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OpinionDeBug Echoes Sakurai: Nintendo Needs Creativity!

April 10, 2008 in Blog comments 10

Super Smash Bros. producer Masahiro Sakurai was recently stating that he wants new characters from Nintendo. After learning about Super Mario Sluggers, Eoco from OpinionDebug has elected to agree with Sakurai, but ask for more creativity from Nintendo in general. Their position? Mario's been in over 200 games already; Nintendo should give someone else a chance and start getting more creative with future game titles.

I have just found out that the previously announced Super Mario Stadium Baseball has been renamed to the rather tantalizing title of Mario Super Sluggers. This is a new Wii game set to arrive in the US later this year and is the sequel to Mario Superstar Baseball. Wow Nintendo, you’ve really surprised me, you just cant miss another money spinning opportunity.
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  • 1
    ConkerASkyJockey Apr 11, 08
    Agreed. Recently, I just hated the character Mario.

    Moar Luigi and new series.
  • 1
    Storm Apr 11, 08
    Too much of one something is never a good thing...It's time to be frequent with the mascot and get some more creativity going.
  • 1
    InnerDemon Apr 11, 08
    Well if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Nintendo has made a very good profit off of one character and I suspect that they will make a lot more to come.
  • 0
    kik36 Apr 11, 08
    I agree with InnerDemon, but I'm seriously sick of the shit. Let's just forget about Mario Bros altogether and get something fresh in the spotlight for a change.....screw Mario, screw Luigi, screw the princess......Let's get some new mascots in there for Nintendo!!
    • 0
      Zeon I Apr 12, 08
      Now, let's not forget about the Mario Bros, let's just forget about Mario. Luigi needs some of that Mushroom Saving Spotlight.

      Now, I'll say it again, Nintendo needs some new franchises, please let one have an African American as a Main Character, that would be new and unexpected.
      • 0
        Chais Apr 12, 08
        The Mario franchise as a whole is Nintendo's main cash cow and they'll continue milking it until long after it's been sent off to the butcher.

        What they really need is to forget about Mario Bros. all together for a while and focus on new franchises. If they can get two or three new franchises going successfully for a while, then maybe they can slip a Mario game in here or there, but it gets old whenever you see a coming soon list for the Wii that says "Mario, Mario, Mario, Random third party game, Mario, Mario, Wii _____, Mario, Mario, Pokemon, Mario" all the time.
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          Zeon I Apr 12, 08
          Seriously. Now, can we get this?

          New Franchise, New Franchise, New Franchise, New Franchise, Random 3rd Party Game, Starfox, F-Zero, Random 3rd Party Game, Earthbound.
  • 0
    Remino52 Apr 12, 08
    Didn't mario sluggers used to be called mario family baseball?
  • 0
    FFXFREAK Apr 12, 08
    Ooh interesting, I wouldn't mind Nintendo creating some new characters for us to love =D xD. Nintendo's characters are all awesome and filled with lots of creativity, it'll be hard to follow up but I'm sure someone in Nintendo will come up with a new character [/excited]

    ~FFXFREAK
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    Capn Droid Apr 12, 08
    Mario Sluggers?

    Damn, they seriously help now. I thought Strikers was bad enough. But continuing the "Mario appears in a sport now!" trend is... horrifying.

    I want Mario to be given his own Mario-y titles as much as before, while at the same time introducing characters to fill in the Strikers and Sluggers sections. Seriously, we love you and all, but gtfo Mario. You've been in the spotlight for too long, and the actual bulb for the spotlight had to be replaced three times while you stood there - it's been that long.

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