn a bit.
  • 1
    Shadow of Death Oct 18, 08
    No, it is a very optomistic thought, TBH.

    Unless th PS3 suddenly sells millions of more units, and practically everone has one, and LBP becoms the bundled game, or otherwise the de facto game to get, and each iteration of the Sony brand of game consoles comes out with a LBP based game, I wouldn't expect it to happen.

    Even if the game is MASSIVELY successful on the PS3. The most it'll become, is the (future) official Mascot of the company, and Sony is trying to stay away from the Mascot thing >_>
  • 0
    Final Blade Oct 18, 08
    Who the hell cares. Sony doesn't need a mascot, nor can it be it. I mean first off its not an established game or series(if they decide to milk it). Popularity is usually based off sales and success. Which Im sure the game will be a major success but why does it have to be as popular as mario? Why can it just be popular in its own rights?

    Again with the whole comparing thing.
  • 1
    Miller Oct 18, 08
    Hi, I'm Garrys mod.   Lol
  • 0
    Fishlock Oct 18, 08
    As long as Nintendo keeps making Mario rip-offs, Mario will be more popular than "Sackboy".
    • 0
      Big A2 Oct 19, 08
      How can Nintendo make Mario rip-offs when they created the Super Mario series?

      Or do you mean Mario spin-offs?
      • 0
        Shadow of Death Oct 19, 08
        Very probably. Or it was a pun, of sorts. You know, spin-offs that are rip-offs >_>
  • 0
    blazeboy11 Oct 19, 08
    I don't think Sackboy will ever be acknowledged as a true classic character, like Sonic or Mario, so I doubt he will ever have as much recognition as either of them.
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    Dramon Knight Dec 13, 08
    Nope, he is very anticipated but there's no way he would catch up to Mario's level.

    I'm not saying that as a Nintendo fanboy, just truthfully.

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