Quillion
Smash Hero
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After being massively commercially successful in the past, the NSMB series has definitely become snark bait for both non-fans and fans, with many calling it Nintendo's Call of Duty. Going along with this, NSMB2 and U both sold about 1/10th the previous games sold.
However, no one will admit to calling the games outright "bad"; just rather average. So here's one simple thing they can do to save the series:
Give the next NSMB game a character roster similar to that of the sports spinoffs. We get to play as Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Toadette, and all the rest. Give them stats that slightly adjust their playstyles so that they're about as different from each other like the Mario Kart games. This isn't Smash; it's Mario, so the simpler route is better.
Considering that the NSMB series has become its own "secondary" thing separate from the main series, this wouldn't be too strange.
However, no one will admit to calling the games outright "bad"; just rather average. So here's one simple thing they can do to save the series:
Give the next NSMB game a character roster similar to that of the sports spinoffs. We get to play as Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Toadette, and all the rest. Give them stats that slightly adjust their playstyles so that they're about as different from each other like the Mario Kart games. This isn't Smash; it's Mario, so the simpler route is better.
Considering that the NSMB series has become its own "secondary" thing separate from the main series, this wouldn't be too strange.