Generally speaking, Nintendo has been quite revolutionary during the past generation, but with Super Mario's 25th anniversary upon us, it has shown me that Nintendo plays it too safe with their characters.

The problem is after all of these years, these icons are starting to feel tired. As gamers we know these characters intimately. We started on Link's first adventure, helped him along on his latest, and everything in between, so there's not much new for Link to show us. There isn't any deep dark secret or aspect of his life we wouldn't already know. It's the same for the other characters as well; they really don't have any surprises left for us.

derkasan via thekartel.com »