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[Tendo64]

I feel like the amount of fun games on the GC is because of its poor sales, like an attempt to better the sales. Maybe? I don't know. That's how I always felt about the Wii U before I had it.

I loved the dual characters aspect of DD. It was unique and makes it easier for me to throw items forwards or backwards...In the newer versions I'm terrible at guaranteeing which way it goes. I mean there's really no other unique features other than that, but something about DD rates it high on my list. Maybe because of how big of a Baby Park and Daisy Cruiser fan I am...

Now I'm off on a whole different topic. I'd love to see something focused around Daisy. She's never in the majority of the games even as a cameo, only in Mario Kart really. I mean in SSB4, she isn't even a character, just a costume for Peach...And in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, she wasn't the princess Luigi was described as saving in the journals, it was Princess Eclair... Perhaps they haven't made a game because Daisy isn't popular, but she's almost forgotten about. The only character I hope everyone forgets is Birdo, but not Daisy.

I have to agree. I used to hate YoshiXBirdo, but I don't hate it as much due to the fact that, in my novel series, she isn't quite as strange. I still ship YoshiXPinkYoshi though. But I do ship LuigiXDaisy.

In fact, I made a drawing of that.
Here<333

As for you, Saxheel, Daisy came from Super Mario Land as the damsel in distress.

[elephante]

Must be a thing with your own name. I've never been a fan of my name (I even make fun of it sometimes) but everyone tells me they think it's pretty. And I'm going to be that person right now, I think Daisy is a pretty name xD

I don't like Daisy necessarily, but I don't dislike her either. I just feel she should more developed. If they won't give her a game, then at least put her in a couple more games. I mean, in New Super Luigi U, he still saved Peach, not Daisy. Why? Mario and Peach are the iconic gaming couple, while Luigi was kind of reserved for Daisy -at least in my head- so that doesn't make sense to me. I always kind of thought that Princess Eclair was to Luigi as Pauline was to Mario originally. But there hasn't been any further development of her character and it kind of upsets me. I know there are other characters that lack development, but maybe it's because she seems to be one of the main characters because she's a direct contrast to Peach...albeit she isn't. They introduced Rosalina, still steering away from Daisy. I just don't understand Nintendo's thinking with her.

[Saxhleel]

Thank you~ I mean, its not a bad name it just doesn't suit me much.
If I'm totally honest I'm not too keen on Rosalina, I haven't much read on her personality since i've never played any galaxy games. She comes off as a little "Mary Sue" ish to me.
I'm quite a peach white knight. Recently i'd just grown to like her much more.

[elephante]

I agree, Rosalina's never grown too much on me either. That could be because I have loved Peach ever since I started Mario...my mom would always tell me I'm just like Princess Peach because of our matching hair. I guess I still have a preference her, because so many years later, I still choose her over Mario. So I guess any other girl that comes into the franchise as potential competition to Peach's status rubs me the wrong way.

In all honesty, the majority of the females of the Mario franchise kind of irk me. I've consistently detested Birdo, I'm not a fan of Toadette, and like I said earlier, not a fan of Rosalina. Ah random thought that I'm going to throw in -Rosalina reminds me of Elsa from Frozen. Maybe from the hair and color of her dress, but her role to the story as well. Like you said, she's kind of Mary-Sue ish, and I'm not a fan of someone coming across as the superior to another, like Elsa to Anna. Sorry, kind of sad I made a Frozen connection, but it bugs me.

But yeah, females, for lack of a better term, are wimpish in the Mario franchise. They lack development like other main characters, with the exclusion of Peach, and it just seems like no one at Nintendo really takes all too much effort to introduce a strong female lead. I mean I guesssssssss they have Rosalina, but I don't like her so she doesn't count... :p

[Tendo64]

I thought I was the only one. I don't really like Rosalina as a mary-sue at all. However, in my fanfic, she is the guardian of Rainbow Road(Heaven in Nintendo World), but she is more like a mysterious character who is very reserved. I definitely ship Mario and Peach, and I always will.

[elephante]

I hate her hair. She originally was supposed to designed looking even more so similar to that of a queen,
which I would've abhorred, but at least you could see both eyes.

The original concept art of her wasn't too great in my opinion, but I don't like the current Rosalina either.
Perhaps I'm just being my traditional, biased self. I always enjoyed seeing Peach in dresses other than pink,
so maybe I would've secretly enjoyed if Rosalina's dress was similar to Peach's and Daisy's.

Then again, I guess companies always have to be moving forward to keep up with modern times. Do you
think maybe kids enjoy Rosalina to a greater extent because they didn't grow up with Peach as the main
female character? Maybe we're just old and stubborn, stuck in our old ways.

When I think about it, I feel that she was the result of Nintendo trying to steer the Mario series the
furthest away from sexism as possible. They didn't do too hot of a job, though. Their attempt at
another strong female character resulted in a seemingly overpowered character.

[Tendo64]

I suppose, but I still don't hate her... But I hate her over rated status. I was still young when SMG came out, but I still loved Peach more.

[elephante]

I have a hunch that children just recently getting into the series will learn to appreciate Rosalina over Peach. Peach used to always have the focus, but gradually, Rosalina's getting a bigger spotlight. I mean, she watches over the cosmos and adopted the Lumas, while Peach just gets abducted. To impressionable kids, Rosalina would most likely be more appealing. My opinion though. I'm not a kid anymore so I can't really tell.

[Saxhleel]

Its the whole emo fringe coupled with the mysteriousness, like she's trying to be 2edgy4U and im not down with that at all.
Peach is a little too traditional but still my favourite, super princess peach was a blast of a game.
I used to hate her, because of her prissy princess role but all of a sudden I feel like theres probably more to her than that and she's just become a character i will pick if bowser is not available.

[Tendo64]

Yeah. I agree. I used to dislike Peach too, a couple of years ago. Then, I jointed the Mario Fandom and watched the Mario Anime movie, and I started to lime to the point where I ship her with Mario :3