A celebration of our favorite plumber
There’s nothing I love more than a cleverly conceived holiday, like a Star Wars celebration centered on May 4 or Our Last Outbreak Day, which coincides with the in-game date. started a cordyceps outbreak (this also happened to be Joel’s birthday). March 10th is another one of those holidays that excites me because it’s so random. Yes, March 10 really is like Mario says, and we were right to organize the festivities around that. Happy March everyone!
As someone who was familiar with games growing up, but didn’t play them as much as I’d like, Mario games can still penetrate the normal nature of my gaming routine. I will take the opportunity to play Mario Kart at youth group meetings or at adult dinner parties where the kids are separated into another room. I even tried to play a mainline Mario game on my Nintendo DS when I was a kid, but had to give up after the first level because I was terrible at ranked games, and probably still can’t beat it to this day .
I don’t think there’s any question why Mario the franchise is as successful as it is – the characters and world are lovable, the games are slick and well designed, and it’s fun for players of all ages. Consider the reliably good level of Mario the game is, I’m glad he’s become not only the face of Nintendo, but one of the faces of gaming for the entire industry, not just to fans, but to non-players as well. part of the game space.
If you just ask about anyone who has watched a lot of video games over the past 40 years, almost everyone has an indelible memory of a video game. Mario games in one form or another. I think that popularity comes from the well-designed characters and games, to be sure, but also speaks to the seriousness of the brand. Mario It’s always been about the fun and community of the game, an ideal that I think has fallen out of favor in recent years.
In the age of social media, news cycles move with lightning speed and skepticism, Mario franchise stands for the kind of simple, serious fun that many fans crave. That’s why efforts like Dr. Mario mobile gamesrife with microtransactions and cheap gimmicks that are completely untrue – they are essentially bogus to the core of the company. Mario trademark.
For me, I like to think of March Day as more than just an excuse to come up with some Nintendo games are on sale (although that privilege is appreciated). Instead, I see it as a tribute to what I think makes gaming such a great pleasure, which is easy to lose when I’m ready to complain about anything I deem wrong in my life. branch.
Other fans brought To share of them love and cherish of the Mushroom Kingdom gang, post of them artwork Online as an homage, which I recommend you check out.
Am I relying too much on a blatantly capitalized “holiday” that can be crafted for brand awareness and sales? Maybe, but sometimes it’s nice to enjoy everything.
Happy March 10 gamers!
