Is Super Mario No Longer the Most Awesome Game?

Is this possible? Is the end coming? One could not believe such a thing outright. I myself have gotten into video games with Mario pulling me in first. In grade school, I remember times when my friends and I would gather in my house as we took turns trying to finish the seemingly infinite number of stages of Super Mario Brothers 3. This tradition goes in deep into our generation, so much so that alternate versions of the game have been spawned. These versions and spin offs such as Mario Kart, Mario Tennis, Super Wario, and even Yoshi games are so many. If these were counted as Super Mario Games then surely that would cement the beloved franchise into the history books. But the Wii phenomenon is really a tidal wave in the gaming industry. I suppose twenty four years is long enough for any world record. That is, if you consider how world records rise and fall monthly or even yearly, then Mario is already an unsurpassable achievement. It seems that in the recent fiscal year, around 46 ...  more