Topic: Why do you think Mario has got more successful over the years but Sonic hasn’t?

Yoshilover8 · 2022-02-05T11:30:32+00:00

This is my first post so I’m not sure I’ve put this in the right place! But when Sonic first came out I heard him and Mario were neck and neck with a lot of people! But ever since Mario switched to 3D in the late 90s he's become more and more popular while Sonic seems to have lost his way since going 3D. I don't get it I've always been a big Mario fan and i've always preferred playing him to Sonic even though i do like Sonic and play his games too. Even though i have favourites from both Mario and Sonic, i definitely prefer the Mario characters. Like i say though I do like Sonic too, but really... Even if you prefer the Sonic series, you can't pretend he is more successful than Mario now cos he's not. Not even close. So what makes Mario so much more successful and popular than Sonic? I'm genuinely curious. What do you think it is? Is it cos the characters are better on Mario? (feel free to disagree though) his main game quality? Better spinoffs? (i think Mario Kart and Party are way better than Sonic R and Sonic Shuffle) animation? Voice acting? Charles Martinet has been Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi for years now and the others like Yoshi, Toad, Princess Peach etc. seems really loyal too while the Sonic voice acting is always changing. The voice acting is not really important but i think it makes the characters more familiar when it's the same people Maybe it's none of these, is it maybe cos Nintendo seem to care about Mario more than Sega does Sonic? Nintendo seems to make sure every Mario game is perfect in every single way while Sega seems to just chuck Sonic games together and rush them The only thing I really think Sonic has over Mario is different stories in each game. Sonic is more creative in that way, like he's saved the world, his friends, etc. Mario only seems to save Peach. But maybe that's a good thing cos that means Mario games are more familiar So why do you think Mario got better and has stayed successful but Sonic didn't?

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luke11685
Thu 13th Jun 2024

I never played Commander Keen,but I played Jazz Jackrabbit a lot.

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