Your Perspective on the Gaming Market

[NICKtendo DS]

You forgot the Cloud Flower, but regardless of that, your points are very true.
It does feel like they are sucking the atmosphere out of Mario for the sake of creating a template that would be used until the end of time for easy money.
Desaturated as it may be, but Brawl has proven that you can change the look and feel without damaging the design. Detailed, desaturated Mario? Looks just like Mario! I'm not saying this is the style they should go for. They have to get their balls together and actually create a memorable title that from the character render alone you can tell it's from that specific game. Even the Mario sprites in All-Stars were different per game (not counting Lost Levels, because of the obvious), and it's the same cartridge. Now we have the same model of Mario everywhere! The same issue is reflected in the abuse of the Koopa Kids. And instead of reviving everything to sponge of nostalgia, original content can't hurt. I dare even say, give Bowser a break and let someone else ruin Mario's Party. I'm getting a feeling Miyamoto is gay for King Koopa!